What is a tire, wheel, rim?

[MillWeld]

I really am asking seriously. Take a look at the attachments from etrailer's webpage:

The first is "tire with wheel"
Second is "tire"
Third is "wheel"

There is no mention of "rim". What is a rim and wheel to you guys?

 

[KennyG]

We usually say rim to refer to the wheel because we have solid wheels on cars etc. but technically it's the outer part of the wheel. Think bicycle wheel = rim + spokes + hub.

 

[bcp]

Wheel parts:



Bruce

 

[LD1]

Alot of tractors have 2-piece real wheels.

There is a rim, and a hub. Rim + hub = Wheel

Here are rims https://www.google.com/search?q=tra...ved=0ahUKEwjQutC-zsXKAhUCSiYKHZsIC50Q_AUIBygC

Here are hubs = https://www.google.com/search?q=tra..._AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=tractor+rear+wheel+dishes sometimes referred to as dishes

Aluminum alloy wheels are typically one piece, called a wheel.

Steel automotive wheels are made from two pieces, the inner hub and outer rim, but welded together to make one piece. "Wheel"

 

[roadhunter]

looks like a tire with wheel, tire, and wheel to me.

 

[MMagis]

In the industry, wheel and rim both mean the same thing. They have the pictures labeled correctly.

 

[oldpilgrim]

Somewhere along the line, young people started referring to the wheel , incorrectly, as a rim. Most people over maybe 40-50, still call it a wheel, correctly.

It was about the same time as they all started saying, 'I was like.....", wearing their ball caps backwards, and walking with their pants nearly to their knees.

 

[jlgurr]

looks like a tire with wheel, tire, and wheel to me.

+1

My 25 year old son and I have been debating this since he was old enough to drive.

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[doctinker]

The older guys will remember split rims, used on large equipment, buses and trucks. The wheel on these is the entire assembly. The base component is a rim and the part that holds the outer bead on the rim is a lock ring. I've always called the assembly either a wheel or a rim and the same for solid wheels. If anyone talking to me about their wheels says wheel or rim I know what they mean.

 

[MillWeld]

Is there an industry standard single word name for "tire with wheel"?

Drivers have a spare "tire" in their trunk not a spare "tire with wheel", so the terminology is inconsistent.
(I'm nursing a cold and sore throat so I cannot do more useful things so I am asking those in the know about this issue that has made me curious ever since I built my trailer. You'll all probably glad when I'm well.)