Looks are subjective. It does handle like shit though. They track prepared cars I've seen on here are nowhere as slammed as the slammed crowd. I will agree as the car becomes cheaper, more (albeit questionable) things will be done to the S. Can't change it unfortunately.

 

well said, its all about looks, maybe to you it looks like shit, but to others is golden
sure its a track car, but if you can modify it to appeal to you, then why not.

maybe some people think all those stripped out track cars look tacky.
i dont, but as said previously, looks are subjective, wether it comprimises performance or not.

 

yup..and "parking hard" at meets means a lot to younger owners.

 

Parking Hard???
I agree when you do the super neg camber and +10 offsets it will make it handle like shit on a Stock Car, the people who do this to their car probably dont DD it and im sure thats what they like. personally i like the look of Japanese VIP style and as said before to each his own. look at the J's racing car it has wider overfenders in the rear to handle the neg offset and by the looks of this pic it looks like it has about -3.5 of camber in the rear

 

I love meaty tires and hate stretched tires especially on vip cars....however if it's done right it can look awesome like silentdancer etc.

 

um, ok. i wasn't talking about dedicated track cars and neither was the OP.

 

To get half the tire off the ground as you put it, you'd have to run around -15 degrees of camber, which nobody has done on an S2000. The fenders only get messed up if you don't know what you are doing. How can fender rolling harm the car? Are you one of those people who believe that rolling fenders actually compromises structural rigidity? Your reasoning is horrible. You say that if you ever sell the car, it's going to have to be converted back to stock to appeal to a larger market. Well what makes it so different than normal offsets and normal camber? Put the stock wheels back on and get it re-aligned... big deal.

I also don't see how it's "ricey and immature". Quality parts are being used and 90% of the time, wider tires are used. The only difference is that we are running 255/225 on wider wheels. It doesn't compromise the way the car drives either. My car feels fantastic. Sure, if I planned on tracking it (which I do), I will set it up properly; but for 99% of us, the S2000 is a daily driver. Must be nice for you to be able to afford it as a track car where nothing can compromise handling. Why don't you strip out your interior and AC? I have to look at my car every day so I will make it so that I like the way it looks.

 

LOL proof that this isn't the reason... ask some of the Cali guys about offsets and they won't even give them to you because internet bragging rights mean nothing. I mean how empty does your life have to be for that to mean something??? There are many people who beg for offsets just so they can copy instead of actually buying what they want. Who cares about offsets and lip size as long as it looks good to the owner. Just because the S2000 works great as a track car, it is meant for the street and I don't know about where you live, but here in Southern California, I sit in traffic 90% of the time with cops around every corner. I bought my car to use as transportation and I happen to like the way that it looks. I also happen to like aggressive wheel fitment so I do what I want, and you do what you do.

I just feel bad that you aren't an open-minded individual and that it bothers you that so many people like a certain style that you happen to dislike.

 

I think the OP's "half off the ground" statement was an exaggeration.

As for the ricey comment - everyone has their own definition of rice. To some it's anything japanese. To some, its cars with cheap autozone parts. To others its parts that are all show (neons, ICE, etc.). To others, myself included, it's looking fast without actually being fast. The slammed and cambered crew falls under this category. Lot's of people are putting high end parts on their cars and modifying them to have looks like their favorite race cars. Race cars are low and have camber and have roll cages and stripped out interiors. There are plenty of people that do this to their street cars. What makes it rice, to me, is that their roll cage is for looks and not approved by any racing sactioning body (and potentially harmful), the cars are slammed so hard it ruins the suspension geometry, the camber is so far out that it is detremental to performance, and the stripped out interior compromises comfort in a daily driver.

That being said, I use the term rice with a sense of respect. If you're doing it for the look, I can appreciate it or dislike it for looks. Personally, I think it looks silly.

 

1) I'm making my point by using the "half the tire off the ground" reference as exaggeration.

2) This is how fender rolling could harm the car:
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3) Did I ever say that fender rolling negatively affects structural rigidity? No.

4) "Reasoning" has very little to do with my post. I'm stating facts, expressing my opinion and asking for others' opinions. I did get an "A" in logic class though.

5) Putting the stock wheels back on and getting it re-aligned is still something extra you have to do.

6) "Ricey and immature" is only "IMO," like I stated. If you disagree, fine.

7) I actually own my S and a 1996 Jeep Cherokee and split time driving them. My S is not soley a track car.

8) I look at my car almost everyday too and love the way it looks.