Bought New Wheels - Need some Q's answered

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

I haven't been on here for abit. But now I am back!

I was planing to sell the S but thought to keep it and just spend sme dosh on it from time to time starting with the wheels.

So I have a few q's in relation to some wheels that I have bought.

I need to find someone in Sydney who is good at guard rolling, anyone know of anyone?!?

The specs r as follows.

17x8 +35
17x9 +45

I have been reading up on this fitment and it sounds like it's OK to fit. Has anyone else tried the same offsets? I am curious to find out and to even see some pics.





Cheers

Tom

[Ferrari]

Search for Sydney guard rolling, he did both my cars, and he comes to you. Alternative is Dedy at top one in arncliffe.

[vyets]

I used to run 17x9+44 at the rears on a 245 40 re001 and 2.5degrees camber, it used to clear fine without roll, your fronts would need rolling so you don't clip your guards.

+45 is quite easy to clear so it depends on your tyre brand + size because you might not even need a roll.

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

Thanks, I will have a chat to both of these guys and get this organized before my wheels land from the US.

So 45+ will fit up rear without issue. That's good. You mentioned that particular tyres will suit better so is the RE001 a good tyre to use for my setup? I am planning to go to Taleb tyres and get a set from there.

Can't wait to get this all sorted!

[vyets]

Shipping wheels from the usa is quite pricey :( but if it works out cheaper then getting it here why nots!

Well it depends on what tyres you want etc.

Different tyres have different sidewall sizes, for example the Toyo t1r has thinner sidewalls and a 245/40 will clear alot easier then a 245 40 advan Ad08, generally the uhpt have pretty thick sidewalls compared to ur regular street tyres. Also if your looking at running thinner tyres for the stretch look diffrent tyres stretch differently too.

Honestly I would recommend you just Roll your guards because you have to roll the fronts anyway, roll em so you can run a full size tyre all round 225/45 and 255/40, while your at it import some tyres from the USA something like the Dunlop Z1 ends up being about 1k landed and it's alot cheaper then tyres overhere.

[ludecrs]

I run the same size / offsets but in 18".
Fits easily enough.

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

Sweet. Thanks Yvets. It got a good deal on the wheels but yeah, postage killed it. Still got what I wanted and minus the 10 week wait. The wheels are practically brand new.

OK. Looks like my plan of attack here will b to roll the guards, get the tires and install. :)

Will post up photos when complete. ;)

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

I run the same size / offsets but in 18".
Fits easily enough.

Luders, so this setup works for u well! Ur S sits pretty low so without rolling the guards do you get any sort of scrubbage when driving hard? What about tyres? What r u running mate?

[ludecrs]

I rolled my guards, rears only to start with.
Paid the price with a munched front fender.
So I then had the fronts rolled too.

I run a 225/40/18 up front and 245/35/18 rear. Looking back on it, you can easily fit a 255/35 back there instead of a 245/35.

You won't scrub unless you excessively lower it. The only reason I scrub is because I'm less than 1" off the ground and I haven't relocated my rear bumper tabs (this weekend hopefully).

Scrub (with bumper tabs):

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4906249866_cce2ce3358_b.jpg


No scrub (with bumper tabs):
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs015.ash2/34104_1493324701973_1499720668_31250041_2083040_n. jpg

[Engin09]

get the khumo ku36's delivered cheap from option 1 garage, i put them on my car and they are so f***ing awesome.. especially compared to the re001's, at the mountain run i could corner much harder without losing grip while the re's were losing grip if pushed to hard.( both s2000's )

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

Ludecrs - That stance lOOks tuff. Can't wait to get my wheels now! I'll trylooking into the 255 rear option! It would look PHAT!

Engin09 - Thanks, I'll have a look imnto this aswell. How is the KU36 compound? It must be a notch softer than the Re001's to grip so well. My S is a daily so I need a bit of a compromise between performance and longlasting. Especially if I set the rears into a slightly more agressive camber setting, I assume it will be about -2.5 on the rears.

[vyets]

KU36 = cheap and high performance but doesn't last long
RE001 more expensive, less performance, last longer.

2.5 degrees isn't really aggressive and your tyres should wear normally if you have 0 toe.

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

Sounds like the RE001 might be the way to go. I was also speaking to a tyre guy today and he said that the KU36 don't last as long although they are a decent tyre.

[ludecrs]

I have both. Re001 upfront and KU36 rears.

RE001's are due for replacement though, only because they were off an old set of 18's I had prior and the KU 36's were new when put on.

Bang for buck, the KU36 are a good tyre.

[vyets]

I thought u had re01r?

[jbird]

Michelin Pilot Sport2/3 are good and last longer than RE001s, they also "break out" more progressively when they get to their wear indicators. My S is quite taily on the RE001s (245/40/17) in the wet, past wear indicators.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot+Sport+PS2&sidewall=Blackwall&partnum=245YR7SPORT2&tab=Sizes

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

I have both. Re001 upfront and KU36 rears.

RE001's are due for replacement though, only because they were off an old set of 18's I had prior and the KU 36's were new when put on.

Bang for buck, the KU36 are a good tyre.

Luders - Did u puchase the RE001's new? Or were they on wheels that u bought? So u prefer KU 36's - How long have u had these for?

I am going to get some quotes next week and see what's what. I would love to run 255 in the rears. That would be awesome! I even may! ;)

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

The price is reasonable, but of course Tirerack is US based. I'll read some reviews on these. Maybe also get a few quotes on these. Although I do like a bit of tail spin in the wet I would prefer grip of course! hehe

[vyets]

lol didn't u just say you wanted a tyre to last longer, afew post up. :P

RE001 performs better in the wet then the ku36 btw. But in the dry ku36 is better

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

lol didn't u just say you wanted a tyre to last longer, afew post up. :P

RE001 performs better in the wet then the ku36 btw. But in the dry ku36 is better


LOL - Yeah I sure did. My comment was in ref. to the Michelin pilot sports. I think that the Ku36 have been taken out of the equation for me now.

[greek_rambos2k]

im about to buy new set of rims. Probs going for some enkei GTC01. was going to get 17x7 and 17x8s. can i go bigger without rolling the guards?

[jbird]

Bass - I reckon the Michelins are worth the extra money over RE001s. The shipping for tirerack is about $250US to Sydney so unless a tyre shop here can give you a better deal thats just a guideline.


im about to buy new set of rims. Probs going for some enkei GTC01. was going to get 17x7 and 17x8s. can i go bigger without rolling the guards?

It would look weak as. 17x8 and 17x9 looks better but would need rolling. It really comes down to tyre size though and if your lowered.

If you run 215s on the front and 235s on the back and are at stock height you probably dont need to roll especially when you get an alignment with a bit of neg camber. Also depends on how low the offset of the wheels are

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showforum=12

Check this sub forum, theres so many pictures in there.