My new hardtop (pics)...
06-19-2002 | 07:36 AM
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From: JDM Land
Hey Wesmaster,
What size tires are you running? Your car looks very low... and the black stock wheels look great! I know sometimes it's an optical illusion with black wheels, cuz I get comments about my setup all the time too.
I am still on stock rubber... but it will soon be time to consider replacements. I want to stay 16" with my Spoon wheels, so I'm looking into what's available. I've been toying with the idea of getting a lower profile setup at all four corners. I know by doing this, the final drive is affected... as is the speedo... but I don't mind.... it's almost like changing the final drive... only just with the rear tires! I have noticed that a lot of Japanese tuners (most notably Amuse) have changed the tire setup to 225/45-16 at all 4 corners. I know this topic has been discussed in the past, but it never reached a satisfactory conclusion. Personally, I still believe in a staggered setup for the S2K. I was thinking of running 245/40-16 on the rear and 205/50-16 on the front... but the other problem seems to be finding a good high performance tire that comes in those sizes!
Opinions?
Spoon AP1
What size tires are you running? Your car looks very low... and the black stock wheels look great! I know sometimes it's an optical illusion with black wheels, cuz I get comments about my setup all the time too.
I am still on stock rubber... but it will soon be time to consider replacements. I want to stay 16" with my Spoon wheels, so I'm looking into what's available. I've been toying with the idea of getting a lower profile setup at all four corners. I know by doing this, the final drive is affected... as is the speedo... but I don't mind.... it's almost like changing the final drive... only just with the rear tires! I have noticed that a lot of Japanese tuners (most notably Amuse) have changed the tire setup to 225/45-16 at all 4 corners. I know this topic has been discussed in the past, but it never reached a satisfactory conclusion. Personally, I still believe in a staggered setup for the S2K. I was thinking of running 245/40-16 on the rear and 205/50-16 on the front... but the other problem seems to be finding a good high performance tire that comes in those sizes!
Opinions?
Spoon AP1
06-19-2002 | 07:53 AM
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From: Houston
The car is lowered with the RM Racing springs. They are 1.5 inches lower than stock. I'm running stock tires. I've tried a few different tires and haven't found anything that I like as well as the OEM S02's. The only different sizes I tried was a 245 in the S02 PP's to make up for the lost tread when using non-OEM S02 PP's...but that did not improve handing. I'm sticking with OEM from now on.
06-19-2002 | 12:07 PM
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From: Kuna Idaho
That looks really good and I am sure it improves the rear visibility when you need the top up. Now the question is, when you "show" the car, does the top stay on, come off and placed on a stand next to the car, or off and left at home?
