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| You will often see wheel offset written as an
ET number. The offset of a wheel is the
distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The
offset can be one of three types. |
| Zero Offset
The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of
the wheel.
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| Positive
The hub mounting surface is toward the front or wheel
side of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front
wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars.
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| Negative
The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheels
centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically a negative offset.
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If the offset of the wheel is
not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected, plus there is increased wear on wheel bearings. When the
width of the wheel changes, the offset also changes numerically. If the
offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width
would be split evenly between the inside and outside. For most cars, this
won't work correctly.
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