What does offset mean? - Can I make these fit?!

[Britman]

you  should buy that max power modifying manual made by haynes ha sloads good tips in there and explain offsets amongst loads of otherstuff worth the buy

[Agreeable Slick]

A negative offset moves the mounting point of the wheel closer to the hub, but moves the rest of the wheel away from it, thus giving the appearance of the wheels being pushed away from the hub. This also caters for "deep dish" wheels to be made. A positive offset does the reverse, giving the appearance of the wheels coming closer to the car and the face of the wheel flush with the wheel edge normally.

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[Tom H]

Thanks slick, I think I actualy get it now!

So it's just a matter of making sure I have the right hub adaptor thickness to make the wheel fit between the arch and all the gubbins on the inside....right?! 

Ahh well, I've fired off an e-mail to some company that sells them, so hopefuly they can tell me for definate what I need to fit them.

Thanks for all the help guys.