so i took my wheel off the other day. i never noticed it before, but on the inside of the rims were some markings about the weight and size. to my SHOCK, the rims said 17x7 1/2 !!! i always thought i had 17x7s. i tried to look around for an offset marking but couldnt find one. does anyone know if there is an easy way to tell what the offset is?

Just measure from the center of the rim to the point where it bolt on the the car. Looking at pics of your car i think its 35 (stock offset)

there must be way to tell by the markings on the rims, right?

on the inside of mine it says " 17x7 1/2 JJ "

Here ya go:

offset guide

woot! i just called the company that i bought these rims from. seems that they are 17x7.5 45 offset! haha i had no idea, because i thought i ordered 17x7s over the phone. now i just need to find a spacer to make them look more flush.

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You had to call to figure that out after seeing the imprint on the wheel?

Art, did you ride the short bus or something?

This post has been edited by jgreening: Mar 20, 2006 - 5:05 PM

lol ... no

i was trying to figure out the offset as well. i also wasnt sure if the rim size was posted as "17x7" "1/2jj" or "17x7 1/2" "jj". i ordered 17x7s and always thought that was what i had.