# specific snow tires/rims: what cars will they fit?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 12, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-snow-tires-rims-what-cars-will-they-fit/578088 "2011-04-12T14:45:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-snow-tires-rims-what-cars-will-they-fit/578088/1 "2011-04-12T14:45:14Z")

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I Recently sold a car. I Kept a set of snow tires/rims which fit that car, and I plan to sell them separately sometime this fall.

Is there a resource on the web that will tell me what other cars can use these particular rims/tires? I’d like to advertise to the widest possible audience when I do finally decide to sell them off.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-snow-tires-rims-what-cars-will-they-fit/578088/2 "2011-04-12T14:56:09Z")

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Just advertise rim width/tire info. Buyers will know if they will fit their car.  
Or they should know.

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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-snow-tires-rims-what-cars-will-they-fit/578088/3 "2011-04-12T15:17:56Z")

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Make sure you include the lug nut spacing as well. When I was looking for snow tires on CL I searched for that string.

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-snow-tires-rims-what-cars-will-they-fit/578088/4 "2011-04-12T15:59:03Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> Just advertise rim width/tire info. Buyers will know if they will fit their car.  
> Or they should know.

There’s more than that when it comes to specifying a rim. The steel rims I have come with the following specs:

Offset: 45 mm (distance from hub mounting surface to the centerplane of the rim)  
Backspacing: 5.27 inches (😕)  
Bolt pattern: 4-100 ( 4 lugs, 100mm bolt circle diameter)  
Tire: 185/65-14 (though really the “65” could be anything, the rim doesn’t care)

So while a buyer can easily know which tires fit his car (the specs can be found on the sidewall of his existing tires), it’s less obvious which rims are a match.