As title asks, why do all Honda's and Acura's have such high wheel offsets as compared to their European counterparts?

Is there a technical advantage or limitation behind it?

 

Wider track? Brake design? Shrug. What is the typical offset of a EU counterpart?

 

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A high offset actually means you will have a narrower track.

 

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In general, yes.. But not necessarily. It all depends on the design of the suspension/brake geometry and the way the chassis is engineered.

Ask honda

 

DC5R hubs with +60 DC5R wheels 0wnz my EP3!

-Victor

 

I'm just hoping these 15x8's with 0 offset will fit ok once I get them this winter.

 

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Is there a technical advantage or limitation behind it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Better packaging design (less room wasted), by putting the brake components and hubs inside the wheels. Leaves more room between the wheels for stuff like engines, etc.

 

I'm gonna try and run a +20 wheel in the front heheheheh 16x 7.5 and they are super old school

 

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what you rip them off of, an 86

 

Nothing. They're new. Still have to buy them.