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    Offline Fleet 500

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    How Are Wheels Measured?
    « on: September 15, 2009 - 09:50:05 PM »
    I am asking because I've read two different figures for my '66 Plymouth Fury.

    A Car Life road test lists wheel size as 14x6" with 14x5.5" as an option for a '66 Plymouth Fury VIP (383).

    But the 1966 Plymouth Fury brochure lists 14x5" as wheel size. (Wagons: 14x6".)

    How are they measured and can they be measured with the tire on?
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    Offline dodj

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    Re: How Are Wheels Measured?
    « Reply #1 on: September 15, 2009 - 10:29:44 PM »
    Quote from: Fleet 500 on September 15, 2009 - 09:50:05 PM
    How are they measured and can they be measured with the tire on?
    I believe they are measured between the shoulders where the bead of the tire sits not the outside or the wheel.
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    Re: How Are Wheels Measured?
    « Reply #2 on: September 16, 2009 - 02:18:58 AM »
     :iagree:
     they are measured from inside the lip making it more difficult to get an accurate width
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