It's Gotten to That Point...

[andybob]

I was looking at that same image earlier. But the flanges, are what are referred to as "rim", the whole use of rim is completely and totally wrong.

In 3 years of auto school, I have never heard of the bead seat/flange ever referred to as a rim.

[Kielan]

Ok Ace, what the hell do you call the rim then? Cause you clearly know everything about wheels.

[Tuck&Poke]

Then explain to me how the fuck the wheel seats on the wheel. Even if it is a wheel that requires a tube, the tire still needs to seat on something on the wheel.

friction from the bead on the tire to the rim and air pressure.

Most vivid memory i have is a dude on vwvortex that had a set of wheels without a bead seat and stretch and he kept unseating the tire.

Rim is used more for multi-piece wheels. Hence why the screws that hold the barrels to the faces are called rim screws. BTW i hope by auto school, your not referring to one of those highschool programs, cause those are very limited. Hell, even a place like UTI doesnt delve too far into something like this.

[andybob]

Ok Ace, what the hell do you call the rim then? Cause you clearly know everything about wheels.

Beat seat because it is just that, where the tire bead meats the wheel and sits there.

friction from the bead on the tire to the rim and air pressure.

Most vivid memory i have is a dude on vwvortex that had a set of wheels without a bead seat and stretch and he kept unseating the tire.

Rim is used more for multi-piece wheels. Hence why the screws that hold the barrels to the faces are called rim screws. BTW i hope by auto school, your not referring to one of those highschool programs, cause those are very limited. Hell, even a place like UTI doesnt delve too far into something like this.

Interesting, never heard of a wheel not having a bead seat.

I go to SUNY Morrisville. They have a 4 year Auto Tech degree, 2 year Auto tech degree, and a 2 year Auto Body degree. I originally went for the 4 year degree and completed a year but found my niche in Auto body and I will graduate in May.

[Tuck&Poke]

thats cool, not trying to belittle those places, they just don't delve to fare into wheels, they're more concerned with you learning to fix shit and diagnose

[Kielan]

The rim is the flange to the bead seat. In layman's terms. I really don't know how else to explain it to you.

Rim's technically don't exist.

[andybob]

thats cool, not trying to belittle those places, they just don't delve to fare into wheels, they're more concerned with you learning to fix shit and diagnose

We studied wheels for like 3 weeks. Shit sucked.

[andybob]

The rim is the flange to the bead seat.

Agreed to disagree.

I'm just going to leave it at that.

[Kielan]

Well I'm curious what would you classify it as.

[andybob]

Bead seat, because other than that being a place for a wheel weight, its basic job is to keep the tire from coming off the wheel. It replaced beadlocks.

[Kielan]

Which is what I originally said... I added flange only cause thats what most people would consider the rim to be.

[M.Burroughs]

Then explain to me how the fuck the wheel seats on the wheel. Even if it is a wheel that requires a tube, the tire still needs to seat on something on the wheel.

Plenty of wheels don't have bead seats. My HREs did not.



If you let the air out of the tires, they'd pop off. I did it once.

In 3 years of auto school, I have never heard of the bead seat/flange ever referred to as a rim.

The inners and outers are referred to as "rim halves" in the industry. Typically, "rim" is the outside edge, or flange. In any case, IMO, "rim" shouldn't be used unless saying "rim halves".

[kevinc]

how about we call them circles and stop pissing in each others corn flakes

[Charlie.S]

voted.

[M.Burroughs]

....orrrrr let's use the proper vernacular given our community.