Wheels??
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Wheels??
So I was sittin on my fat butt today lookin in jegs catalog and found a set of rims I like, however there for RWD cars. What is the difference between FWD rims or RWD rims? 
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Cool. I lways heard you couldn't use a RWD rim on a FWD car. If thats a myth that will make me happy. I love those rims. I also like these ones. There only 50 bucks a piece
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The first ones are my fav. too I will have to start savin up for them. My dad had the second one on his 84 t-bird. Actuall when you put white letter tires on and mount them to a car they look good
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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. We have test fitted thousands of different vehicles for proper fitment.
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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. We have test fitted thousands of different vehicles for proper fitment.
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Originally Posted by zzzzzeke
i believe the main difference will be the offset. a rwd wheel on a fwd car might stick out too much 
All I know is I want those rims!!
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Re: Wheels??
Originally Posted by h1081dan
So I was sittin on my fat butt today lookin in jegs catalog and found a set of rims I like, however there for RWD cars. What is the difference between FWD rims or RWD rims?
crager ss? r keystones? those are mainly put on older muscle cars
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Re: Wheels??
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Originally Posted by h1081dan
So I was sittin on my fat butt today lookin in jegs catalog and found a set of rims I like, however there for RWD cars. What is the difference between FWD rims or RWD rims?
crager ss? r keystones? those are mainly put on older muscle cars