- [Man] This is called a rim.
- [Alex] No.
- [Man] This is called a tire.
- [Alex] Yeah.
- [Man] When you put them together, that is a wheel.
- No.
- [Man] And you just missed it, you might've
heard 'em laughing. - No.
- [Man] But someone was just walking out here,
and when you say that, he's like,
a lot of people don't know that.
- No.
- [Man] I know, I can tell with-
- No, that, no, that's not right, no.
A rim plus a tire is a wheel?
They're just wheels.
Wheel and tire, thing, package, wheel, tire,
not rim, tire, wheel.
Why is this so hard?
There's gotta be, like, a solidified answer somewhere.
Wheel.
It's a wheel wall, wheel wall.
(tape measure clacks)
Ah, there's gotta be a answer somewhere in here.
This wheel, tire.
Oh my god.
Could it be?
I should've worn boots for this.
It's gotta be around here somewhere.
Holy cow.
Almost an arm lost.
Oh my god.
Wheels.
Oh boy, do we have a good one today.
I've been waiting, I've just waited for this one.
I hope you guys enjoyed that first little intro bit.
We had a ton of fun making that,
but yes, the time has come,
the time has come to put the argument to rest
once and for all, because guess what, ladies and gentlemen,
we are finally going to be going over
whether or not they're called wheels
(bell dings)
or rims on today's episode of Myth or Fact.
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wheels, tires, and suspension, fitmentindustries.com.
Anyway, the battle of wheels versus rims
has been around for as long as I can remember,
but it seems as though it's come to the forefront
of the automotive community as of lately,
and that is thanks to a certain app
that, whether we want to admit it or not,
kind of really helped us through the year 2020.
Yes, I'm talking about TikTok.
A few months ago, there was a video that kinda went viral,
in a sense, saying that they had it,
they had the answer to the wheel versus rim debate,
and he said that a rim, referring to a wheel,
and a tire, when put together, create a wheel,
and that a wheel without a tire is just a rim,
and you know what?
People just ate that (farts) up.
(food clicks)
One guy, that's all it took.
He was just like, hey,
no one has really talked about this on this app before,
so I'm gonna create a quick little video
telling people that they are rims, you know?
Without having to show any proof,
or any factual information,
because that's just not how TikTok works,
and everyone is just like, oh, okay.
And when I tell you
that was the shot heard around the world,
because literally any video
trying to go against this guy is just flooded
with comments saying something along the line of,
actually, rim plus tire equals wheel.
I know 'cause I saw a video on it earlier on TikTok.
So, here we are.
We did the research, we gathered the facts,
we looked into why people call them one or the other.
We sat down and wrote a script about it.
I went and trudged through the snow
just to make a goddamn joke,
and got all wet and cold
just to not only explain why they are, in fact, wheels,
but why there's such an argument about it
in the first place,
and it all stems from the fact
that the word rim has become a slang term for wheels.
I mean, let's be honest,
all of us, at some point in our lives,
have referred to wheels as rims.
The good news is, most of us grew up
and realized that we were wrong.
I'm joking, kind of, but honestly.
The fact of the matter is
that you can refer to wheels as rims,
and everyone will pretty much know
what you're talking about.
It's a pretty common understanding, right?
Some might say that it's because
that's what their parents always called them,
and that's what they knew growing up,
and that is a perfectly valid point,
and it does seem to be what the generally, you know,
older crowd will refer to wheels as,
especially when it comes to after market wheels,
and therein lies one of the key factors here
as to one of the possible reasons
as to why so many people have learned
to refer to wheels as rims.
It's because of the after market car wheel scene.
It's usually pretty easy to tell
when someone has ditched their OEM set of wheels
and replaced them with an after market set.
Back in the day, those after market wheels usually consisted
of two main components.
One, they were chrome,
and two, they had a larger lip on them.
You had those two things, and you were good to go,
and typically, the larger lip
or the deeper the wheel, the better,
except they weren't always referred to as lips.
They were referred to as rims,
since, technically, it is the rim of the wheel,
and that's what everyone would refer to
when talking about their wheels.
Over time, it just became second nature
to refer to wheels as rims.
Look at those rims.
Look at the size of those rims.
And I get it, you know?
The English language has about five different words,
about 30 different spellings for each word
to refer to the same exact goddamn thing.
And if it just stopped there,
I don't think anyone
would really have an issue with it whatsoever.
However, it didn't just stop there, did it?
No, it didn't, because now,
we have this explanation flying around the internet,
adding another weapon to the keyboard warrior's arsenal
about the difference between a wheel and a rim,
and that is the apparent fact
that a wheel without a tire is called a rim,
and it is only a wheel when a rim and tire are put together,
and honestly, it would make complete sense
if it just wasn't completely wrong.
Don't believe me?
That's fine, 'cause,
according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,
I'm sorry, don't forget that you made me do this, all right?
I didn't want to.
I never thought that I would have to.
Anyway, a rim is defined as the outer,
often curved or circular edge or border of something,
also known as the outer part of a wheel
joined to the hub, usually by spokes,
also also defined as a removable outer metal band
on automobile wheel to which the tire is attached,
where a wheel, on the other hand,
is defined as a circular frame or hard material
that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked,
and that is capable of turning on an axle.
When I tell you I searched, and searched,
and searched for any definition
or any reason as to why, you know,
you can only call it a wheel
when there is a tire mounted to it,
there's nothing, literally nothing.
The most I could come across is a wheel assembly,
and even that didn't make total sense.
It's not really a thing.
I mean, all I can say is that it should be pretty obvious,
when looking for a set of after market wheels,
that you're going to be coming across brands
like Cosmis Wheels, BBS Wheels,
Work Wheels, Artisa Wheels.
So, there you have it, they're wheels.
You can call them rims if you want.
I mean, it really doesn't matter,
but if you come to me
with that rum plus tire equals wheel bull (farts)
I guess you just don't mind the fact that you're wrong,
and that's fine.
It's meant to be lighthearted, and to poke some fun,
and we had a good time making it.
At the risk of blowing up the comments section
and starting World War III this early into 2021 again,
go ahead and drop your thoughts
in the comments section below
on the whole wheel versus rim debate.
And of course, if you're looking for after market wheels,
tires, or suspension, don't forget to check us out
over at fitmentindustries.com.
Thank you guys so much for watching
and bearing with my just random loud nonsense.
We just thought we had to make a video on it.
It was kinda fun.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
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