R ROLO Guest Mar 5, 2006 #1 How the hell does these alloy measurement thingy work? what does it mean by 205/17/40 or when it says 7x17?
How the hell does these alloy measurement thingy work? what does it mean by 205/17/40 or when it says 7x17?
A Anonymous Guest Mar 5, 2006 #2 205 is the width... 205mm 40 is the height/profile 40mm and 17 is the wheel size.. 17"s 7 x 17 the just on the wheel.. it refers to its size.. 17"s by 7"s wide
205 is the width... 205mm 40 is the height/profile 40mm and 17 is the wheel size.. 17"s 7 x 17 the just on the wheel.. it refers to its size.. 17"s by 7"s wide
S steve Guest Mar 5, 2006 #3 I thought the 40 bit refered to the height as a percentage of the width ie 40% of 205 = 82mm
