A2
Design of wheels (rims) |
1 - | Wheel flange |
q | Stop for tyre bead (side) |
2 - | Hump (H2) on both bead seats |
q | Prevents tyre from slipping off bead seat during hard cornering |
q | Extended hump (EH2) is mandatory when using run-flat tyres |
3 - | Well base |
q | Facilitates mounting of tyre |
A - | Rim width |
q | Distance between tyre contact surfaces at the two wheel flanges |
q | Dimensions given in inches |
B - | Rim diameter |
q | Distance between tyre contact surfaces on opposite tyre shoulders |
q | Dimensions given in inches |
t | 1 inch = 2.54 cm (25.4 mm) |
t | 1 cm = 0.394 inches |
C - | Rim offset → Chapter |
q | Distance between vertical centre line of wheel and inner mounting face |
q | Dimensions given in mm |
D - | Bolt hole circle diameter → Chapter |
q | Diameter of circle of holes for wheel bolts |
q | Dimensions given in mm |
E - | Centre hole, hub diameter → Chapter |
q | For centring |
q | Dimensions given in mm |