wheel offset

[alboogiee]

i have seen this phrase used very often, i have reseached it outside of this site, and all i find is confusing adobe diagrams... can anyone explain wheel offset to me in lamans terms... what does it exactly mean, purpose, ect ect thanks!

[Pagz]

Hey,
offset (ET) is the distance in millimetersm(negative or positve) between the wheel mounting face and the actual centre of the wheel.......
Check http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/offset.htm
hope that clears things up....

Regards,
Paul

[alboogiee]

yeah alittle, that was the type of thing that i keep finding... i mean realy dumb it down tho... i understand the concept but the i think the pix is realy what throws me off, thank tho man