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Changing to 04+ Wheels

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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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I have got myself a set of the 04+ wheels and I am going to put them on my 51 plate S2000 but was wondering if I need to get the allignment completed on the car once I have fitted them? and if so do I need to tell them to use the settings for an 04+ S2000 or is there no difference
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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04 settings are completely different as it has different suspension. I'd stick with the standard 01 geo, but I'm bound to be wrong
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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id like to now how you got some 04 wheels unless you paid mega bucks lol
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:57 AM
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I put 04's on my 03 and it still handles well imho. Not sure how different an 01 is to mine though.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by paullec,Aug 15 2006, 12:51 AM
id like to now how you got some 04 wheels unless you paid mega bucks lol
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No I got them off this forum from BAR060 for a very reasonable price, They needed a bit of a refurb but I have a mate that did it for me on the cheap.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:04 AM
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They can be had for reasonable money these days, seen a few sets go for less then
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:35 AM
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Good wheels. Improve the looks quite considerably without comprimising performance a great deal
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:56 AM
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been looking for some a while now lol
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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yep - get an alignment done if you are changing wheel sizes..
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 03:56 AM
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If I get the Allignment done what settings do I tell them to use. do I say set it as an 51 plate or use the settings from the 04+?

I had a Ford Focus a while back and I added 17inch wheels and lowered it by 35mm when I went to get the allignment done they wouldn't do it as the settings wouldn't be correct for the standard car. I had to get the settings for the ST170 and use them in the end.
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