what is "offset" in regards to wheels?

[DZink24]

i am looking for a set of wheels for my new car for snow tires. i want to keep this as close to stock as possible, but am having trouble finding wheels that have the same offset as the stock ones. the bolt pattern is a common one (5x114.3) but the offset, (51) is tough to find. 38-45 offset seems to be much more common, will that work? the stock wheels are 16x6.5 +51 offset bolt pattern 5x114.3. thanks for any help.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

Offset refers to the distance the mounting surface is from center of the hoop. Backspace is the distance from the back edge of the hoop to the mounting surface.

 

[seafish]

A little more then you want to know, but a good link nonetheless--

https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

 

[DZink24]

thats exactly what i'm looking for. thank you.

 

[JJPage]

A little more then you want to know, but a good link nonetheless--

https://www.rsracing.com/tech-wheel.html

Perfect seafish, Thank you! Got it bookmarked for future reference.