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View Poll Results: What tires (primary) do you use?
Hankook R-S3 255
45.33%
Hankook R-S3 245
4.00%
Dunlop Star Spec 255
21.33%
Dunlop Star Spec 245
5.33%
Toyo R1R 245
0
0%
Toyo R1R 255
0
0%
Other
20.44%
BFG Rival 255
3.11%
BFG Rival 245
0.44%
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STR Prep - Wheels and Tires

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Old 04-05-2013, 04:51 PM
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Just for you I updated my sig! I'll be running on them next weekend in Louisville if you want to come down! It will be the first event n the new car with all the shocks and bars on the car!
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Got the rival shipping notice Friday and will start testing 4/28.
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Nice! Unfortunately I won't make the event this weekend. My family will be visiting Purdue this weekend.
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Set up Question

The poll at the top of the thread suggests at least a few guys are running a square set up using Enkei Racing PF01 (17x9 +60) with 255/40/17 tires.

Any fitment issues? Does this work in front as well as rear?

(I'm a new s2000 owner, previously running a ZO6. I'd appreciate any advice.)

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Originally Posted by JiminVirginia
Set up Question

The poll at the top of the thread suggests at least a few guys are running a square set up using Enkei Racing PF01 (17x9 +60) with 255/40/17 tires.

Any fitment issues? Does this work in front as well as rear?

(I'm a new s2000 owner, previously running a ZO6. I'd appreciate any advice.)

Jim
17x9 +60 to +63 is pretty much the spec wheel setup. You'll need more negative camber up front, depending on ride height. The typical range is -2.5 to -3.5 degrees. The rear has more clearance and will not rub at most camber settings. You'll want about -2.5 to -2.8 degrees in the rear. That should get you started. Most of us experience a bit of running on the fender liners, but it's nothing major. At full steering lock, you might get slight contact between the inner wheel lip and one of the control arms (can't remember which, to be honest).
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Time to update the poll with this years tires, or maybe start a new thread for 2013?

Decided to give the Bridgestone Potenza RE-11A a try.

Also, with the monster bar up front, I am going to 255/40 X 4, up from 245/40 last year.
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A new thread probably makes the most sense...
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Originally Posted by IntegraR0064
A new thread probably makes the most sense...
I was thinking the same earlier and will consider updating the poll first. I don't think history in the poll is important to preserve.
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Originally Posted by Random1
Originally Posted by IntegraR0064' timestamp='1367960270' post='22526068
A new thread probably makes the most sense...
I was thinking the same earlier and will consider updating the poll first. I don't think history in the poll is important to preserve.
At the same time why not just do a new thread and link back to this one? If these threads get too long with out of date information I don't think they're as useful...imagine you're a newbie in 2013, you've gotta read through all the 2012 discussion before getting to the stuff that is actually pertinent.

Anyway I already finished making a new thread, so I'll just post it. If we really want to we can always delete and go back to this one. If not, we can link it in your STR stickie above.

The 2013 poll I made is here: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/102...-2013-edition/
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So for you RS3 guys, when do you find that start "falling off" or heat cycling out? I have over 50 runs on mine so far and they still seem pretty good.

At the last event I did feel that they were overheating though. Do they need to be sprayed down? My morning three runs were my fastest (unusual for me, ha), and the afternoon runs were about .5-.8sec off of that pace. It was a sunny day in the high 70s-mid 80s on a grippy concrete runway.


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