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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Default wheels or rims

What do you call them?
I know the proper way to call them is wheels. Because rims is the outer part of the wheel.

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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 04:46 PM
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wheel = tire/rim combo

rim = metal thing you put tire on

tire = rubber thing you wrap around rim

15x3.5" wheels in front and 17x11 and a 28" tall tire in the back
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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A rim is a wheel for a tubed tire, a wheel is for a tubeless tire is the way I was tought.
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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I always said wheel because rim sounds ghetto to me for some reason
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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I hate when people say Rim....its WHEEL dammit.
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 02:21 AM
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Originally posted by fastforward
I hate when people say Rim....its WHEEL dammit.
I agree.

I did a definition search on dictionary.com and rim is the outer lip of the wheel

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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by Sneakin Deacon
wheel = tire/rim combo

rim = metal thing you put tire on

tire = rubber thing you wrap around rim

15x3.5" wheels in front and 17x11 and a 28" tall tire in the back
+1......Duh!!!!!!
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