Hi Guys,

I just bought a bone-stock Berlina Black 2003, and am very new to the S2000 scene. I have a set of 18x8 Ro_Ja wheels (+40mm offset) sitting in the garage with no tires, and was thinking about putting them on the S2000.

Is this a bad idea? Is it essential that the sizes are staggered? If not, what would be the recommended tire size for these wheels? (The list recommends a size for the rear, but not the front)


If there is any issue whatsoever with decreased reliablility/handling/performance/etc, I will sell these and look for something else (I may just put a set of AP2 wheels on).

Thanks,

-Danny B.


PS - The previous owner has mismatched and, from what I've read, missized tires on the stock wheels. The fronts are Bridgestone Potenza S-03s in 205/55/ZR16 and the rears are Sumitomo HTR+s in 225/50/ZR16. Are these sizes going to create a problem (or wear quickly)?

 

You really need to keep the stagger or the car will tend to oversteer when pushed.

A 40 offset is kind of too low for this car. You would need to run tires narrower than stock to avoid rubbing. Then up front you'd have a wide wheel with a narrow tire and in the rear you'd really want something wider than 8 inches.

I'd stick with the OEMs for now.

Ken

 

Wow great info on this thread, very helpful. I have narrowed down my wheel choice and already have tires, but I need an opinion about offset choice.

I have Falken Azenis 615's (I heard they run a bit wider than other tires) 225 front & 255 Rear. I'm most likely getting the Work VS-XX (O disk). I also have Eibach Prokit 1" Drop springs.

These are the wheels I have narrowed it down to.
Front:
17X7.5 +51 (37mm lip)
17X8.0 +57 (37mm lip)

Rear:
17X9.0 +57 (50mm lip)

Will those work with the 225/255 tires without rubbing with no modification?

Thanks in advance,
Ed

 

how can i make this setup work?

5Hx114.3 @ 16x7 +33 16x8 +33

 

do some serious fender work.. and run narrow ass tires.

 

these seem like they woudl fit MUCH better.

5Hx114.3 @ 16x7 +45 16x8 +45

 

yea they would but you would have to run stock like tire sizes. just depends on what you wanna run.

 

yeah, thats not a problem. i plan on running skunk2 springs with these wheels and stock tires.

thanks for the help

 

Ed,

I would choose the higher offset for the front. Then you should be good to go.

Cheers,
Ken

 

Thanks spa-zz. Yeah I was thinking the same thing I'll take the advice and go with the 17X8 +57 in front, but now I'm debating the rear.

The vendor I'm getting the wheels from suggested I go with 17X9.5 +64 for the rear instead. It will give me +7mm more clearance for the top of the tire and yet the lip of the rim will sit in the same exact spot as the 9" +57 because it's wider.

What do you think about the rear wheel sizes, also what do you think about 255 on a 9.5" wheel?

Thanks again,
Ed
Ed