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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 07:33 AM
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What's up guys, first time forum poster here. I just bought my S2K this week and I have already ordered a set of KWV2 coils for it. I really need some help on wheel and tire fitment though. I have read just about every thread there is about fitment but there are a lot of conflicting answers. The wheels I want to run are the XXR 968's 18x9 +35 on the front and 18x10.5 +20 on the rear. I am willing to roll my fenders, what else do I need to do to make them fit?
Remove the fenders......or run 215 tires with -6 camber.

Seriously though, that rear isn't even close to fitting with a proper sized (255+) tire. Your sizes are basically an aftermarket widebody fitment. If hellaflush is your thing then anything can fit with enough work.
Yeah man that's what I'm going for is hellaflush. But I want a wheel with a deep lip. I'm planning on running stretched tires, but I'm not very knowledgeable as to the "safe" limits of tire stretching. I really don't want to have to run that much camber. I was hoping like -3 max.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 11:28 AM
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You will need something like -6 or 7 camber to even have a chance with very stretched tires. Do some research those wheels do no fit.

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/785...ftw-s2-thread/

You will have better luck asking in here.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Manga_Spawn
You should really roll at least the front fenders. Since you are lowered there is a great chance of damage when the wheel is turned. Your tire sizes are correct for those wheels. You should be able to get away without rolling the rear but you may need to run more camber instead.
Like i said, i do not want to roll the fenders. Should i go 215 instead then?
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 01:59 PM
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Well on every thread I see Manga_Spawn post in, it seems his general advice is lower=roll the fronts. He said shit can happen even on stock wheels/tires.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 02:02 PM
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^Yup. I have rolled multiple cars that were low and had fender damage with OEM wheels. Others have signs of rubbing on the liner which means it would just be a matter of time before something worse could happen. The issue is no matter the tire size the front wheels turn and therefore can grab the front fender. Rubbing for the rear can be solved by camber since the wheels don't turn.
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Old Jun 16, 2014 | 04:12 PM
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I bought the car lowered on coils with fender rolls f&r, 225 & 245 with heavy 18"wheels, goin to switch to 17/8 with 225F and 17/9 255R stagger. What's the most offset I can get away with considering I'll be weekend driving with some autocross and tracking on occasion. Or option 2 if I run 17/9 245 squared.
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Old Jun 17, 2014 | 09:59 AM
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If you want less camber stick to offsets in the +40-50 range. If you will run more like -3 rear -2.5 front the. You can dip into the 30's but try and stay above +35.
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Old Jun 17, 2014 | 06:05 PM
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I was planning on 45 or higher. So if I go with the square 17x9 245/40 with 45 with my rolled fenders I should be good or should I move up to 50? I know alot of pics on the forums show the RPF1 and I think 45 is as high as they go.
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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by taifei
Well on every thread I see Manga_Spawn post in, it seems his general advice is lower=roll the fronts. He said shit can happen even on stock wheels/tires.
Originally Posted by Manga_Spawn
^Yup. I have rolled multiple cars that were low and had fender damage with OEM wheels. Others have signs of rubbing on the liner which means it would just be a matter of time before something worse could happen. The issue is no matter the tire size the front wheels turn and therefore can grab the front fender. Rubbing for the rear can be solved by camber since the wheels don't turn.

Just in case anyone disagrees with these guys..

I'm on OEM wheels and OEM tire specs, lowered on BuddyClub coilovers. Luckily no damage yet, but I plan on replacing the fenders around winter time when I plan on painting the car. Really, a roll probably wouldn't help me much with the way this rubs, but it does go to show that you can cause damage on a lowered OEM setup. I'll probably just raise the car up a little bit.

edit: dang! I think I might have a nail in my tire looking at this picture again..

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Old Jun 23, 2014 | 04:49 PM
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Wheels wheels wheels... with the combination of wheel sizes, face configuration, tire sizes, offset, colors, suspension setting, brake clearance issues, over fenders etc. there must be a million zillion different combinations. The sad thing is you can spend a lot of money and it ends up looking like shit or just plan does not work(saw a few in this thread!) I wish I could ride to the corner Volk dealership and try a dozen or so offset/tire/wheel combs. It is a pretty scary thing to order 3k or $4K of wheels not knowing for sure how they are going to fit. Sorry for the rambling but there is point coming here.
When I first got my S(read NUBIE) I bought some Enkei and a StopTech BBK, well the wheels were nice but the BBK did not come close to fitting. I sent the BBK back($300 re-stock fee) and learned a lesson.
Fast forward about 2.5 years, now I am have a ton of mods, boosted, etc and still want that BBK.
Well now I am running Advan RG-Ds, 17X9 +63. I had them powder coated when new to Mag Blue and I am not loving them on my Laguna Blue 06(the would look awesome on GPW or Silverstone). The grand plan is go 18" bronze Volks. Okay back to the Advans. I ran the StopTech template and still needed like a 8mm spacer to make them work. Determined to be where I wanted to be I replaced all four wheel bearings and installed new APR longer studs(did all the work myself except for bearing and lug pressing). At the same time I was doing this I stumbled upon at set of used Downforce 30mm over front fenders(not my color but) so I jumped on them and installed them.
I also happen to find a mis-priced rear RacingBrake BBK OEM rear caliper set for 1/3 of normal price(Amazon fixed the price with 12 hours of me buying and honored my purchase). So any way right now I have 328mm rotors front and rear with the StopTech kit in front.
I installed a 20mm spacer up front as to not only to clear the BBK but because the +63s were lost in the 30mm over fenders. To round out the rear I added 10mm spacers which work okay with the stock rear.
So going forward I would like to run some 18x10(or 9.5) all around with 265s. I want to get away from spacers(at least 20mm spacers). In the rear I will go to some over fenders.
So would if a +44 wheel fits a BBK is safe to say any offset lower than that also fits a BBK? I am thinking a +22 or should I be safe with +35 and use a small 5 to 10mm to custom fit. It has to fit within the 30mm over fenders as there is no rolling fiberglass fenders. Any thoughts would be apprecia
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