Changing wheels on my all original 2002 AP1

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Aug 7, 2014 | 04:50 AM

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I would upgrade to one of the AP2 wheels - they are affordable and look great, plus you can go 225/255 on the tires. Best change I have made to my car hands down.

I agree with this, AP2 wheels are the stock wheels on the 2004-2009 Honda S2000. I have the version 1's (2004-2005) a.k.a. ap2v1's. All OEM AP2 wheels are 17x7.5 up front, and 17x8.5 in the rear with an offset around the +60'ish range I think. And also, they look good, especially the AP2 V1's which are among the easiest to find (from my experience).

Another option if going with TSW is getting the Nurburgring wheels, they are reasonably priced and come in higher offsets like the OEM S2000 wheels.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tsw+...2F%3B800%3B600

Here's what they look like at stock height:

And with some swift sport springs (subtle drop, but much improved look over stock height and still no need for fender roll at all):

Those are really great shots of the AP2s. The suggestion to go AP2 wheels sounds really great, and has got me interested, however, I am at a loss as to where I would look to find some...I've checked EBAY and haven't found any complete sets, where next?

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Aug 7, 2014 | 04:55 AM

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Front 17 x 7.5 at 45mm offset with Re050 215/45 17
Rear 17 x 9.0 at 63mm offest with Re050 245/40 17

Shouldn't be a problem, might want to run -1 to -1.5 front camber. As mentioned above, taller/wider 225/45-17 fronts might rub, so stick w/ 215s there. I'd run 255/40-17 rears. The fronts will look more "flush" than the rears, btw...

AP2 wheels also a great option as already pointed out.

Another option:
Enkei PF01 17x8 +50 fronts with PF01-SS 17x9 +60 rears.

Aug 7, 2014 | 05:36 PM

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[quote name='frodier' timestamp='1407250085' post='23273848']
Front 17 x 7.5 at 45mm offset with Re050 215/45 17
Rear 17 x 9.0 at 63mm offest with Re050 245/40 17

Am i right to say that in order to keep the front and rear evenly flush, you need to keep the same 55/65 ratio as OEM as you get less positive in the offsets? I think the Enkei PF-01 come the closest to this apart from the AP2 wheels.

In the meantime , I went ahead and checked with TSW on the Panoramas that I had initially posted, and the silver ones in 7.5" have been discontinued...so I'm not really disappointed because of all the great alternatives I've been getting on this board. Plus the fronts where a little too aggressive for my comfort...
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I looked at the PF-01 and it seems that there are two versions PF-01SS and just plain PF-01. Is there any difference between the two? I recall reading somewhere that the SS has a lip? The 9"inch comes in SS only and the 8 inch are not SS. Will you see any aesthetic difference in the two versions on the same car?

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Aug 8, 2014 | 04:17 AM

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I looked at the PF-01 and it seems that there are two versions PF-01SS and just plain PF-01. Is there any difference between the two? I recall reading somewhere that the SS has a lip? The 9"inch comes in SS only and the 8 inch are not SS. Will you see any aesthetic difference in the two versions on the same car?

If this doesn't suit your tastes, you could run the 17x9 +60 all around, but 245s might rub up front with that offset. 235/40-17 might be OK, though, but fewer options in that size. 255/40-17 would be okee-fine in back.