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- this may be a little off topic, but I was wondering what offset is recommended for an s2000? btw: its a VOLK wheel
- basically I am selling my BLACK VOLK TE37s and someone with an s2000 is interested, but the offset is +40.... not sure if it will "fit"
- thanks for any replies...
- I did a search on this and came up with nothing, maybe im "searching" wrong, I haven't been on here in months..

J T*

need more info like size for instance.

I'm pretty sure that you need a 48 offset up front and a 50 offset in the rear.

Mocky57

if it's 16 or 17" rim, you're going to run into a potential problem because like the above post stated, the offsets are different from front and rear wheels. i don't think 40mm offset is going to work.. those work more for civics and integra's.

oos2kfan

Go to a Discount tire and talk to them. They have a huge information bank to draw from and should be able to help you out with this question

jerrypeterson

Without knowing a wheel's width, the offset value is useless. However a +40 offset would not even clear the brake calipers on the front, possibly even the back wheels. In addition, the required offset values for an S2000 are different for the front an rear wheels. Further, the stock wheel bias requires wider wheels on the rear of the car.

These would probably fit on most any FWD Honda or Acura. I recommend looking for a buyer there. Unless these were custom made for the S2000 (and +40 would defintely not be) there is zero chance they will fit properly.

oos2kfan

Yeah I think the offset of my Team Zigen rims are 60 I think...maybe higher

s2kwhite

depends if you are lowered, if your not anything with 45mm and up is going to be ok.

if you are lowered you need 47mm and up with 205 tires in the front not to rub.

you can go until +55 in the front and +70 in the back.

vtecvoodoo

I ran +43`s lowered w/out any problems.

oos2kfan

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by s2kwhite &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">depends if you are lowered, if your not anything with 45mm and up is going to be ok.

if you are lowered you need 47mm and up with 205 tires in the front not to rub.

you can go until +55 in the front and +70 in the back.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Just curious...how does lowering and offset have anything in common? I'm not flaming just never heard this before. I thought offset had to do with how far off the mounting part of the wheel is from the center of the wheel i.e. how far in or out it was.

jerrypeterson

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Just curious...how does lowering and offset have anything in common? I'm not flaming just never heard this before. I thought offset had to do with how far off the mounting part of the wheel is from the center of the wheel i.e. how far in or out it was. </TD></TR></TABLE>


You are correct. Lowering the car has no affect on crappy offsets/wheel fitment. You either have wheels that fit, or you don't. Its a pretty simple fact that for some reason escapes the conciousness of the majority.

If you think a set of wheels 9" wide are going to fit with +45mm offsets on the rear of the S2000 you are on serious drugs. They would stick out of the fender an inch and a half. Sure it won't rub if the car isn't lowered... until the suspension compresses.

2kflamedlude

ok.. I have set of Mugen MF 10s on my prelude and the offsets are 59+ only reason I brought that up is that my Mugen Bronze mf 10s are made for the S2000 and are the same offset as the preludes

BafMan

THE BEST OFFSET IS 45. I know cause I 've asked some engineers of BRIDGESTONE hellas. But if your wheel is not very big (ex 17x6) you do not have any problem.

jerrypeterson

6 inch wide wheels??? We are talking about the S2000 and not a Civic right? Why would you put a wheel on that is 1.5 inches narrower than stock? A six inch wheel could accomodate a maximum 195 section width tire, which is MUCH NARROWER than stock.

Why are you trying to confuse people with absurdly bad information? Do you have any idea what an offset value is?

BafMan

I don't try to confuse people but a 40 offset wheel in the S2000 is very wrong, and if you don't find the correct diametre your car will become a 2CV. It destroys the geometry(I don't know the correct word) of the car. So a 6inch wide wheel is the only solution for a 40 offset wheel.Quite stupid my opinion. Thanks!

BafMan

You are right! But that's only for the most of the cars. Some race cars have the upper brace a bit shorter in order to produce the camber when needed(cornering is most common). In that cars the offset of the wheel can be a bit higher than a zero camber setup. So when you lowering a car with wide wheels you have to adjust the camber. I read in SPEED magazine last month; a man tuned his sedan civic by putting larger & wider wheels. He had serious problems with the rear wheels because they didn't have the correct offset the tyre used to touch the rear fender. He wouldn't like to change the bodykit so he cut the up rear braces so the wheel had a strong camber, but doesn't touch the fenders. Reply if I am doing wrong. Thanks

oos2kfan

If your tire is rubbing because your offset is wrong then you made a seriously bad wheel choice. It's pretty easy to figure out what will fit and won't fit. There is plenty of information on that...like I said before go to any discount tire company and they can give you what offset you need with each dimension wheel.


Modified by oos2kfan at 3:33 PM 5/19/2003

WRS2K

"Its a pretty simple fact that for some reason escapes the conciousness of the majority."

Haven't heard a truer statement on car boards in a long *** time.

It's amazing to me how many S2000 owners spend thousands on rims that don't fit right. But what's even more amazing is that they do this before even understanding S2000 offset 101; the information is readily available.