Negative wheel offset -12. Unsafe?

[Gabriel101]

Hi all,

Newbie here and kind of an urgent situation.

Purchasing a set of new 2017 Prius tires 195 65r15 for a good price.
Offset is 45
I have a Toyota Corolla LE 2010 same size tires also 195 65r15 offset is 33

So its a -12 offset. Will this cause any rubbing or unsafe conditions? If u are currently running -12 or more your feedback would b awesome.

Thanks ahead of time, really appreciate it.

 

[Toyota for life]

Kind of hard to tell with so little information. As a rule of thumb, if you’re installing new tires, alling your car wheels. What might be a little variance in someone else’s car, might be catastrophic for your tires.

 

[SuperchargedMR2]

Hi all,

Newbie here and kind of an urgent situation.

Purchasing a set of new 2017 Prius tires 195 65r15 for a good price.
Offset is 45
I have a Toyota Corolla LE 2010 same size tires also 195 65r15 offset is 33

So its a -12 offset. Will this cause any rubbing or unsafe conditions? If u are currently running -12 or more your feedback would b awesome.

Thanks ahead of time, really appreciate it.

You didn't list the width of each wheel which will also have an affect on the issue. Going from a 33 offset wheel to a 45 offset means that your wheel will be sucked in 12mm more which might rub and look terrible. You could always use a high quality 20mm spacer to have a much better final product which will not rub.