Anyone Know What Rims These Are?

[TriGem2k]

Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

Because whe you say wheels it sounds like your could be talking about the tires also. Wheels as a "whole" entity could include the tires. That's why we say rims and tires instead of just wheels. Breaks it down somewhat.

I must be crazy but I always thought a wheel was a wheel and a tire was a tire.

[Tom Blue]

Times have changed. When I was a teenager in the 60s, the rim held the tire and the entire assembly bolted onto the wheel. That concept seems to have changed and I now hear both terms used interchangeably. But if that's the case, what do you call the round thing the wheel bolts onto?

It's alot like the what constitutes a motor and engine debate.

[insite]

Originally Posted by Tom Blue

what do you call the round thing the wheel bolts onto?

it's the hub

[Tom Blue]

OK, that explains it. The hub is what we used to call the very center of what we called the wheel. You would pop out the small cap of the hub and pack the bearings in grease. I see the vernacular has changed to the entire assembly called the hub.
Thanks for the clarification.