I have a seller with a set of gold/polished lip TE37's for 1500.00 (SO2's). I do not know the sizes yet and want to be ready when he tells/shows me the set to make sure they are a good fit for my S.

here is what I am running right now:
Stock rims and tire sizes dropped 1.5 inches on comptech adjustable springs.

The wheels in question are off and NSX. They are 17 and 18 inch staggered. I ran the stock NSX rims on my car for a few days while my stockers were being painted and had no problem with caliper clearance, but I remeber the cars drop put it closer to the streeet and I may have had a rub or two while they were on.

What offsets am I looking for to keep away from rolling my fenders and would I have to raise my comptechs up a turn or two to compensate.

Is this a good idea and/or can we run staggered setups???

Sorry for the noobness of my post but I am brand new to the wheel thing and all of the numbers are not making sense right off the bat.

Is there a noob FAQ thread about what tire sizes and rim sizes/offsets mean??

Thanks
RoB

 

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Suprise no one has chimed in here...

The S2000 likes high offset wheels (preferably +50 and above)

Offset indicates the distance from the center of the rim to the mounting point of the wheel to the car. Offset is measured in millimeters. A positive offset is indicated when the mounting surface extends beyond the central line of the rim and a negative offset results when the mounting surface falls within. **Basically a positive offset means that the rim will go further towards the suspension and a lower offset means that the rim will go further towards the fenders.***
--- From Jtuned

We don't have that much room to play with with stock fenders on this car. Thus the "high positive offsets"... Some people will argue that they had Brand X wheel fit with a +42 offset. That is probably true, but "fitting" and "properly fitting" are 2 different things. A properly fitting wheel/tire combo has a proper balance of overall width and relativley high offset. Usually anything below +50 is going to be prone to rub with lowering (unless you have a very narrow rim/tire).

If you are running different size front and rear wheels, just keep your overall diameter close to stock. That is, on the fronts you will probably need a 45 profile and the rear a 35 on your tires. I'm no expert on this topic but as long as you stay within these principals you will be safe...whether it be the NSX wheels or what have you

 

Don't forget this depends on the width as well. The wider the wheel the higher the offset will have to be. You can't just say, "use +50 or more and you're good." I suggest the use of an offset calculator to determine where the edge of the rim will be compared to known fitments.

 

I've been looking into NSX wheels for my S, and there are a few that fit. Stock NSX offsets are almost identical to the S2K, however, they have more room in the rear. Therefore, the main concern for you is the rear offset. Most Volk's on the NSX are around a 35mm offset on a 10" wide rim. This will not work for our car. However, if you happen to find a NSX owner that was conservative in his wheel choice (he more than likely chose S2k fitments). The fronts for the two car are pretty much the same. HOWEVER, again. Tire fitment on the NSX runs one size smaller, in relation to the rear, than our car. E.g., the 17/18 setup on the NSX may use wheel like 225/40-17 and 255 (or larger)/35-18 in the rear. This is fine for them. On the S2k, this would equate a approx 4% difference in ride height in the front and rear. Fronts would be around 23.7" and rear around 25". If you wanted to fit a 17/18 (which is what I was looking into) you will need to run 225/45-17 (vs. 40 series) on the front to match the rolling diameter of the rear tire.

I am researching more to the effects of the having the much a difference. Visually, a 225/40 and 255/35 tire will have approx the same side wall height, where as, a 225/45 and 255/35 will have a 12mm difference - making the front appear more "bubbled".

Hope that helps!

 

I agree. This is why I stated that there are exceptions with a narrower wheel/tire combos. I also stated that a good fitting setup is one with a proper overall width and relatively high offset

But if you know how to use a offset calculator it is definatley the fool proof way to go