whut is offset

[needforspeed]

what is offset on tires i have a 26mm rims but i dont know how to tell if rthey are offset :ahem:

 

[godale03]

Offset is the distance the wheels hub is in orientation to the wheels centerline. Picture drawing a line down the center of the wheel. The mounting surface of the hub(where the wheel mounts to the hub on the truck) is inline with the centerline of the wheel, you wheel has zero offset. If your hub surface is behind the centerline of the wheel you are running negative offset. If your hub mounting surface is in front of the centerline you are running positive offset.

Tom

 

[Racer 1966]

Offset is the amount of dish on the front or back of the wheel to the mounting flange. A deeper dish on the back is a negative offset and will put the tires closer to the chassis and give you a norrower track. Most stock wheels will be this way. A deeper dish on the front of the wheel will give you a positive offset and wider track which usually gives you a better handling/cornering ability.

Dang, Tom's quicker at posting than me...........

 

[needforspeed]

hold on i go take a pic and could u tell me whut the offset is?

 

[needforspeed]

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so what is this offset the tires is 26mm look at pic

 

[HeartBreak]

Offset: the amount a tire is "off set" (or off from) the center. Wide offset means the tire, when mounted to the vehicle, will give the truck a wider stance, or wider offset.

 

[needforspeed]

ok i know that but can u tell if my tire has any look at the pic

 

[HeartBreak]

Without having the tire in front of me, I would say it has little to no offset (again, don't have the tire in front of me, but that's how it appears in the picture). If the hex hub was closer to the inner edge of the rim, I'd say it had medium to full offset... As it is, it looks like either none, or medium-none.

 

[needforspeed]

could it be 3mm offset

 

[Racer 1966]

Can't tell from the pic, measure it and see.

 

[needforspeed]

measure from where ?

 

[Racer 1966]

Measure from the rim to the mounting flange on the front and on the rear to the same surface. Then you can figure the difference to get an amount of offset.

 

[needforspeed]

can u show me like use the picture and draw a line from where to where