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When choosing a set of custom wheels for your car, truck or SUV remember these five points. (1) You can choose the manufacturer! (2) You can choose the style and/or model! (3) You can choose the finish! (4) You can choose where purchased! and (5) Let the experts choose the size of the custom wheel and tire, the backspacing, negative or positive offset, bolt circle diameter and centerbore.

Your supplier, whether they are local or on the Internet, has the expertise to make the right choice. They have access to manufacturers specifications either by computer programs or printed manuals. However, below are a few technical term and definitions you should be familiar with.

Low Profile Tires - tires that are wider and have shorter but stronger sidewalls.

Plus Sizing - is mounting tires that are wider and have a shorter sidewall on larger diameter custom wheels.

Mounting Surface - refers to the back side of the wheel that touches the disk/drum.

Backspacing - is defined as the measurement from the inside of the rim edge to the wheel mounting surface.

Wheel Centerline - an imaginary line that is equal to both outer rims of a wheel.

Zero offset - means that the wheel centerline and wheel hub mounting surface measurements to both outer rims of a wheel are equal.

Positive Offset - means the mounting surface of the wheel is positioned in front or street side of the true centerline of the wheel.

FWD - Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles.

Negative Offset - means that the wheel mounting surface is positioned behind the true centerline of the wheel.

RWD - Negative offset wheels are generally found on rear wheel drive (RWD) vehicles.

Deep Dish - another term for negative offset or RWD wheels.

Bolt Pattern - wheels usually have either a 4, 5 or 6 bolt pattern or circle.

Center Bore - The hole in the center of a custom wheel.

Hub Centric - the center hole is precisely sized where it meets the wheel hub and supports the vehicle's weight.

Lug Centric - the lug nut supports the vehicle's weight.

Hub rings - are used to center the center bore hole in a wheel to the hub of the drum or disc brake.

Wheel Adapter - changes the bolt pattern of your vehicle's hub and moves the wheel out. (Not recommended)

The technical terms are many and some are hard to understand. You choose how "cool" your custom wheels look and leave the tech stuff to the experts.

Steve Farber is an author and web site publisher on custom wheels and spinner rims. Find additional wheel tech information at his web sites. Read articles and reviews on the top 60 custom wheel manufactures in the market today at
http://www.custom-wheels-n-rims.com and
http://www.just-spinner-rims.com.

Disc Brakes Or Rim Brakes For Your Biking

If you want better, more consistent brake performance in all conditions, disc brakes are what you should be choosing.  On the other hand, if you want the lightest set up you can have and you are willing to accept small variances in brake performance, or you want the lowest price possible, rim brakes are what you should be choosing.

Over the years, mountain bikes have gone through many design changes.  They started out with the original cantilever brakes, then went through the U Brake years, and are now with V Brakes.  In most conditions, the V Brakes seem to work well.

In wet or muddy conditions, rim brakes will perform poorly.  Over time, they can wear right through the side of your rim, causing the side of the rim to blow right off.  

Disc brakes on the other hand have been around for a long time in cars but weren't used on bikes much until the late 1990's.  There were some issues in the earlier models, although the cable actuated or hydraulic brakes of today seem to work quite well.

In terms of performance, disc brakes seem to work better than rim brakes, especially in wet or muddy areas.  Disc brakes normally require less force to apply and aren't effected by the rim or wheel condition.

Cost is an issue, as disk brake systems tend to be more expensive than rim brakes.  Mechanical or cable actuated brakes are a closer match, although they will still cost more.  Hydraulic brakes on the other  hand cost a lot more.

When you make that final choice, weight out the above  options then make your decision.  Some riders prefer disc brakes, while others prefer rim brakes - making it
a matter of opinion.

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Can I use a rear disc brake lever and caliper for the front? Mountain biking?

Hi,
Is it possible to use a rear disc brake and attach it to the fork so that it is a front disc brake? I know that the hose is longer but apart from that are there any differences that would not allow it?

Thanks.

The only difference between the front and rear brakes are hose length and lever position. You can cut the hose to size (you might need to bleed the brake), but probably the lever can't be mounted on the left side (you would run your brakes moto style). Some brake levers can be placed on any side, so it depends on the lever.

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