Hey guys. I have a '01 s2000. I just put on 18inch ADR SZI's (225/40/18). My questions is how much do you guys think I should drop it. It'd be great if u could post pictures of any of ur cars lowered at all, on whatever size of rims you have. I'd like to check out all your drops. Thanx guys.

 

what's the offset and the tire size/brand you are running all around and specs of the wheels? Those will determine if you will rub or not. Are you running 225/40 18s on all four corners?

 

This kids like my best friend, yes he has 18 all the way around, running 225/40 Toyo Proxy T1S's, and I believe the offset of the rims are 38, or 40.

 

Ouch that offset is too low, If you honestly want to lower it than your going to have to adjust the camber ALOT AND roll your fenders in.

 

He's only planning on dropping it around an 1&1/4", so why would his camber be completely fucked? Plus, wouldn't having a 38 or a 40 offset be better than having like a 42? I mean, if he had a 42 offset, wouldn't he have an even greater problem with fender rub?

 

"only" 1.25 inches? Thats a pretty decent chunk. 38 offset is really too low for the s2k. I'm honestly surprised that he isn't rubbing already. If he drops, probably even half an inch, he'll likely have rubbing problems.

The higher the offset the better on the s2k (to a point).

 

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camber wont be fubar'd, you'll need to run more negative camber to provide better clearance of the tire and fender liners/fenders. As already mentioned, the higher the offset, the closer the wheel will be towards the hub. What's the width of the wheels?

 

Yeah, well I'm used to civics where people can drop their cars up to around 2.5" and have no problem, so sorry about the mix up with your oh so wonderful S2000. ******* stupid F series engines!

I believe the rims are around 7.5" wide.

Ha, I love beeing a noobie, but yeah dude, you're pretty cool yourself!


Modified by Electron Si at 12:54 AM 2/24/2004

 

I'm hardly claiming anything about an "oh so great s2000". I simply stated that 1.25 inches is not a minor drop. OTOH I used to have my s2k dropped 2.25".

 

so what do u think is the safest thing for me to get then? i should have wider wheels in the back then in the front, correct?

 

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you don't have to have wider wheels in the rear, only retain the same stagger ratio as stock but with wider tires unless you want to have different handling characteristics of the car at the limit.

 

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lol, enough joking around noobie.

 

well what do you have on ur s2000?

 

take the stock tire sizes, calculate the overall diameter of the front and the overall diameter of the rear. Next, calculate the contact patch of the stock front tires and the stock sized rear tires. Now this will give you an idea of what the ratio should be. Go to tire rack where all this info is kept in the tire specs of each tire manufactuer's model and compare till you get what you need.

 

As stated above, the reason why he would need to adjust the camber is because the more negative camber you put, the more "tucked" the wheel will be.

I am personally running 18x8 +51 in the front and 18x9 +64 in the back. I honetly dont plan on tracking the car with these rims so my contact patch ratio is quite off.

 

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I disagree. I think this is a great setup. Even if it is only 1" and doesn't maintain the same ratio - it is a helluva lot better than 7.5's all the way around.

with the offsets at 38 or 40...eh... rollerskates come to mind.

you really cannot cheap out on aftermarket wheels for this car. if you do, the car will pay in the end when you think it can handle worth a damn.

 

Wel I run 265's in the rear with 225 in the front, it throws off the ratio a bit.