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are my rims 17" or 18.5"?

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Old 05-03-2003, 06:13 PM
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are my rims 17" or 18.5"?
i just got a fully loaded 2000 maxima SE. people have been telling me that my rims are 17". i measured the diameter and got 18.5". so who's right? did i measure them wrong?

my car looks like this--> http://www.elepent.com/photos/nissan/maxima.jpg
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Old 05-03-2003, 06:15 PM
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17's.
 
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Old 05-03-2003, 06:28 PM
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Just read the sidewall of the tire.
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Old 05-03-2003, 07:14 PM
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and yes, read the tires.
 
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Old 05-03-2003, 07:16 PM
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how can they be 17" when i measured 18.5"?
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Originally posted by ryanb860
how can they be 17" when i measured 18.5"?
There is no such thing as an 18.5" wide wheel. You obviously measured wrong.
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Old 05-03-2003, 07:54 PM
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The wheel is measured from the inside of the lip where the tire bead rides. The outer lip sticks up from this to keep the tire bead from slipping off the wheel. That is where your difference is coming from.
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