Ok, this will sound dumb... but I have no idea what the offset on wheels is all about. I guess all I care about mostly, is knowing what offset I need for my s2k. I'm thinking about getting some wheels, they will still be 17X7's but again, I have no idea what offset I need. Help!

 

remember, you need staggered rims for s2000

The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheels centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically a negative offset.

If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. When the width of the wheel changes, the offset also changes numerically. If the offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width would be split evenly between the inside and outside. For most cars, this won't work correctly.

offset vary how wide you wanna go

 

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I'm an idiot, I know... but what is staggered rims?

 

stock offsets are +55 front.. and +65 rear..

now you have to account... are you going with a bbk up front later down the road? ... how wide are your wheels going to be.... what size tires are you trying to run.??? ..

 

example of staggered .. 17 x 7.5 front , 17 x 8.5 rear

 

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now you have to account... are you going with a bbk up front later down the road? ... how wide are your wheels going to be.... what size tires are you trying to run.??? .. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i think stock wheels are 17X7 right? i want them the same size as stock because i'm planning on using the same tires i have on now.

 

then you dont have that much of an option .. most after market rims run wider than stock

 

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oh, ok. so are the wheels different sizes too? i thought it was just the tires that were on. so what are the stock wheel sizes?

 

just tell us which rims you like and we will tell you if it fit or not ...

 

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Oz I never see you babysit like this. Why the change of heart?

 

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Oz I never see you babysit like this. Why the change of heart?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i know right..

 

oh i got it.. maybe he's trying to sell his rg's.... get in good with the guy and then kill him and milk him for his money...... lol

 

RG II's is what i want, but the gold ones. Do they make them on the size i need? Also thinkin about the Work Emotion CR's, so i guess which ever of those makes the siza i need, will be the ones i go with.

 

work emotion cr
17x7 +47 (unless you're going with a bbk in the future then +42 with 6mm spacer)
17x8 +47

 

advan rgII
17x7.5 +45
17x8.5 +50

18x7.5 +45
18x8.5 +50

dunno about the bbk clearance on these wheels... but they are better then the work emotion cr's with bbk clearance.

 

staggered setup is what you wan't to go with, but some people do run the same way all around. i know the Amuse togue car is running 17x10 all the way around i believe...

the RG's 2 is a good choice, they do make them in s2000 offsets and sizes whether or not you wan't 17 or 18's...

check out evasivemotorsports.com for the rg's

 

^ 17x9

 

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17x7.5 +45
17x8.5 +50
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these will work with the tires i have now?

 

i dunno what tires you have.......

ap1 and ap2 tires are differnt.....

ap1=16 inch... ap2=17 inch..

 

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ap1 and ap2 tires are differnt.....

ap1=16 inch... ap2=17 inch..</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have an ap2 , 17 inch

 

yeah they'll work

 

thanks!

 

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thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Y2K_S2K &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">remember, you need staggered rims for s2000

The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheels centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically a negative offset.

If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. When the width of the wheel changes, the offset also changes numerically. If the offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width would be split evenly between the inside and outside. For most cars, this won't work correctly.

offset vary how wide you wanna go


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You do not need to use staggered wheels on a S2K! With that said, a better explanation would be that one can use a different size wheel width/offset and tire size combo to change the handling characteristics of the S2K.

 

i was looking into getting the rg2s also 17x7.5 17x8.5, do u guys think 255 40s would be good on them or 225 40s