What Is a Deep Dish Rim?

What are Deep Dish Rims? Also called deep dish wheels, deep dish rims are essentially wider-than-usual rims that have a “deep dish” between the outer lip and the spokes. Deep dish rims exist for cosmetic purposes only, as they drastically alter a vehicle's appearance.

What is a deep dish offset?

Wheel Offset and Backspacing Explained

Most wheels on front-wheel drive cars and newer rear-drive vehicles have positive offset. Negative offset is when the hub mounting surface is behind the wheel centerline. “Deep dish” wheels are typically a negative offset.

What are the rims that stick out called?

Turns out, those rims are called "swangers."

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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