Hello all. New to the forum and the s2000. Truth be told - I don't have an s2000. But I will, very soon. I previously had a 2011 si sedan but it was in a car accident and the person who was at faults insurance is paying me for a new car. Super excited to go from civic to s2000 (Thank God). So excited that I have been creepin' around this forum for probably around a month or so while looking for a good s2000 to buy to learn about the car and what not. Anyway, I am looking to lower my s2000, I don't track my car and it will be my DD. I don't what my car dumped, just flushed with pretty much no gap between wheel and body. This is purely for aesthetics (hope I don't get hated on). From looking around this forum this is what I have planned for my car.

Buddy club coilovers (My friend is a member on here and he is lowered on megan coilovers but that ride is just too stiff for me. I read a lot of reviews on the Buddy club coilovers and they were really good just like they were for the civic).
Rota grid 17x9 +42 (I'm in college I wish I could afford the real deal)
245/40 tires

I know that I already have to roll all of my fenders, but would I need to relocate my tabs or run any camber in the front and back with this setup? If so, if anyone could suggest a camber kit/price of one that would be great! Ideally, I would just like to lower my car and roll my fenders.

There is a thread on this website specifically over these wheels and the guy who had them said that he just rolled his fenders and was sitting on coilovers. It looked nice but he also mentioned that he would later "max out" on camber and that 2.5F and 3.5R was suggested. I thought I was supposed to go for negative camber but I still am new to this whole topic so please bear with me haha. He never mentioned anything about relocating his tabs. Could anyone elaborate on what "maxing out" on camber is? I pm'd him a week and a half ago about his setup to avoid making a new thread but he never responded

 

Take your time searching for the right S, one thing I made sure to do was run through this list

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/681...ons-1999-2009/

As for your wheel set up, essentially the lower you go the more camber you can run stock. I would roll all four corners and run a couple of degrees of camber, you should be fine imo, again there is a thread on wheel specs

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/342...fitment-guide/

GL with your search!

 

you will need to relocate the bumper tab in the rear. maxed out camber means just that... you've maxed out your adjustment range for a given height. I picked up a set of grids with 245/40 RE-11. Camber is -2.8 rear and I maxed at -1.8 front. Fenders are rolled and rears are pulled a little. I have the slightest poke in the front with the grids and 245s but my 17x9 +49 tc105n with 255 rs3 sit pretty flush. Ill most likely be picking up some J's Racing camber joints for the front and/or lowering my car another 1/2" as I need more camber. It looks fine but my tires need more camber to wear more evenly.

 

Thank you good sir, I have been looking meticulously for the perfect one haha, just the right one hasn't presented itself to me yet. And thanks for the advice. Do you think it would be more ideal to get 17x7.5 +45 in the front on 215 tires and 17x9 + 42 +42 and 245 tires in the rear? I looked that link you gave me and it said that ideally the s2000 should go for stagger when looking at after market rims.

Thanks for the explanation! I will be looking into some J's racing camber joints. The slightest poke in the front is exactly what I'm looking to do, good to know I can achieve that with grids.