22 Inch Rims - The Right Size For The Job

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:24:35 EST

People have had a love for the car ever since it first came into being. We can guess that the very first mechanics also had the very first ideas for how to improve a car's looks by improving its wheels. This is true today, as well, though the sheer number of wheels out there can boggle the mind. And larger sizes are even more popular, so if moving up to 22 inch rims is on your mind, continue reading.

Wheels are timeless
Wheels first came into use on carts and chariots over 5500 years ago, back in Mesopotamia, when they tricked out a war chariot or two with large wheels. Wheels, in fact, are probably one of the most important inventions man has ever devised.

Peas and carrots
Cars and their wheels go together like peas and carrots, so intertwined are the two with each other. It's a sure bet that not long after a motorized buggy was brought out of the shop, somebody thought about how a nicer set of wheels could improve the appearance of the "horseless carriage." As far as what we called them back then, we know that the word "automobile" came into wide use around 1896 or so.

Try to fit in
Wheels are what make a car possible. No wheels, no rolling, no go-go. And wheel styles make a car more attractive. It wasn't always so, though. Probably, a horse cart's wheels were just transferred over to these newfangled horseless carriages, at first.

Thank goodness for engineers
Though we didn't at first really know much about cars that could help their performance and handling, engineers got right away that their wheels needed to come in certain sizes and widths for maximum effectiveness. And this is why we care so much about how large or small a wheel on a car is.

Pretty them up
The automobile has come to dominate our lives over the last hundred years. As far as transportation in the U.S., the car has been "king of the road" for more years than we care to remember. And over those same years, engineers have sought to make a car's wheels fit a certain performance and handling characteristic. But over the last decade and a half, a fascination with "rims" has arisen. An urban word for "wheel," the rim is a part of the car that can give the vehicle an immediate appearance improvement in a short amount of time. Rims also can make a car a rolling piece of art, in the right hands. And big rims up a car's "bounce" effect. Check out any urban dictionary to understand what a car's "bounce" is.

Make them bigger or don't bother
Over the passing of time, average car wheel sizes have grown larger. What used to look good at 16 inches back then requires at least a set of 20 inch "dubs" or the car isn't show-ready. Combine that with all the different styles and colors available, plus the newer "spinner" type models that can be thrown on a car, and it's easy to see how important wheel appearance can become.

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22 Inch Rims - The Right Size For The Job