Wheels width translation

  1. #1
    how wide would 7j be and 9j be in Centre metres, is there like a table i can look at lol, i dno how to translate the numbers and leters into cm for exaple.
    anyone able to help?
  2. #2
    ??????
  3. #3
    Well 7j is 7 inches (1 inch - 2.5cm) but a 7j wheel won't be 7 inches lip to lip
  4. #4
    i had a feeling the number was in inches, but wat does the 'j' mean?
  5. #5
    its foreign of some descrption.
  6. #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxo_vtr_53 View Post
    i had a feeling the number was in inches, but wat does the 'j' mean?
    the J mean the height of the bead.

    am i the ONLY person on this forum to know this ?
  7. #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tonto_VTR View Post
    the J mean the height of the bead.

    am i the ONLY person on this forum to know this ?

    hahah don't worry pal i know this aswell.

    you can find that if you buy wheels out of the u.k that they can be judge as JJ or even K just to make things even more confusing.

    but ye 7J wheels are 7" widebut don't think it means lip to lip can't remember exactly
  8. #8
    i'm a tyre fitter by trade and it means from where the tyre sits on each side
  9. #9
    perfect thanks for the help!