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clairetoo

posted on 14/12/10 at 06:23 PM Reply With Quote
Steel wheel question

I am about to buy some winter tyres for my tin-top (1.0 Corsa) , I have two steel wheels (one from an older Corsa , the other the spare from the current one)
Thing is - they look almost the same , they measure the same (width , offset , dia) , but the older one is marked 5J and the newer one is 6J.............whats all that about ? ? ?





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meany

posted on 14/12/10 at 06:28 PM Reply With Quote
thats the width of the rim
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snapper

posted on 14/12/10 at 06:31 PM Reply With Quote
The Car Wheel bible is your friend, try Googling it.
5" or 6" is the width J is the pattern of the tyre bead location edge, I think





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meany

posted on 14/12/10 at 06:32 PM Reply With Quote
http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg4.html

there you go

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clairetoo

posted on 14/12/10 at 07:01 PM Reply With Quote
Thats it...................I realy should have gone to specsavers

Just been out to the garage and measured them both , and I couldnt find any difference in width..........so I had a closer look at the markings.............and what I thought was 6 , is just a slightly over-stamped 5......

Maybe Santa will bring me some glasses for Christmas





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RAYLEE29

posted on 14/12/10 at 07:04 PM Reply With Quote
its possible that one is marked wrong, 5j would measure 5" between the flanges if they mesure the same then ones marked wrong.
Ray
oops a bit slow typing as usual

[Edited on 14/12/10 by RAYLEE29]

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NS Dev

posted on 15/12/10 at 08:43 AM Reply With Quote
if you need any more Claire I have 4 off 5 inch corsa steelies laying about you can have if you want em FOC





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