How To Measure Wheel Width? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

moon · 06-02-2009, 12:56 AM

Please tell me...
from between which points is the width of a wheel measured?

Thanx,,,

JimKshortstep4x4 · 06-02-2009, 05:17 AM

Wheels are measured from inside lip to inside lip or as in your picture red line to red line.

Jim

see ten · 06-02-2009, 05:37 AM

It looks kinda orange on my monitor.

But yes the above poster is correct. Your second set of lines (coming from the outside) is the point you'll measure from.

**special-K** · 06-02-2009, 06:14 AM

That`s Hugger Orange.

63 & 64 Bowties · 06-02-2009, 06:41 AM

yup, orange. I went to look at 8" rallys for sale on Craigslist a while back. They were actually 7". The guy thought you measured from the outside. You'd be surprised at how many people think that.

06-02-2009, 12:56 AM	#1
moon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 84	How To Measure Wheel Width? Please tell me... from between which points is the width of a wheel measured? Thanx,,, __________________ 1970 CST long bed Fleetside Last edited by moon; 06-02-2009 at 12:57 AM.

06-02-2009, 05:17 AM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: How To Measure Wheel Width? Wheels are measured from inside lip to inside lip or as in your picture red line to red line. Jim __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

06-02-2009, 05:37 AM	#3
see ten WTB this ad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lafayette Georgia Posts: 5,074	Re: How To Measure Wheel Width? It looks kinda orange on my monitor. But yes the above poster is correct. Your second set of lines (coming from the outside) is the point you'll measure from.

06-02-2009, 06:14 AM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: How To Measure Wheel Width? That`s Hugger Orange. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

06-02-2009, 06:41 AM	#5
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: How To Measure Wheel Width? yup, orange. I went to look at 8" rallys for sale on Craigslist a while back. They were actually 7". The guy thought you measured from the outside. You'd be surprised at how many people think that. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi



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