why do people call wheels rims?
#21
RE: why do people call wheels rims?
here is one time:
here is 2:
and here it is:
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Stop calling them rims!!
They're wheels.
To repeat from yesterday...
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Rims is a vernacular term now used by the ricers, low riders and the show truck crowd. It is a term that grew from the time when steel wheels had snap-on rims that would cover the steel and dress up the wheel. (There are some of these steel wheels around to this day.) I'm not talking about hubcaps either. Hubcaps cover the hubs. Rims snapped onto the edge. They were a great accessory because curb rash could be economically resolved by replacing the rim rather than the entire wheel. The natural evolution has left us with three-piece wheels; those that allow for a "rim" to be replaced should they become damaged. Since the majority of wheels of discussion are one-piece, those wheels don't have the "accessories" of the early steel wheels nor the "rim" of a three-piece wheel. In fact, the edge of the wheel is still technically referred to as the rim of the wheel. Thus, it's a grammatical mistake to call wheels by a part of the wheel. They're just wheels.
ORIGINAL: ImolaS4
Just to clarify...
You have two (2) wheels for sale at the above price, right?
Just to clarify...
You have two (2) wheels for sale at the above price, right?
ORIGINAL: ImolaS4
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ORIGINAL: rs
whats the specs on ur rims?
whats the specs on ur rims?
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quote:
Stop calling them rims!!
They're wheels.
To repeat from yesterday...
quote:
Rims is a vernacular term now used by the ricers, low riders and the show truck crowd. It is a term that grew from the time when steel wheels had snap-on rims that would cover the steel and dress up the wheel. (There are some of these steel wheels around to this day.) I'm not talking about hubcaps either. Hubcaps cover the hubs. Rims snapped onto the edge. They were a great accessory because curb rash could be economically resolved by replacing the rim rather than the entire wheel. The natural evolution has left us with three-piece wheels; those that allow for a "rim" to be replaced should they become damaged. Since the majority of wheels of discussion are one-piece, those wheels don't have the "accessories" of the early steel wheels nor the "rim" of a three-piece wheel. In fact, the edge of the wheel is still technically referred to as the rim of the wheel. Thus, it's a grammatical mistake to call wheels by a part of the wheel. They're just wheels.
#22
RE: why do people call wheels rims?
drum roll...............we have a winner!!!
i always thought the whole thing was the wheel. tire on rim is a wheel....but what the hell do i know....i just know that you need four of them to make your car move.
i always thought the whole thing was the wheel. tire on rim is a wheel....but what the hell do i know....i just know that you need four of them to make your car move.
#27
RE: why do people call wheels rims?
...interesting position, considering Rap & Hip-Hop have only really been in the mainstream of society for, what, 25 years. Stupid words & phrases have been around a LOT longer than that, my friend.
#28
RE: why do people call wheels rims?
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
...interesting position, considering Rap & Hip-Hop have only really been in the mainstream of society for, what, 25 years. Stupid words & phrases have been around a LOT longer than that, my friend.
...interesting position, considering Rap & Hip-Hop have only really been in the mainstream of society for, what, 25 years. Stupid words & phrases have been around a LOT longer than that, my friend.