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Automotive Wheel Lug nut History Some cars made prior to about 1960 used left-hand and right-hand screw thread for different sides of the vehicle to prevent loosening. It was later realized that the ...
Car wheel Rim explained The rim is the "outer edge of a wheel, holding the tire." It makes up the outer circular design of the wheel on which the inside edge of the tire is mounted on vehicles such a ...
Car Wheel Spinner knock-off History The spinner on automobile wheels historically refers to knock-off hubs or center caps. They may be the actual, or intended to simulate, the design used on antique ...
Car Wheel stud Explained Wheel studs are the threaded fasteners that hold on the wheels of many automobiles. They are semi-permanently mounted directly to the vehicle hub, usually through the brake d ...
Car Wheel Trims Hubcaps History A hubcap, wheel cover or wheel trim is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at least a central portion of the wheel. Cars with stamped steel wheels oft ...
Car Wheels Hub sizing The wheel size for a motor vehicle or similar wheel has a number of parameters. Bolt pattern The bolt pattern determines the number and position of the mounting holes to allow t ...
Car Whitewall tyres History Whitewall tyres (tires) or white sidewall (WSW) tires are tires having a stripe or entire sidewall of white rubber. Background Early automobile tires were made entirely of ...