Sizing & Measuring Guide

Order a perfect fit the first time — the sizing method WheelCovers.Com teaches across its articles.

Read the Tire, Not the Wheel

Your wheel diameter is printed on every tire sidewall. In P215/60R16, the final number — 16 — is the wheel diameter in inches. That's your hubcap/cover size. Hubcaps 101 stresses measuring before every purchase.

Three Checks Before You Buy

1. Diameter — from the sidewall code (14"–17" covers most passenger cars; 16"–19.5" for trucks/simulators).
2. Retention type — clip-on (spring steel ring), bolt-on (lug-nut retained), or screw-on center caps. Match what your wheel accepts.
3. Vehicle match — for wheel skins and simulators, fitment is vehicle-specific, not just size-specific.

Common Mistakes

• Measuring the visible wheel face instead of using the tire code (faces measure larger).
• Assuming all four wheels are identical after a previous owner's mismatched replacement.
• Ignoring retention: a 16" clip-on won't stay on a wheel designed for bolt-through caps — a key installation failure cause.

Once sized, move to the Buying Guide to pick a product family, then the Installation Guide.