what is the offset of...

quartersquarters Council Member
in Suspension, Braking & Wheels
those white rt4wd 14" rims? is it 38 or 40?

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  • mrwagovanmrwagovan familEE

    1991 Civic Wagon RT4WD stock offset is 40mm, double check as offset will usually be molded into the wheel, somewhere on the back spokes wheel should say ET40.
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    My stock RTi wheels are 14x5.5 PCD4x100, 45+ offset.. But thats not the white ones you get over there.
  • quartersquarters Council Member
    what about the 13" steelies? are they 40 as well?
  • mejtemejte Band Wagon
    im not really familiar with this whole offset stuff...

    what if i put a wheel with a lower or a higher offset number on my car?
    what can be the maximum difference in percentage or something...

    i just wanted to buy a 6x15 OZ ET 27 (tyres 195/50) for a real good price, but unfortunately the guy lives way too far just to drive there and check if they will fit or not.

    could anyone give any information on this?
    should i buy it unseen?

    this one :D
    http://www.carstyling.hu/pic/buy/buy_39243.jpg

    thx in advance!
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    heres what i use to determine wheel fitment.

    http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/tec ... techid=101
  • shift_wagovanshift_wagovan Wagonist
    mejte wrote:
    im not really familiar with this whole offset stuff...

    what if i put a wheel with a lower or a higher offset number on my car?
    what can be the maximum difference in percentage or something...

    i just wanted to buy a 6x15 OZ ET 27 (tyres 195/50) for a real good price, but unfortunately the guy lives way too far just to drive there and check if they will fit or not.

    could anyone give any information on this?
    should i buy it unseen?

    this one :D
    http://www.carstyling.hu/pic/buy/buy_39243.jpg

    thx in advance!

    Lower offset just means they will stick out farther and be more flush with the rest of the body.
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    No it doesn't 'just' mean that. ;)

    Offset greatly effects the handling of your car and the lifetime of wheel bearings. I'd suggest sticking as close to stock as possible.
  • mejtemejte Band Wagon
    i found a booklet that came with the donor car i brought from Austria. It contains some drawings of the Honda wheels this car came with and it says the sizes are either 5Jx13 ET45 or 5Jx14.
    I will post some pics of it if you guys are interested but my scanner just broke down so i have to ask my neighbor to help me out with this.
    (and i did not forget about the storage box under the passenger seat... wish a day was 48 hours... :D )

    Pacifier: what does 'as close as possible' mean in percentage? 5%? 10%?
  • AbideAbide Council Member
    sorry for bumping an ancient thread. I'm trying to find the stock offset for rt4wd 14's so it's 5 x 14? is it actually +40?
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