When it comes to selecting wheels for 1/10 touring or drift cars, people often get confused when it comes to selecting the correct offset so I have put together this little article so I can try to help you select the right wheels!
What is wheel offset?
Wheel offset in simple terms dictates how far away the inside of the wheel sits to the chassis. So low offset wheels (0mm) will sit closer to the chassis and hubs than higher offset wheels.
Image above shows 0mm offset wheels on a 190mm body.
Image below shows 12mm offset wheels on 190mm body.
“I don’t think I will be running these wheels with this body…..”
For the most part, 1/10 touring wheels are available in a standard range of
0mm, 3mm, 6mm, 9mm and 12mm offsets
. The first thing to consider is the bodyshell that you are using as not all bodyshells are the same width. For this explanation I’m using a Tamiya R32 Skyline bodyshell which is a 190mm body however bodyshells for 1/10 and drift cars are available in three main widths.
190mm, 195mm and 200mm
Due to so many factors such as but not limited to; camber setting, toe setting, hex width and chassis width there really isn’t any hard and fast rule for selecting the perfect offset however, here is a basic “rule of thumb “. for selecting the right offset wheels.
190mm body = 0mm - 3mm
195mm body = 3mm – 6mm
200mm body = 6mm – 9mm
12mm offset wheels and above are usually used on 2wd drift chassis’ to combat the extreme camber they run and generally will not be suitable for most standard applications.
I found that on this particular bodyshell, these Tamiya 2 piece 3mm offset wheels seemed to be the perfect fitment so happy days!
I hope this short guide helps you select the right offset wheels for you next 1/10 touring or drift project ????
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