Wheels and Tires Discussion about wheels and tires for the S2000.
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Old 03-03-2011 | 03:12 AM
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Old 03-03-2011 | 06:40 AM
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You are going to need more than just a fender lip roll in the rear. The front is also very aggressive. They go out toward the fender about an extra inch further than the AP2 factory front wheels. The rear are going out about 1.5" further just for the wheels not even including the tires.
Old 03-03-2011 | 05:27 PM
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so a lot of flaring is going to be needed? daym I think might have to look for another set of wheels. if anybody is interested in buying these, let me know
Old 03-03-2011 | 09:53 PM
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I think Jim is assuming wider tires and not a lot of camber.

I have seen similar setups with a full roll.. But you will need quite a bit of camber and stretched tires (215/245 would probably be the most aggressive you could go maybe less.)

I'm not 100% but I think the set I saw that was very close had -3 camber in front and -5 in back or something ridiculous like that.

Honestly you can do a search for 9+35 in the rear which is close but not exactly your size and see how those fit/what owners have done to make them fit.

Your fronts were similar to a set I ran, they will be flush with the fender, 215s might be ok, but you will definitely need camber (I ran -1.5 but I think you may need more like -2 or -2.5)

If you are ok with that then you can go with no flare. If you want wider tires/less camber I would find a different set of wheels or get your fenders pulled like Jim said
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thanks mar48 you've been really helpful, I might mount some tires and slap them on to see what I'm really working with. I will keep u guys updated
Old 03-11-2011 | 07:29 PM
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finally got some tires mounted. i ended up getting 205/40 in front and 235/40 in the rear. put them on the car to see how far they stuck out. im pretty happy with the fitment. the car is stock height now but once i lower it i think its going to be nice and flush with only fender rolled.

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