I have a 2002 S2000 and I have never gotten more than 5 to 6000 miles out of the rear tires. I use the car as a daily driver and don't realy hot rod it very much. I have changed over from the Bridgestones to dunlop SP8000s and Yokohama as100s. I got 5k and 4 months out of the Yok's. Have any of you had the same problems and is this a typical tire life for an S2k?

 

That's insane. You should be getting at least double that out of the rears if you drive the way you state. Are they wearing evenly, or is there some disproportionality? You might want to examine this situation even further.

 

They have pretty even wear,slightly more in the middle. I keep the pressures right on at 32psi as stated in the door jamb. I am totaly befuddled with this and just a bit fed up with feeding rubber to this car. I have an appointment with my local Honda's allignment rack wednesday to see if the chassis is out of alignment. Then it's back to discount tire for more rubber doughnuts.

 

My guess is tire pressure or alignment. The rears wear quick but 6K miles is insane. On average I get about 10K from mine.

 

I have an 03 and anticipate getting 15K miles (already at 14K). My buddy got 20K from his.

 

Spirited acceleration with a soft compound tire, like the stock type found on the s2k, will wear quickly. You may not detect it, but there is tire slippage happening on an infinitesimal level when you accelerate with even modest authority. That slippage and friction between the road surface and the tire will cause more wear than most would expect.

I drive aggressive, but not abusive (I believe there is a notable difference) and I expect to get 10k out of the rear tires. I accelerate quicker than most traffic from stop lights, take off/on ramps at a spirited pace not to mention attending a couple track events and a couple dragon runs.

As for your case, I don't expect you'll find anything unusual with alignment that would cause this condition. Based on my experiences and from what I see with others, I simply believe that driving style will be the reason for your notable tire wear.