a lil help with tires and rims
03-31-2012, 10:09 PM
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a lil help with tires and rims
im looking to buy the enkei rpf1s but im kinda lost on how to pick out the right rim...i know i want them to be 17" and would like to run 275 40's on them but im not sure which offset rim to get...any suggestions?....in the sticky it say im suppose to get 17+60-64 for the rear??? i dont know much about the offset stuff ...also what do u guys think of the bfgoodrick g-force t/a kdw2 tires? are they any good?
04-02-2012, 10:13 AM
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275 is alot of tire and I think at that size you would be getting a 275/35/17 to keep it the same height. Unless you are superchanged or turbo or something I think thats more tire than you really need plus you would need a fairly wide wheel like a 9.5 or 10 I think and in the front you may run into issues. Not to mention the cost of these tires is pretty high as well.
If you get 17x9's you can easily run 255/40/17's all the way around and if you get some good sticky tires like star specs or Rs3's you should have tons of grip.
Finally on the offset if you want them to fit without of body work the higher the better. I'd say anything over +45 and you should be good with just a good fender roll. Anything lower and you will likely have to try and flair the fenders or do other with to fit the wheels.
Hope that helps. Did you have a wheel width in mind?
If you get 17x9's you can easily run 255/40/17's all the way around and if you get some good sticky tires like star specs or Rs3's you should have tons of grip.
Finally on the offset if you want them to fit without of body work the higher the better. I'd say anything over +45 and you should be good with just a good fender roll. Anything lower and you will likely have to try and flair the fenders or do other with to fit the wheels.
Hope that helps. Did you have a wheel width in mind?
04-02-2012, 01:06 PM
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I agree, 275 is a lot more than you need.. it also depends on your car's height as well. I don't see many s2ks with stock fenders fitting in 275s in the rear. If you wanna check this link this guy fit 285s on a 10.5" rim http://www.canibeat.com/2011/10/func...-fitted-s2000/ . But this guy got custom fender work done. It's possible to do it, I think you would need a x10" wheel for 275 not exactly sure.
Also what helped me learn is to just look at build threads or pics of other people's s2ks to get an idea of what fits. Good luck!
Also what helped me learn is to just look at build threads or pics of other people's s2ks to get an idea of what fits. Good luck!
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275 is alot of tire and I think at that size you would be getting a 275/35/17 to keep it the same height. Unless you are superchanged or turbo or something I think thats more tire than you really need plus you would need a fairly wide wheel like a 9.5 or 10 I think and in the front you may run into issues. Not to mention the cost of these tires is pretty high as well.
If you get 17x9's you can easily run 255/40/17's all the way around and if you get some good sticky tires like star specs or Rs3's you should have tons of grip.
Finally on the offset if you want them to fit without of body work the higher the better. I'd say anything over +45 and you should be good with just a good fender roll. Anything lower and you will likely have to try and flair the fenders or do other with to fit the wheels.
Hope that helps. Did you have a wheel width in mind?
If you get 17x9's you can easily run 255/40/17's all the way around and if you get some good sticky tires like star specs or Rs3's you should have tons of grip.
Finally on the offset if you want them to fit without of body work the higher the better. I'd say anything over +45 and you should be good with just a good fender roll. Anything lower and you will likely have to try and flair the fenders or do other with to fit the wheels.
Hope that helps. Did you have a wheel width in mind?
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I agree, 275 is a lot more than you need.. it also depends on your car's height as well. I don't see many s2ks with stock fenders fitting in 275s in the rear. If you wanna check this link this guy fit 285s on a 10.5" rim http://www.canibeat.com/2011/10/func...-fitted-s2000/ . But this guy got custom fender work done. It's possible to do it, I think you would need a x10" wheel for 275 not exactly sure.
Also what helped me learn is to just look at build threads or pics of other people's s2ks to get an idea of what fits. Good luck!
Also what helped me learn is to just look at build threads or pics of other people's s2ks to get an idea of what fits. Good luck!
04-03-2012, 05:14 AM
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The TA KDW are good tires, but for the money you should be able to get better as they are only rated as Ultra High Performance Summer. Max Performance will give you better grip while Extreme Performance will give you the most grip but with decreased tread life. For the money you should get the Dunlop Star Specs - better tire all around for only a little bit more than what you are looking at with the TA KDWs.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp
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The TA KDW are good tires, but for the money you should be able to get better as they are only rated as Ultra High Performance Summer. Max Performance will give you better grip while Extreme Performance will give you the most grip but with decreased tread life. For the money you should get the Dunlop Star Specs - better tire all around for only a little bit more than what you are looking at with the TA KDWs.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp
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04-03-2012, 03:56 PM
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The star specs at 265 will give you more grip than the other tire at 275. Its a much higher performance level tire. Now if youre just going for looks than it doesnt matter.
04-03-2012, 07:26 PM
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Ok, well first off there unfortunately are no 275/35/17, so you would need 275/40/17. This will be more than 1/2" taller diameter than stock, so it will throw off your speedo a bit, but people have run these. If you want to stay staggered, the easiest setup would be the Enkei PF01s in 17x8 +50 and 17x9 +60. If you are deadset on RPF1s, you will definitely have to do heavy fender rolling, because the 17x9 is a +45 offset. People roll their fenders just to fit a 255 tire. Since the 275/40/17 is both taller and wider, it will be a harder fit. You need to be careful rolling your rear fenders because if you do it too much the fender can buckle in on itself. I have seen pictures of it, and on my car, I can see where the quarter panel is deformed in shape if you look closely.
Personally I think the better idea is to get a better tire in a 255/40 size.
Personally I think the better idea is to get a better tire in a 255/40 size.
