01-17-2011, 11:37 PM
Offset..the distance the hub mounting surface is to the centerline of the wheel.
+ closer to the outside
- closer to the inside
Backspacing..the distance from the wheel mounting surface to the inner lip of the wheel
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To get the look, and push the wheel out further to the fender you'll need a wheel with a negative offset like -30 or something or a lower - offset with some 5-10mm spacers.
For instance, on the gsx it came with 17x7/7.5 don't remember with a like +35 offset or something.
Since I don't have alot of fender to push out the wheel into I had to push the tire closer to the inside, so + offset.
17x8 are +35mm and sit close to flush with the outside of the fender with room. 17x9 w/ +38 mm sit flush with the fender and give me the max wheel I can fit, with like 2mm of space before it hits the suspension
Your car is basically the opposite from what I can tell.
Very little room on the inside of the wheel well, and a crap ton of room under the fender
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+ closer to the outside
- closer to the inside
Backspacing..the distance from the wheel mounting surface to the inner lip of the wheel
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To get the look, and push the wheel out further to the fender you'll need a wheel with a negative offset like -30 or something or a lower - offset with some 5-10mm spacers.
For instance, on the gsx it came with 17x7/7.5 don't remember with a like +35 offset or something.
Since I don't have alot of fender to push out the wheel into I had to push the tire closer to the inside, so + offset.
17x8 are +35mm and sit close to flush with the outside of the fender with room. 17x9 w/ +38 mm sit flush with the fender and give me the max wheel I can fit, with like 2mm of space before it hits the suspension
Your car is basically the opposite from what I can tell.
Very little room on the inside of the wheel well, and a crap ton of room under the fender
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