skem

hey everyone, im new to the s2ki and recently purchsed an 02 nfr s2000 after researching tons. the car has low mileage at 35k and was supposedly a "show car" previously. with spring time coming i plan to upgrade the wheels soon because the previous owner swapped the ap1 16" wheels back on. the fenders are rolled both front and rear and there is pretty extreme camber at the rear. now i was looking at a particular wheel that comes in these 2 sizes: 18x8.5 +44 and 18x9.5 +38. i love the look of the 9.5 but dont know how well it will fit. its lowered on the ground control sleeve coilovers btw (stock stuts). after doing hours of research on this forum i now want to ask some of your up to date opinions on this. should i play it safe and do the 8.5 +44 all around or should i go with the 9.5 +38 in the rear and take the risk? im not too familiar with how to adjust the camber manually which is why im so weary on it. i test fitted some 18x8 +42 with 225/40r18 all around of my old acura tl this weekend and they fit fine with no problem. i really want the 9.5 but dont want to hassle with adjustments if they dont fit, is adjusting easy? anwyays thanks in advance for any help anyone can shed on this topic. oh and lastly i live in massachusetts where the roads are garbage.

jdmfool

theres tons of guys running a 9.5+38 on the rears. run a slightl stretch tire and youll be good to go

skem

cool thanks for the quick response...now say i run a 245 on that wheel, is that something any old mechanic can mount or do i need to go to a speciality place to stretch and fit it. sorry im a noob at this.

Dr.Troy

roll your fenders and pull em a bit and you can run more negative camber to make em fit.

You roll your fenders with a fender roller thats intended for that job not the cheap baseball bat way. If your in SOCAL I can recommend someone that rolls fenders for a bargain.

silentdancer

a 245 on a 9.5 isnt that much of a stretch so any tire shop should be able to handle it. those wheels will fit easy since ur fenders are rolled and your camber is already set it fit a low offset wheel

s2k dre

with a 9.5 +38 and a 245 tire will fit without problems, Just make sure ur running enough camber in the front to clear while turning. Im running a 9 +45 in the rear with a 255 azenis and thats a fat tire so 9.5 might have a better chance of fitting.

oly kenji

should be fine...im running 17x9+38 with a 255 tire..but i also have fender flares..but as long as your body is rolled and you have -camber you should be ok...might want to get the lifetime firestone alignment though..helps a lot if you like aggressive offsets and are slammed.

Dr.Troy

whats the lifetime firestone alignment?
do they make any changes u want for free whenever?