Steelie Rim stamps - 5,50F x 16 x 33

[Grizzly_Adams]

Just cleaning my pride and joy today after Sunday's outing with Col.Coleman and others, I happened to notice the stamp on the steelies.

5,50F x 16 x 33.

Considering I know some of the figures I'm guessing that reads as:

5.5" wide x 16" tall

.. but the 33? Does that imply they were originally designed for 33" tyres like 255/85R16's?

Wishful thinking on my part it may be, just curious if anyone actually knows...

[Scouse]

This was mentioned here a while ago. The 33 refers to offset IIRC.

[p38arover]

33 mm offset - same as RR 1970-1994, Disco 1, and Defender.

This means the face of the centre of the wheel where it sits agains the hub face is 33mm outwards (positive offset) from a vertical centreline through the wheel.

http://coolcarrims.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/windowslivewriterwheelcustomization-bc60customwheels-graph11.gif

[Grizzly_Adams]

Ah cool, thanks :)

Thought I was on to something there for a moment :(:cool:

[weeds]

Ah cool, thanks :)

Thought I was on to something there for a moment :(:cool:

mate i reckon you would have been like a kid in a lolly shop:Rolling::Rolling:i know just how keen you are to get 33's fitted