2006-12-08 12:08:34 · 10 answers · asked by guitarguy119 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
there's not a difference.
2006-12-08 12:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hubcaps are a covering cap that is clipped or bolted over a rim. A rim is the part that's bolted onto the axle and carries the tyre/tire. A wheel is a non-specific word, but is commonly a reference to the entire structure between axle and road, ie, rim and tyre/tire.
2016-05-22 21:41:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wheels and rims are the same most of the time. Hub caps are often put on a stock vehicle's wheels. Rims are a fancy name for a fancy kinda wheel. You might also hear the term shoes.
2006-12-08 12:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by Kelsey M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, there is a difference. A rim is the outer ring, that the tire mounts too, and has no center. A wheel, is that rim, with the center, for mounting
And before you argue about that split rim, it's just that, a split rim... the outer ring of the wheel has a split in it, for mounting the tire. You've never heard of, nor seen, a split wheel, have you?
2006-12-08 12:14:09 · answer #4 · answered by SomeD 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
a rim is the metal part that bolts to the car and the tire is installed on,a wheel is the combination of the two parts(tire and rim) when they are assembled
2006-12-08 13:10:50 · answer #5 · answered by doug b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference, rims usally means custom wheels.
2006-12-08 15:17:08 · answer #6 · answered by mcnabb_nfl 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing . . .
Back in the old days split rims were in use quite a bit as well as bud wheels. Both names kind of stuck.
2006-12-08 12:13:17 · answer #7 · answered by Say What? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
... these days the terms are used interchangeably .. most people refer to aftermarket shiny custom wheels as "rims" ...
2006-12-08 12:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
someD is EXACTLY right ,all you YOUNG WHIPPER SNAPPERS can pound sand -you are wrong -lol
2006-12-08 19:00:46 · answer #9 · answered by badmts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one and the same.
2006-12-08 13:13:40 · answer #10 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋