What is Offset?
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What is Offset?
Can someone please give me a quick explanation of what the term offset means and why I need to worry about it?
When I bought my first set of wheels, I didn't know what the relevance of offset was and now on the hunt for a new set, I still don't know.
My first set was
19x8 / 19x9.5 for wheels and my tires were 245/35/19 and 275/35/19 (or it might have been 275/30/19).
Does this offset term play into my wheel's search?
Thanks
When I bought my first set of wheels, I didn't know what the relevance of offset was and now on the hunt for a new set, I still don't know.
My first set was
19x8 / 19x9.5 for wheels and my tires were 245/35/19 and 275/35/19 (or it might have been 275/30/19).
Does this offset term play into my wheel's search?
Thanks
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/...jsp?techid=101
More simply put, the lower the offset the farther out the wheels will sit. If you've got a high offset, then the wheels will be tucked. Generally, most people want aggressively low offsets.
More simply put, the lower the offset the farther out the wheels will sit. If you've got a high offset, then the wheels will be tucked. Generally, most people want aggressively low offsets.
Last edited by Calvin; Jan 14, 2008 at 11:05 PM.
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