Author Topic: Front wheel offset (Read 3632 times)

Grande huevos · « **on:** January 24, 2015, 02:27:13 PM »

I have plus 2 arms on my quad because I mainly ride tight trails and I'm getting ready to buy some new wheels and dune tires and would like to widen her out a bit. These will only be used as dune wheels so what offset should I go with?? Any recommendations would be great

CR500R · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2015, 02:35:41 PM »

For dunes 3 plus 2 is as wide as you wana go, any more and you will get bad bump steer.

I prefer 4 plus 1 for MX and woods riding.

Grande huevos · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2015, 08:57:00 AM »

Quote from: CR500R;49271

For dunes 3 plus 2 is as wide as you wana go, any more and you will get bad bump steer.

I prefer 4 plus 1 for MX and woods riding.

So what exactly do those numbers mean? The higher the second number the deeper the dish for wider stance? I see the tears are 3+5

F-Red · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:38:59 AM »

Nice reference page.

Pumashine · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2015, 12:42:02 PM »

I ride dunes 24/7 and use 4+2 with +2 a-arms. This feels so right and I don't have any problems with bump steer. Where does anyone get bump steer on flat sand?

fearlessfred · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2015, 09:28:39 PM »

wheel offset has nothing to do with bumpsteer

fearlessfred · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2015, 11:20:06 PM »

The height of the tire you are going to use has an effect on what offset is needed. If you are going to run a taller than stock a 3+2 would be acceptable ,if you are running a short mx tire a 4+1 would be needed. If you are running the oem tire,the oem wheel is best. Honda did not make a mistake with the oem setup.From the factory your tires turn slightly off the centerline of the ball joints, moving it to exactly center isn't necessarily a good thing and moving it further away from center is even worse

fearlessfred · « **Reply #7 on:** January 25, 2015, 11:28:06 PM »

If you can,picture in you mind a shorter or taller tire and see were it moves the centerline of wheel closer or further away from balljoint centerline