New rims

[ndoyank]

Hay Guys,

I just bought an 05 solara SE V6 and i'm new to this forum. I am also reletively new to the car world. I thinking about getting 18 inch rims on my car but im not sure what kind of specs im looking for in a rim that will fit my car. Can anyone help me out with this info? It would be greatly appreciated.

so far I know that i need a 5X114.3

Anyone have an idea what offset means?

[boaclub923]

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[DocJohn]

Hay Guys,

Anyone have an idea what offset means?

For an 18" x 8" wheel you will (optimally) need a +40 mm offset for your Solara.

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.

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.

Negative
The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheels centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically a negative offset.

If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. 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.