Wheels & Tires

[Craig]

You may be right but I have never heard a tire guy utter the words "wheel assembly."

Don't think he is. Check out this link.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Whe...a=X&ei=pYIXVKKJMJHYoATSn4H4Bg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg

 

[Jambe]

Don't think he is. Check out this link.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Wheel assembly&rlz=1C1VSNC_enUS582US582&espv=2&biw=933&bih=639&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=pYIXVKKJMJHYoATSn4H4Bg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg

Ha Ha! More than you ever wanted to know.

You guys are killing me...

They must already be getting $15.00 hr. to pay for those wheels and tires.

This is too much fun. I'm going to have to end it.

 

[skygazer6033]

Aviation term.

 

[Dustoff]

Ferris wheel, steering wheel, ships wheel, degree wheel, roulette wheel, color wheel, secret code wheel, wheel of fortune, gravity wheel, wagon wheel, stone wheel, spinning wheel…
Oh and don't forget the self proclaimed "big wheel".

 

[AriLea]

You may be right but I have never heard a tire guy utter the words "wheel assembly."

LOL, remember that disconnect between Engineering and Goals(Desires)? That's the other major rift in arguments(errr, discussions) that I find interesting, jargon versus dialect, ie. having the right language and details that your audience understands. Or also I could say, general versus specific nomenclature. Sometimes a general description is close enough, and sometimes the technical detail is required to even have a clue.
Another language diversity I like, Concept versus Actual. It all keeps us busy doesn't it?

 

[Jambe]

I took my Sentra in for safety and emissions yesterday. In Utah that is typically done at a tire store. So I talked to my tire guy about wheels.
Technically, I was wrong in my above posts, but let me explain. I learned this stuff back in the 50s, before the proliferation of spoked wheels, so it's just that I am 50 years behind the times. I said that I have always called them rims. He said you can call them rims but now rims usually refers to solid steel wheels.
I apologize for my confusion.

 

[NSTG8R]

I took my Sentra in for safety and emissions yesterday. In Utah that is typically done at a tire store. So I talked to my tire guy about wheels.
Technically, I was wrong in my above posts, but let me explain. I learned this stuff back in the 50s, before the proliferation of spoked wheels, so it's just that I am 50 years behind the times. I said that I have always called them rims. He said you can call them rims but now rims usually refers to solid steel wheels.
I apologize for my confusion.

No apology required. A rose is a rose...

 

[Keith Stone]

I wonder the availability of an elio tire from a shop that sells coopers,(other than pep boys) I sure hope they are in stock at most tire shops. I would hate to be on a road trip, get a flat and have to be waiting a couple extra days on shipping?
(I pre apologize if this has been discussed I just don't want to go back 27 pages on this thread)

 

[John Painter]

Has EM indicated actual tire size(s) yet? Have they indicated if there is a spare, or like the new Volvos just a pump and sealant?

 

[Jambe]

The only Official comment has been that they will likely be 15". There are rumors of 135/70 or 75R/15. The rear tire will be wider. No spare. Read some of the past posts in this topic.