Question about wheel offset
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Question about wheel offset
If a standard c7 Z06 has an offset of 43 in the front and 59 in the rear,
will an offset of 33 in the front and 50 in the rear work?
The Wheel size of the 33 and 50 offsets are 10.5 and 12.5 as compared to the standard size of 10 and 12.
Unsure if the larger wheel size makes a difference or if there is some calculation to change the offset if the wheel size is different.
TIA.
will an offset of 33 in the front and 50 in the rear work?
The Wheel size of the 33 and 50 offsets are 10.5 and 12.5 as compared to the standard size of 10 and 12.
Unsure if the larger wheel size makes a difference or if there is some calculation to change the offset if the wheel size is different.
TIA.
Last edited by optionray; Apr 16, 2018 at 05:51 AM.
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If a standard c7 Z06 has an offset of 43 in the front and 59 in the rear,
will an offset of 33 in the front and 50 in the rear work?
The Wheel size of the 33 and 50 offsets are 10.5 and 12.5 as compared to the standard size of 10 and 12.
Unsure if the larger wheel size makes a difference or if there is some calculation to change the offset if the wheel size is different.
TIA.
will an offset of 33 in the front and 50 in the rear work?
The Wheel size of the 33 and 50 offsets are 10.5 and 12.5 as compared to the standard size of 10 and 12.
Unsure if the larger wheel size makes a difference or if there is some calculation to change the offset if the wheel size is different.
TIA.
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Offset is the distance between the center of the wheel and hub face of the wheel. Positive offset means the hub face is outside of the center and negative offset means the hub face is inside of the center. Another way to look at it is positive offset moves the wheel into the wheel well and negative offset moves it out of the wheel well. With a 10.5 inch wheel you are moving the center inward about 6 mm. Changing the offset to 33 will move the hub face inward thus pushing the outside of the wheel 16 mm further outward than the stock wheel. To get to the same location of the stock wheel you will need a 49 mm offset. There isn't any special formula. Just lay it out on a piece of paper using a ruler that has standard and metric markings and you can calculate the rear offset yourself. However, your hub face will move in about 15 mm so the outside of the wheel will move out about 15mm. Another way to look at it is both front and rear wheels move out about 5/8 of an inch.
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Thanks for the info!
Offset is the distance between the center of the wheel and hub face of the wheel. Positive offset means the hub face is outside of the center and negative offset means the hub face is inside of the center. Another way to look at it is positive offset moves the wheel into the wheel well and negative offset moves it out of the wheel well. With a 10.5 inch wheel you are moving the center inward about 6 mm. Changing the offset to 33 will move the hub face inward thus pushing the outside of the wheel 16 mm further outward than the stock wheel. To get to the same location of the stock wheel you will need a 49 mm offset. There isn't any special formula. Just lay it out on a piece of paper using a ruler that has standard and metric markings and you can calculate the rear offset yourself. However, your hub face will move in about 15 mm so the outside of the wheel will move out about 15mm. Another way to look at it is both front and rear wheels move out about 5/8 of an inch.
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To answer your original question, and assuming you are referring to stock width wheels, those offsets will work and will only minimally push the wheels out closer to the fenders. For example, I run +40 on the rear to get a near flush fitment.
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