Rim Sizes for s2000?
09-18-2011, 06:11 PM
#11
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Um, must be missing something here. If the outer diameter of the tire is the same, why will it throw off gearing/speedo? The overall size is the same, just more rim and less rubber.
09-18-2011, 06:39 PM
#12
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I had the same question. I ended up going with OZ Ultraleggeras. I did 18x8's in the front and 18x9's in the rear and got them from TireRack. Offset worked very well with the S2K w/o modification at stock height. For tires I chose 225/40/18's on the front and 255/35/18's on the rear. This tire combo looked fine in the front, but there was a bit too much gap in the back. The next set of tires on the rear were 255/45/18's and these did rub a bit but looked awesome. I relocated the bumper tab and trimmed the plastic fender a bit, and that helped. Rears were significantly more burly than the fronts and this really emphasized the staggered look. I think 255/40/18's will end up being the best of both worlds, but I haven't tried these yet.
GL
Chad
GL
Chad
The outer diameter of the tires you mentioned (255/40/18 vs 255/45/18 vs 255/35/18) are not all the same. 255/35/18 is going to be pretty close to factory outer diameter, and the 255/40/18 is going to be larger, while the 255/45/18 is going to be larger than even that.
09-18-2011, 06:50 PM
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Ah, I see. I forgot that I mentioned that I had been looking at bigger tires a couple of posts up! LOL. Sorry. I meant that the 255/35/18's on the back were pretty close to stock. Increasing the aspect ratio definitely makes the tire bigger. The 255/45's did look awesome though, and I guess they helped keep the miles off the car!
09-23-2011, 02:44 AM
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i looked through all these postings but did not see any wheel recomendations sounds like i should stay with 17" on my 08 because of the stagger I do not find a lot of options out there how about some help
09-23-2011, 06:03 AM
#15
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I think the car looks fine with 17" and 18". Below is a link to the wheels we carry for the car. If I can help let me know.
http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_gara...3&autoModClar=
http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_gara...3&autoModClar=
09-23-2011, 11:33 AM
#16
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Im personally sticking with 17s
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