Got a flat tire on my rear driver's side. I located the hole, with a huge nail in it. The location is right between the wall and the tread, so the tire is NOT patchable.

Question 1: I should replace the rear tires as a set, right?

Question 2: What aftermarket rear tires are you guys running on your S2000?

 

HELP!

 

This realy depends on the number of miles on the current set I think. If you've got some serious mileage or wear (5000+) I would say you should just replace the set. If not, then you might be OK.

I know that krazik went through the same thing. He got 245 insteads and was looking to unload one stock rear tire. I think he got rid of it now.

There are numerous threads on what to replace it with. I'll bet if you search on tires, you'll get a ton of hits. There is currently a debate about tire tread width. It turns out that Honda's OEM tire is quite different than a run of the mill S02. Search the thread for more.

 

I agree with song. If there isn't much wear on your current tire, just replace it. If there is, get a new rear pair.

This is your chance to do us all a favor. Order one (or two) rear tires from Tire Rack and specifically ask for S2000 OEM replacement tires. When it (they) arrive, carefully compare the Tire Rack tire to your stock tires for tread pattern and overall tire width. If they are the same we can all rejoice! If not, . That may leave you with one slightly used tire that you could sell to someone else in your position. Good luck.

 

It it were me, I'd try to buy one or two OEMs on this board or I would DEFINITELY REPLACE BOTH rears since it is not at all clear you can buy a tire through normal retail channels that matches your surviving OEM rear, at least in the U.S.A.

 

I've had two flats in the rear, one at 3700 miles (replaced both rears) and then another at 6200 miles (replaced just the one).

Ditto on what the others said, if the tire has low mileage I would just replace it with another OEM. If the mileage is high, replace both as Honda recommends doing.

 

These soft compound tires really do attract things that puncture them. On Sunday when I was leaving a friends house the car felt weird. I checked the tire pressure and sure enough one of the tires was flat. Found some type of nail or something in it. I pumped it up and it's holding air reasonably well. I'm going to get it patched today. I recommend everyone carry a portable air compressor with them. It's a lot easier than changing a flat, especially if the flat is on the rear.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Strike:
[B]I recommend everyone carry a portable air compressor with them.

 

An important consideration is that the tires should be of the same diameter. A worst case scenario might be a new tire and a nearly worn out tire out back. Besides handling differently in right and left turns there would be a loss in straight line stbility. It's also bad for the limited slip diff which would "notice" the slightly different rates of rotation. The diff is sensitive to the relative torque on each side, which is affected by the effective tire diameter.

Stan

 

Nobody could get the S-02 same day in the city. I just replaced both rear tires with a set of all season performance Dunlops. I'll order a second S-02 from TireRack.com and pair it with my existing one (in great shape, only 3000 miles on it). Then I'll have a backup set of good rear tires next time this happens.