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HELP! will these rims fit my car?

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Old Dec 5, 2005 | 05:21 AM
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Default HELP! will these rims fit my car?

The specs are as follows: 18x7.5 all the way around with a +42mm offset on all four corners. Thanks in advance. Cody
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Old Dec 5, 2005 | 06:42 AM
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The front and rear wheels on the s2000 are different widths for a reason.

Beyond that, it'll be tight. You'll probably have rubbing issues in the front, and don't plan on lowering your car.
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Old Dec 5, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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With your mods?....... NO.

The rears will stick WAY out and not rub but CUT your tires.....
The fronts will also rub.

Stay staggered for performance if your going turbo.
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Old Dec 5, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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Dude.......you don't wanna be drivin round on Pizza Cutters....Do ya????
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 04:37 AM
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Thanks for the heads up, damn I was about to take the plunge on these also ....What would be an ideal set up-offset for 18" wheels?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 05:27 AM
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+51 offset in the front, more in the back... i'm thinking like +60.

There are a few threads that list the proper offsets for front and back. Also you want a 7.5 or maybe 8 inch width in front. 9 to 9.5 in the back.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 05:51 AM
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Hang on a second.

Required offset depends on width. For instance, on the rear, roughly, you need a 40 offset minimum for an 8" wheel, 46 for 8.5", 53 for 9", 59 for 9.5, and 65 for 10". The front has less clearance than the rear, so a 8" wheel up front usually needs around 48-50 offset, and so on.

Tire width plays a big part on clearance. If your offsets are too low, you'll have to run narrow tires despite your nice wide wheels, just to keep from rubbing. What's the point of running 8" and 9.5" wheels if you have to run OEM tire sizes to keep from rubbing?

You don't "need" a minimum of 7.5" in front and 9" wheel in the rear. The stock 00-03 wheels are 6.5" and 7.5". It just depends on how much tire you want.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 06:31 AM
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on a 16 inch wheel 6.5 may be ok in the front. But it looks silly on an 18inch man. Might as well mount motorcycle tires.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by stitos2k,Dec 6 2005, 07:31 AM
on a 16 inch wheel 6.5 may be ok in the front. But it looks silly on an 18inch man. Might as well mount motorcycle tires.
They are 7.5 inch...not 6.5
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by spa-zz,Dec 6 2005, 06:51 AM
Hang on a second.

Required offset depends on width. For instance, on the rear, roughly, you need a 40 offset minimum for an 8" wheel, 46 for 8.5", 53 for 9", 59 for 9.5, and 65 for 10". The front has less clearance than the rear, so a 8" wheel up front usually needs around 48-50 offset, and so on.

Tire width plays a big part on clearance. If your offsets are too low, you'll have to run narrow tires despite your nice wide wheels, just to keep from rubbing. What's the point of running 8" and 9.5" wheels if you have to run OEM tire sizes to keep from rubbing?

You don't "need" a minimum of 7.5" in front and 9" wheel in the rear. The stock 00-03 wheels are 6.5" and 7.5". It just depends on how much tire you want.
Thanks for the great information....actually I'm going to print out your responce and use it as a guideline
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