Offset refers to how your car's or truck's wheels and tires are mounted and sit in the wheel wells. ... Positive wheel offset is when the hub mounting surface is in front (more toward the street side) of the centerline of the wheel. Most wheels on front-wheel drive cars and newer rear-drive vehicles have positive offset.

Does wheel offset matter?

Wheel offset refers to how the wheels mount in your wheel wells, and as a result, how much space you have on either side of the wheel. It's very important to get this right, because a wheel with the wrong offset can rub and cause problems with your suspension, brakes, and even body parts, like fenders.

What does 25 offset mean?

– Wheel offset is the distance (in mm) that the hub of the wheel, (where you bolt the wheel to the car) is from the center of the wheel. Example 1: +25 mm offset = The center of the wheel is 25 mm closer to the outside, or curbside, of the wheel.