Hey guys, usually just spend my time reading through stuff on here but I couldn't find anything about this size of wheels.

Does anyone have pics of a square 7.5J et32 wheel set up? Also will it fit properly? According to willtheyfit.com I'll have around 32mm more poke than my standard AP1 wheels. On the backs this should be fine with a 225 tyre however I'm slightly concerned about the fronts even with a 205 tyre.

Any info and pics would be great, thanks.

 

That offset is too low to fit properly, and moreover those rears are really too narrow; you're really going to screw up the handling balance of the car, even with staggered tires. If you really want to use them, consider moving the rear up to a 235.

 

How come it will affect the handling? Surely if it's the same sized tyres and both wheels are spaced around the same it shouldn't affect it too bad?

 

It is because it is to narrow. You cannot put a properly sized tire on it. Use OEM ap2 widths when buying wheels. You want at least an 8.5 in the rear so you can fit at least a 245 tire. A 7.5 can fit a 225 at best which is to narrow.

 

I was under the impression that a 205/45 tyre would fit a 7.5J rim according to tyre manufacturers websites? But I'm going to have a look for wheels with a different offset now. Does it matter if the wheels themselves are staggered or can it just be the tyres?

 

You can stagger the tires on same size wheels, provided they are a reasonable fitment. I ran 225/255 staggered tires on non-staggered 9" width wheels.

That front will stick out over 35mm compared to stock wheel. When we are talking about wheel fitment, that is a LOT. Also, if you are going to upgrade, might as well run a wheel that will let you run wider tires also. If you don't want to do any fender work, get a higher (around +50) offset.

 

Handling wise though, would that amount of poke make a difference? Assuming I ran staggered tyres. Finding wheels is the hard part, such a limited selection with high offsets

 

You don't seem to understand what is effecting what here. The offset for the front means they don't fit very well and would require fender modification. They can fit but it just takes more work than other wheels.

Handling is mostly effected by the width you would be running on the rear. A 225 is not a wide enough tire for the rear of the S2000. You have an AP1 and that car is already tail happy (the OEM 16 sizes don't provide enough grip which is why i suggest using AP2 widths when looking for new wheels as they provide slightly better grip though most go wider).

 

I think we are on the wrong page here. I don't mean about the wheels in the OP anymore. I'm wondering if it can it be a square set up but stagger the tyres? Say I look for 8.5J wheels and run a 235 or higher on the rear and run 225 on the front? Obviously with a higher offset 8.5J on the front.

 

Yes that's fine.