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How do you accurately measure the width of a wheel?

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Old 02-02-2007, 06:26 PM
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Default How do you accurately measure the width of a wheel?

Got a set of new alloys today which are definatley 6.5" wide, and comparing them to my Saphire Cosworth alloys they are narrower.

However when i measured the width of the new alloys (from inner rim to outer rim) it was 7.5", and the Saph Cosworth wheels were over 8" wide.

So obviously i am not measing them correctly - how is this done?

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INNER RIM TO INNER RIM.
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That makes sense now - thanks
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Always makes me laugh that they measure the wheels in IMPERIAL ".
Then we have to buy tyres in METRCIC MM!!
Wheel size and width imperial, offset and pcd metric!!
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