I need help. Not that kind of help....car help.
I pulled a phucker-ooo and bought some ecsta mx's for my s2000. I am running OEM rims...oooops. They were cheap, they said they were the right size...anyway..i'm dumb. I really like the tires though and would like to get them again for my s2000, but the right sizes. My question is about rims.

I am looking for some 17's. I plan on doing some PIR events and normal "spirited" driving. what sizes, and kinds of rims would you guys recommend? What offset? Do you know of a good way to figure out if a specific wheels size will fit on the S2000 with a specific offset?

I am newbie at this...obviously...as you can tell by my tire selection!!

A pointer to a good tutorial on tire and wheels selection would be great. And can someone explain why the freakin s02 is .5 inches wider even though the mx is a 225 in the rear also??
Thanks.

 

Let me narrow it down for you:

Volk CE28Ns

From the fitment and weight and durability and availability and pricing standpoint, there's none better. The only thing that kept me away from them is they're pretty damn ugly.

I've heard good things about the MXs. I'm just really into vanity (where's my mirror?) and would pay the extra $$$ for Bridgestone Potenza bling.

And about the OEM S0-2s... it's just how Honda in a parternship with Bridgestone wanted them designed. Flat ass contact patch makes it for a wider, stickier feel. You should've gone 245s.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2kpdx01
[B]I need help.

 

The reason why the Kumho 225 is narrower than the OEM Bridgestone 225 is that the Bridgestone OEM 225 is really a 245:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...&threadid=48572

Honda / Bridgestone's decision to label a 245 as a 225 doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever. It would seem like they're leaving themselves exposed to all kinds of liability from unwitting owners who buy "stock" size replacement tires and then promptly exit the road backwards the next time they round a corner; these occurrences have been documented many times on this board.

Steve

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PedalFaster
[B]The reason why the Kumho 225 is narrower than the OEM Bridgestone 225 is that the Bridgestone OEM 225 is really a 245:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...&threadid=48572

Honda / Bridgestone's decision to label a 245 as a 225 doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by WRS2K
[B]Let me narrow it down for you:

Volk CE28Ns

From the fitment and weight and durability and availability and pricing standpoint, there's none better.

 

so i went and checked out some of the specs on the oem S02 for the honda s2000 and the mx on tire rack
S02: Section Width 9.2
MX : Section Width 9.3

S02: Measured Rim Width 7
MX : Measured Rim Width 7

so what am i missing?? why would i need a 245 in this tire in order to have just as wide of a contact patch as the S02??

 

Just for the record, here are the specs on my ugly wheels:

Volk Racing CE28N
17x7.5 114.3 50mm offset 13.8lbs (stock 17.5)
17x9.0 114.3 63mm offset 14.8lbs (stock 18.6)

I'm running the following track/summer street tires:

Toyo RA-1
235/45ZR17 25lbs (stock 22.5)
255/40ZR17 26lbs (stock 24)

A 225 or 215 would be better for the front, but Toyo doesn't make 'em in the right diameter. I believe there are some decent street tire choices for these wheels, but I haven't looked into them.

I don't know what a decent price on them is; not even sure what I paid?

Let me know if you have any questions,

Ted

 

There is more to this Contact Patch stuff than may be obvious. It's not just the flat ovoid of the section width and a length of the tire, unless you are running slicks.

I keep mentioning that something is different about the W-Rated S02 other than just being a smidgen wider than the norm for its size. So for the third time in this thread: the tread spacing is narrower. In fact very narrow. If the tread spacing is narrower, then more of the rubber is contacting the pavement. So just for kicks... Set an OEM S02 rear tire next to most any other street tire and note the difference in tread spacing. On some tires you can fit your pinky in between the tread, where on the OEM S02 you could probably fit the edges of just two or three quarters.

 

For Toyo RA1's there is only one place to go:

Vilven Tire
(800) 251-0017

A shaved set of tires in those sizes would be under $800 shipped. OEM sizes (205f/245r or 225f/245r) are about $640 shipped if they aren't on special and in stock. Sorry no these guys don't have a website. Best part? No sales tax. Worst part? Waiting for delivery.

If you buy the same tires from Les Schwab (like Ted and I did once), grab your ankles and cough out your wallet.