AP1 wheels on a AP2
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Originally Posted by mjschrage,Feb 19 2009, 11:53 AM
17's and 16's will give you a noticible gearing change.....thats the end of that.
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Originally Posted by mjschrage,Feb 19 2009, 11:53 AM
17's and 16's will give you a noticible gearing change.....thats the end of that. But it really depends on the rubber you put on the 16's when it comes down to it.
Care to explain your theory?
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you can swap the AP1 and AP2 wheels without drama. The most significant difference being that there are more tires available on the 17' rim. The 17s also have a smaller sidewall resulting in more overall weight but less roll and more precise handling.
the gearing, with proper tire sizes, will not change.
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Originally Posted by Willie Gee,Feb 21 2009, 12:26 PM
you can swap the AP1 and AP2 wheels without drama. The most significant difference being that there are more tires available on the 17' rim. The 17s also have a smaller sidewall resulting in more overall weight but less roll and more precise handling.
the gearing, with proper tire sizes, will not change.
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ap1 had OEM 16'' rims
ap2 had OEM 17'' rims
Honda designed the s2000 with much R&D to fit these two sizes.
You can swap rims no problem at all. Most ap1 owners upgrade to 17'', even 18'' rims all the time. Gears are not affected, your ratios will not change. The only item that may become affected is your speedometer. Sometimes you need to recalibrate for larger diameter rims, but even that is not needed.
ap1 had OEM 16'' rims
ap2 had OEM 17'' rims
Honda designed the s2000 with much R&D to fit these two sizes.
You can swap rims no problem at all. Most ap1 owners upgrade to 17'', even 18'' rims all the time. Gears are not affected, your ratios will not change. The only item that may become affected is your speedometer. Sometimes you need to recalibrate for larger diameter rims, but even that is not needed.
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