Well, I picked up a set of rims that are non-staggered for the s2k. Everyone says I will loose performance. How will the handleing of the car be affected? Will the spin out easily now?? What am I looking at?

 

Yes. It will suck. Yes. Sell these non S2K rims for S2K rims or go back to stock.

 

Honda wouldnt have set the S up for staggered unless thats the way it performs best.

 

Should be more prone to spin out as opposed to running a staggered set up. Its all up to you, the driver, and how hard you push the car. Wider tires/wheels (than stock) in front will grip longer than the back can hold on.

From what I've read though, lots of track guys run non-staggered so there must be some advantages.

 

I'm running Non-stag on my setup. There are alot of guys on the track that run both stag and Non-Stag. I'm currently running a slightly less agressive setup 17 x 8.5 +54 wheels and 245/40/17 Wheels.

Here's a bit of info from: http://maxrev.net/index.php?location=widetires.htm

Running a non-staggered 255/40/17 Tires size on Front and Rear of the S2000 has been proven and very popular in Japan. Although the car's handling will be more susceptible to oversteer, you will gain additional control under braking. Also, you will notice more gain on the steering when braking and turning into a corner. (Trail-Braking) Done correctly, your car will have very little understeer at high speed corners (4th into 5th gear turns) and no low speed understeer.

For obvious reasons, a non-staggered setup is not recommended for novice to intermediate drivers as it will require a driver whom can induce and control understeer / oversteer at will. This means that the driver needs to be able to control the weight transfer at any given time.

There are some risks of running such a wide tires in the front on a S2000.

My choice of wheels would be the Volk CE28 17"x9" at et +63 for front and rear. In addition, you will need keep in mind of the following items:

1. Camber needs to me Max'ed out. This requires you to lower the car using coilovers to mechanically gain more camber in the front. The coilovers will need to be equipped with a high spring rate. (I am running 10kg/mm.)

2. Rear "toe" alignment and ride hight balance between front and rear will need to be optimized to reduce excessive high-speed oversteer.

3. Even with the correct wheels, you will rub your fender lining. If you lower the car too low, you will hit your fender and damage it. Ouch.

If you want to slamm your car or do not want to damage your fender, this setup is not for you! I am just listing some examples on how to accomplish running a wide front tires. There are certainly other ways to do it.

Hope this helps.

 

Just wondering, but what wheels did you get?

 

Prodrive GC-07C. Made by Rays Wheels. I got it from a group buy from Tommy.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=403848

How's the weather is SD? I grew up there, and am planning to go there this weekend.