Wheel size and back spacing

Nah Man, You're right if the OP had said "offset", but the back spacing going up 1"on a 2" wider rim means the offset is the same, so the OP is correct.
1" more offset, will move the wheel in 1" ! 1" wider wheel , will make another 1" toward the springs ! That`s 2": where I went to school ! Maybe were talking about offset to the inside, versus offset to the out side ???? I`m thinking offset to the inside . Just reread the OP`s first post, he did say from 4.5 to 5.5 , which would move the wheel toward the springs.