S21NMP
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I am a little confused about these wheel measurements! I know that the 16" is in the centre line of the wheel, and thats why they actually measure 17" when measured from the outside lip, but does the same apply for the tyre walls? My wheels are supposed to be 6.5" thick, but they actually measure 7" thick???
PLEASE HELP!
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S21NMP
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anyone?
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3CorsaMeal
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where u get 6.5 from
On the tyre u get 195/45/16
195 is the width of tyre, in mm = 195mm
45 is the side wall height as a percentage of the width.
16 is the size of rim its meant to fit, in inches!
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S21NMP
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Yeh, but the wheel was 16x6.5
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3CorsaMeal
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the tyre can be wider then the actual wheel.
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S21NMP
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Ah, I'm just hoping my new wheels go on without much rubbing, I managed to get an 8" wide 15" rim ET35 on my old Corsa, so it shouldn't be hard to get a 7" 16 ET35 on.
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Cybermonkey
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Expect some major arch work.
Dave
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StuartGee
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Jesus! 8" ET35!! Thats a massively wide wheel with a well out offset! New wheels, I'm with Dave, get a better offset mate!!!
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d0gz_bollox
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8" wide !beamer territory that be
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S21NMP
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Well, they were 195/50/15 tyres, but when measured across the tyre, it came out at 8" I'm just gonna have to try and get them on and sort the arches out. The reason I didn't go with 17's was because I thought I'd need nothing done fitting 16s!!!
Isn't the maximum you can fit in the corsa arches 7.5"? Dunno how those 8" fitted it was on standard suspension tho.
[Edited on 19-03-2003 by S21NMP]
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S21NMP
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The wheels are fitted and so far are perfectly fine! have had no rubbing at all. Pics to follow shortly 
[Edited on 21-03-2003 by S21NMP]
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Gambit
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aye but have you had anybody in the back yet!!
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S21NMP
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no, but I hardly have people in the back anyway.
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Gambit
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well ur never gonna be able to have anything or anybody in the back, or even lower it.
dunno why u just didnt ask for wheels with the correct offset
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Pete
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quote:
Originally posted by S21NMP
Well, they were 195/50/15 tyres, but when measured across the tyre, it came out at 8" I'm just gonna have to try and get them on and sort the arches out. The reason I didn't go with 17's was because I thought I'd need nothing done fitting 16s!!!
Isn't the maximum you can fit in the corsa arches 7.5"? Dunno how those 8" fitted it was on standard suspension tho.
Umm a 195 tyre is approx 7.8" wide. I'd be very very surprised if the wheels were 8" wide, 8x15s aren't exactly a common wheel size.
[Edited on 21-03-2003 by Pete]
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S21NMP
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Across the tread it was 7.5, they were just weird fat tyres called Stunners.
Also Gambit, its lowered 40mm already
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Gambit
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can u get pics.
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Cybermonkey
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Show us the pics to prove us wrong!
dave
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S21NMP
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I don't want to prove anything yet... they have only been on for about 10 hours!!! Knowing my luck, something will go wrong. I'll get pics up over the weekend.
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