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Originally Posted by i_4got
Oh? I thought a smaller positive offset meant the center was deeper. Did I have that backwards?
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That's sort of correct. The center really stays where it is (the hub) and the rest of the wheel goes outward with lower offset.
Offset is just the distance between the mounting face of the wheel and the imaginary centerline of the width. So yes, a lower offset pushes the mounting face closer to the centerline. But when mounted on the car, it means the outside wheel lip will be sticking out farther than a higher offset.
Spoke design will play a part in brake clearance as well. Some wheels are made differently for different offsets (lower offset looks more concave) while others just have a thicker or thinner mounting pad and the spokes stay the same.