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“What do you mean how many spokes do I have on my OEM Rims ?”

How Many Spokes on My OEM Wheels ? According to Wikipedia, the technical definition for a spoke on a Factory Wheel is “One of the number of rods radiating from the center of the wheel, connecting the hub with the round traction surface” (Don’t believe me? Fine, see for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoke). But honestly, I think […]

Figure Out Size on Your Factory Original Rims!

Are you like me where I have no idea how to determine the size of my Toyota 4 Runner rims ? The dealer says to do it this way but then the tire shop says to do it the other way, right? There’s basically two ways to figure it out: 1. Use a tape measure […]

OEM Wheel Finishes

Alloy Wheel Finishes for your Used Wheels, OEM Rims, & OEM Wheels Within the last few years, alloy wheels have become more common than steel rims. Alloy rims used to be considered standard equipment only on expensive luxury cars or sports cars, but are now being offered as a regular option on cars like the […]

What are Lug Nuts & How Important are they?

Lug nuts are specific nuts that are used to secure a wheel on a vehicle. They actually play a very important part of connecting your wheels or rims to your vehicle by fastening to the wheel studs. It is very dangerous to drive with loose, corroded, or missing lug nuts. Some people may think by […]

Taking Care of the Tires On Your Factory Rims

Taking care of your tires is very important, which is why we have researched some information to help you take care of the tires on your factory wheels and possibly make them last longer. Not only do under inflated-tires wear more on the outer edges and over-inflated tires wear excessively in the center of the tread, […]

Do Your Wheels or Rims Have TPMS?

TPMS stands for Tire Pressure Monitoring System, which is a system that monitors the air pressure of the tires on your vehicle. A sensor is installed on each wheel of the vehicle and those sensors send constant pressure readings to the receiver unit installed on the vehicle. So when the air in one or more […]

Proper Care for Wheels and Rims

We field many phone calls each week with questions ranging from the best way to clean/polish rims to removing the brake dust and rust from their wheels. We will try to cover all of the possible questions that might arise as you try to keep your wheels looking as new as they did when they […]

Free Wheel & Rim Advice

Because certain questions and concerns come up on a regular basis regarding wheels and rims, we have listed a few suggestions and free advice that should clear up most of your questions. We will also be updating this list regularly as rim questions arise and we think it necessary to include here in our blog. […]

Introducing OriginalWheels.com!

Introducing OriginalWheels.com; a great place to locate used rims. This is our very first blog from all of us at OriginalWheels.com: home of our huge warehouse of OEM wheels and OEM rims. Most of what we stock are used wheels for all cars & trucks but we also carry many specialty remake replica new wheels. […]

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