sure did! and the price wasn't that bad either. I'm glad it turned out the way it did because I was worried a double stagger would look funny on a S but now I think it looks sick!

 

sorry, wrong thread

 

245 should fit in the rear easily if you run more camber. The stretch always looks more pronounced on 18's due to the shorter sidewall.

 

Unfortunately that’s just going to jack up the rear end even more.

 

How so? If he gets the right diameter it is the same height. While I am not a fan of this it doesn't looks bad. Part of it is the illusion that the 18's are bigger overall because there is more wheel.

 

because a 245/40 is .4 inches thicker sidewall then a 235. That will jack up the ride height canceling out that extra 10mm of trend width by the raised center of gravity. I agree with you on running the wider rubber, but in this case running the double stagger is compromising that functionality. You can get the same look in running a consistent wheel diameter. Running an odd package does nothing to add to the looks a 17/17 or an 18/18 wouldn't accomplish. But don't bother picking out the performance attributes, this particular s isn't about performance or it would be on a different set of wheels, and that's ok. Not everyone cares about the performance aspects of thier sport car.

 

245/40-18 sidewall is only 4mm or .16" thicker than 235/40-18. Difference in c.g. and ride height is minimal to negligible. My money's on it being a performance improvement.
There are also some good tires available in 245/35-18, which would be shorter.
Personally, I'd want to run at least 255/35-18s on those, which would also be shorter than 235/40.

I think 18s just look too big at the front on an S2000 (FD, too), and 17F/18R stagger works quite well aesthetically. I don't see any performance issues with doing this vs. similar width 17/17 or 18/18 as long as diameters aren't too out of whack. I personally wouldn't bother with 18s in back unless I felt a need to run 275s back there, though.

I'm kind of an anti-flush and anti-stretch guy for my own cars, but the OP car looks pretty sweet. The shape of the car makes the wheels actually appear to be about the same diameter. Same phenomenon with the RX-7, run 18s all around and the fronts look too big, but not the rears.

 

For an 18 you want 245/35/18 not a 40 series.

 

I don't know if you guys realize he is running a 40 series on the 18 to keep the same looking sidewall height as the 17 up front so it doesn't look as out of place. Naturally following that same thought I'm against, I brought up the 245/40. Not 245/35 even though that would actually allow the car to perform better but look even worse. But again its all moot to me becuase I don't agree with this stagger on this car anyway. To each thier own as they say. It was a rather rare wheel package that happened to be available in this sizing so I get it. Just lately threads keep coming up with people wanting to run this double stagger on purpose, that's where I fail to see the logic.