Offset Question

[kaido]

Hi,

Just after some information regarding offset for an eg6 civic; looking at buying some Te37 Gravel spec (will be running 5stud dc2r conversion) the available offset are
6 1/2j = +28 or +40
7j = +35 +45

i will be most likely looking at the 7j, however from what i can find the offset for an eg6 ranges from +20 to +50, the car will be used for little daily driving but 85% track only

[eg5civic]

Hi,

Just after some information regarding offset for an eg6 civic; looking at buying some Te37 Gravel spec (will be running 5stud dc2r conversion) the available offset are
6 1/2j = +28 or +40
7j = +35 +45

i will be most likely looking at the 7j, however from what i can find the offset for an eg6 ranges from +20 to +50, the car will be used for little daily driving but 85% track only

Be careful when running lower offsets on a lowered car

I run 15 x 7 +20 with 195/50/15 on my EG, lowered fender/guard to top of tyre.

I had some bad scrubbing on the guards, but as soon as I rolled the guards, the scrubbing has never happened again.
Also 15x7 +20 sits flush with my guards,

Hope that helps

[liberx]

Honda steering & suspension is designed for high offset wheels (around +42 std I think).

For 6 1/2j, +40 is right on the money.

For 7j, I suspect +45 would be better (re tramlining, torque steer etc), however you may have issues at full lock with rubbing on inner guards - depending on tyres fitted, lowering.
7j +20 you'll have issues with outer guards as EG5Civic suggests - and I have no idea how they'll drive (I guess really badly)

I've run 16x7 +33 and they tramlined all over the place. 15x7 +46 (i think) and they drove great, but with inner rubbing at full lock. Now run 15x6.5 +38 and they are sweet.

Hope that helps.

[kaido]

Honda steering & suspension is designed for high offset wheels (around +42 std I think).

For 6 1/2j, +40 is right on the money.

For 7j, I suspect +45 would be better (re tramlining, torque steer etc), however you may have issues at full lock with rubbing on inner guards - depending on tyres fitted, lowering.
7j +20 you'll have issues with outer guards as EG5Civic suggests - and I have no idea how they'll drive (I guess really badly)

I've run 16x7 +33 and they tramlined all over the place. 15x7 +46 (i think) and they drove great, but with inner rubbing at full lock. Now run 15x6.5 +38 and they are sweet.

Hope that helps.

thanks for that. I was unsure which would give better drive, good to know that the higher offset still has good drive

[broady]

If your car is mostly stock then it *should* be best to stick to close to stock. It's how the suspension geometry was engineered.

Look for something light. More width with the same offset may be beneficial too, you could run the same tyre but more stretched, for sharper steering (less sidewall flex).

[kaido]

car will be far from stock once the build is complete.... My previous track car was a RWD Nissan, so offset wasn't really a issue when choosing rims as generally it was the lower the better.

However i am unsure if offset will have any negative affects on the handling of a FWD car