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Sorry to ask..
Hey guys. I own a 2001 S2000 and was wanting to see if anyone could guide me in the right direction regarding wheel fitment l. I’ve read through these forums and also have read the fitment guide. I’ve just had conflicting comments from guys I know, and also have seen others on this site with similar specifications. Would these wheels fit my car without major fender modifications?
I know I may get some rude comments, but that’s ok :P I just wanted to ask your opinion so I know for sure.
Thanks for your time!
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/wt...626941033.html
I know I may get some rude comments, but that’s ok :P I just wanted to ask your opinion so I know for sure.
Thanks for your time!
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/wt...626941033.html
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Hers's a good place to start - https://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Whee...et-Calculator#
Google is your friend... I found OEM offset in 10 seconds
OEM Wheels are:
Front - 6.5 wide with offset +55
Rear - 7.5 wide with offset +65
New Wheels are 8.5 wide with offset +30
(the smaller the offset number the further out they "poke")
Compared to the new wheels:
On the front the new wheel will be extending an extra 50mm out further
On the rear it will be an extra 48mm.
You can take a ruler and go out to your car and see if you think you have an extra 50mm clearance on the front.
My educated guess is that you probably only have about a safe 20mm of extra clearance in OEM form. So no - those will not fit without quite a big fender pull.
If it was closer to 20-ish then I'd suggest next step to look at the tire specs to see how those would affect the fitment...
Others can chime in if I'm off...
Google is your friend... I found OEM offset in 10 seconds
OEM Wheels are:
Front - 6.5 wide with offset +55
Rear - 7.5 wide with offset +65
New Wheels are 8.5 wide with offset +30
(the smaller the offset number the further out they "poke")
Compared to the new wheels:
On the front the new wheel will be extending an extra 50mm out further
On the rear it will be an extra 48mm.
You can take a ruler and go out to your car and see if you think you have an extra 50mm clearance on the front.
My educated guess is that you probably only have about a safe 20mm of extra clearance in OEM form. So no - those will not fit without quite a big fender pull.
If it was closer to 20-ish then I'd suggest next step to look at the tire specs to see how those would affect the fitment...
Others can chime in if I'm off...
Last edited by MrFunk; Jul 15, 2018 at 05:35 AM.
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Thank you for your response. I did look up the OEM wheel specs, as well as looked at what specs of what others here are running with their aftermarket wheels. The guys running wheels with offsets similar to the wheels I’ve posted, haven’t mentioned if they’ve done fender modifications (from what I’ve seen).
Also, I’m a bit confused on your comment regarding +20 offset?
Sorry, but I come from Civic’s and MUGEN wheels and have never had to learn much about wheel fitment beyond PCD haha
Also, I’m a bit confused on your comment regarding +20 offset?
Sorry, but I come from Civic’s and MUGEN wheels and have never had to learn much about wheel fitment beyond PCD haha
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Coil overs have nothing to do with offset (how much a wheel sticks out). If anything, lowering a car on coil overs may reduce your ability to have a more aggressive offset because the wheels will be further inside the wheel arches limited the clearance.
Those wheels you are looking at will not fit without pulling the fender quite a bit.
What I meant with the 20mm comment above was that - if you were to put 20mm spacers on your current OEM wheels it would be the biggest spacer you could put before having rubbing issues (wheels making contact with fender). So you basically have 20mm to work with in relation to the OEM set up. Using that knowledge you can plug in new wheels into that offset calculator I linked above and if the outter position of the new wheels is more than 20mm then you know you are exceeding the space you have.
Hope that helps.
Those wheels you are looking at will not fit without pulling the fender quite a bit.
What I meant with the 20mm comment above was that - if you were to put 20mm spacers on your current OEM wheels it would be the biggest spacer you could put before having rubbing issues (wheels making contact with fender). So you basically have 20mm to work with in relation to the OEM set up. Using that knowledge you can plug in new wheels into that offset calculator I linked above and if the outter position of the new wheels is more than 20mm then you know you are exceeding the space you have.
Hope that helps.
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