jeff_leonor

Hi,

Just wanted to know what the offset nos. are for.. I read somewhere that for a negative offset, the tires goes in towards tha hub while a positive offset goes outward..

But what do nos. 35 or 45 for offset mean?? Is there like a 25 median for a neutral offset and if you go higher then it's positive and lower then negative??

or is "0" the neutral offset and a positive value is positive and negative is negative??

Thanks!!:-)

Also what do you guys think the best offset would be????

RDub

play with this calculator and you should understand it more..

http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

eg. if the stock wheel width is 7 and offset is 45.. say you lower the offset to 35 (-10mm offset) with the same width wheel it will push the wheel out more and give you more clearance on the inner side of the fender to the wheel.. basically it plays with the center hub of the wheel, moving it in and out.. I believe negative offset means pushing the wheel out and positive would be moving it inwards in perspective from the stock values..

but basically you want to stick as close as you can to the stock values unless you are trying to do something crazy or want a really different look like the low offset wheels give you.. if you play with it too much you can cause rubbing issues.. tire choice plays a role in rubbing isses as well.. so try picking a wheel with your tire size in mind too.. here's a tire calculator that you can use to measure against stock sizes..

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

RDub

also just search google for wheel offset and you will find explanations of it.. here's a little diagram I just found..

jeff_leonor

i did research. but when buying rims, i never encounter a negative no./value.. so i'm guessing your zero offset would be the offset of your stock tires. and a negative offset that they say is not necessarily a negative (-) value but a no. lower than the stock.. maybe i'll just let the rims vendor advice the right one for me.. hehe.

RDub

well what rims are you looking at getting? we can give you advice here.. basically people stick to 42 offset for 7 or 7.5" rims which are pretty standard for honda's.. some use 38 offset and it's okay.. you can go even lower if you want the euro type look where the wheels are sticking out past the fender line.. just use that offset calculator to compare to the stock value and you can see where you're at..

gatherer

here is the brief description of what the offset number means.

offset is the distance from the middle of the width of the rim that the back of the hub is located. ussually measured in millimeters

For example if your width is 7 inches and your offset is 0 then fro the inside edge of the rim the hub of the wheel will be located 3.5 inches inward.

A negative offset moves the hub in towards the rim

a Positive offset moves the hub out towards the outside of the rim.

I'll explain more later.

nsxvtec

Agree with RDub, re sticking close to the orig offset unless you intend to do suspension mods to compensate for the changed offset.

The stress on the suspension bushings (espec. the lower control arm) increases greatly as the offset changes and with regular normal daily road use, after a relatively short time, you will possible have to prematurely replace suspension bushings.