MY04 or MY02 wheels
I jut bought my car and it came with winter tires which I will use 3-4 months of the year. I'm looking to pick up a set of wheels for summer/track/autox. Can't decide on MY00-MY03 or MY04+ wheels. A quick search led to me to some pros/cons:
Pros of MY04 wheels: -larger rear reduces oversteer -re050's, while more expensive, seem to last longer than the S02's (ie, cheaper per mile) -Kuhmo MX are available in the correct size (good cheap wheel) -S02's may be discontinued? -looks good (least important factor) Cons of MY04: -heavier (although I think combined wheel/tire weight is only a little bit heavier) -wheels are more expensive -tires are more expensive -16" with S02's were designed for the car So, if I go with the MY04's, will it actually end up being cheaper in the long run given the pro's above? Are Kuhmo MX's that great, or would I be able to go with the MX's for the 16"s in 225/45/16 and not loose that much performance? Are the S02's that much better than the RE050's? I'm concerned about performance since I autocross and track. This will only be my second year doing it (first year in the S), so I'm not at a competative level yet...but I don't want to criple my car too much just to save a few cents. Any help would be appreciated. Congratulations on making it to the end of my long ass post. :rev: |
also keep in mind if you don't have a 04 s2k and you get the 04 rims that will knock you out of the stock class for autox.
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Originally Posted by esracer' date='Feb 15 2005, 03:48 PM
also keep in mind if you don't have a 04 s2k and you get the 04 rims that will knock you out of the stock class for autox.
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If class is not a concern than the larger MY04 wheels would be better. You can get 225 fronts and 255 rears which should help a bit. I have been autoX/HPDE in the S2000 for the last two years and I just got a set of MY04 wheels. I
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