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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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What does the offset mean I have always wondered and what would happen if you put a diff offset on? Thanx
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Its the distance from its mounting surface (hub) to the centerline of the wheel. Depending on the offset, the wheel might sit too far inside the wheel well and rub or stick out too much.
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Read the sticky . . . It's there for a reason.
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SO LIKE WOULD IT BE REAL BAD to get like 20??? or 12
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So what would it actually do to my car? If it was smaller.
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The wheels will stick out of the wheel wells and look really dorky . . . .
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