Topic: Web Site with rim size specification

[jmohssympaticoca]

I am looking for a web site where I can do a sort off reverse lookup on wheel size.  The reason being is, I have a little trailer that was built some 15-30 years ago using the rear end of a car for the axle. It's has 4 bolt pattern with a 2 1/2 inch spacing.  I'm looking for a spare; therefore I would need to know what cars might have had a compatible wheel. So before I site down at a tire shop to look through there catalog of steel wheels I would rather do this research online.

Thanks for your help.

[capriracer]

Unfortunately, the folks that compile that data doing it for profit, and generate that profit by selling the books with that info in it.

But, the first thing you need to know is what vehicle the axle came from.  Let us know that and we'll tell you what the rim width is.

If you don't know the year make and model, then the other alternative is to try to take an educated guess based on the bolt pattern and possibly some other hints.  You've already told us the number of lugs, and is 2 1/2" the distance between these lugs?

Any other hints?

[morty]

Measure the distance from two studs opposite each other, going from centre of the one stud to the centre of the other in millimetres. This will give you the diameter of the bolt circle. The bolt pattern will be 4x'whatever the measurement is'. Then it is a matter of finding a wheel with the proper offset. This may take some trial fitment to be sure you get a wheel that fits properly. Junkyard would be a good place to start looking for wheels.



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