Honda AP1 AP2 S2000 Wheel & Tire Fitment Guide

If you’re looking for fitment advice for your 2000 - 2009 AP1 AP2 Honda S2000, you’ve come to the right place. Our Honda S2000 Fitment Guide contains tailored information for a wide range of wheel and tire setups specific to the S2000. Featuring popular fitments such as our 17x10” ET48, we’re certain that our S2000 fitment guide has a solution for you.  As enthusiasts ourselves, we’re mindful of the unique needs that each chassis presents when attempting to optimize wheel fitment and this vehicle is no exception. Our 17x9” ET61 is perfect for S2000 owners that want to maximize grip while maintaining completely stock, unmodified fenders. Our AP1 AP2 Honda S2000 Fitment Guide also details which fitments best clear big brake kits, which fitments need fender rolling, which fitments need steering rack limiters, and much more. We have a wide variety of strong, lightweight wheel designs to choose from. Interested in Forged Wheels? Our VS-5RS and SM-10RS are popular with street and track drivers alike!

Brake Clearance Information

In the engineering phase of wheel development we 3D scan factory brakes and review 2D aftermarket brake templates in order to optimize our barrel profiles and spoke curvatures. As a result, our wheels offer massive brake clearance so you can run the smallest possible wheel diameter.

Centering Ring Information

All APEX S2000 wheels are purpose built with a 5x114.3mm bolt pattern and 70.1mm center bore which allow enthusiasts to rotate wheels & tires on all four corners. To account for the smaller factory 64.1mm rear hub specifications, we offer aluminum centering rings.

Important:

• Factory Honda lug nuts CANNOT be used with Apex wheels. 60º conical lug nuts are required.

Ideal for the driver who wants to fill out the wheel wells with the widest possible rubber and/or perfectly flush offsets. These fitments are sometimes direct bolt-on, but often times require small spacers, negative camber, or rolled fenders for the sake of dialing in the perfect blend of function and form.

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x9" ET45
• • Available in ML-10RT

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: Front & Rear: 245/40-17
• • A minimum of -2º camber all around is typically required
  • Rolling front and rear fenders is typically required
• Wider Alternative: Front & Rear: 255/40-17
• • A minimum of -2º to -2.5º of camber all around is typically required
  • Rolling front and rear fenders is typically required
• Narrower Alternative: Front & Rear: 235/40-17
• • A mild increase in negative camber is typically required

Whether you enjoy spirited street driving or you are a weekend track warrior chasing lap times, these wheel & tire configurations are ideal for AP1 AP2 Honda S2000 owners looking for a more dramatic improvement in performance and they are typically paired with performance oriented Summer tires or track oriented R-compounds.

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x9" ET61
• • Available in VS-5RS, SM-10RS
  • Popular Fitment
  • Designed to clear the front upper control arms at full lock under load.

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: Front & Rear: 245/40-17
• • Typically a direct fit, but a mild increase in negative camber is encouraged if you plan to run a tire compound that runs wide.
• Wider Alternative: Front & Rear: 255/40-17
• • A mild increase in negative camber is typically required
• Narrower Alternative: Front & Rear: 235/40-17
• • Direct fit

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x9.5" ET51, 17x9.5" ET51 Concave
• • Available in VS-5RS, SM-10RS, VS-5
  • 17x9.5" ET51 Concave offers improved concavity in exchange for only clearing stock brakes.
  • Popular Fitment
  • Designed to clear the upper front control arm at full lock under load.

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: Front & Rear: 255/40-17
• • A minimum of -2º to -2.5º of camber all around is typically required
  • Rolling front and rear fenders is typically required
• Narrower Alternative: Front & Rear: 245/40-17
• • A minimum of -2º camber all around is typically required
  • Rolling front and rear fenders is typically required

These wheel and tire configurations are best suited for hardcore track junkies and club racers competing for a spot on the podium. Everything from Extreme Summer tires to full Racing Slicks are commonly used depending on your experience behind the wheel, class rules, etc.

This is our most aggressive wheel fitment for weekend track warriors and hard core racers seeking maximum tire sidewall support. These 10" wheel widths will require supportive modifications commonly found on track cars, and may still lightly scrub the plastic fender liners at full steering lock or under heavy suspension compression.

Wheels

• Front & Rear: 17x10" ET48
• • Available in VS-5RS, SM-10RS
  • Popular Fitment
  • This aggressive fitment may make contact with upper control arm at full lock. Steering limiters are recommended .

Tires

• APEX Staff Pick: Front & Rear: 255/40-17
• • Typically requires a minimum of -3º camber front and rear. Offset upper balljoints are recommended.
  • Fenders need to be rolled flat. Pulling the fenders will provide even more clearance, but is not always a necessity.
  • Relocating the rear fender tabs is recommended.
• Wider Alternative: Front & Rear: 275/35-17
• • Typically requires a minimum of -3º camber front and rear. Offset upper balljoints are recommended.
  • Fenders need to be rolled flat. Pulling the fenders will provide even more clearance, but is not always a necessity.
  • Relocating the rear fender tabs is recommended.

Brake Clearance Information

In the engineering phase of wheel development we 3D scan factory brakes and review 2D aftermarket brake templates in order to optimize our barrel profiles and spoke curvatures. As a result, our wheels offer massive brake clearance so you can run the smallest possible wheel diameter. The following brakes have been tested and confirmed to clear our wheels.

Should I Dial in Negative Camber, and How Much is Right for me?

Whether you are a casual weekend track warrior that still enjoys your car on the street, or a hardcore racer competing for a spot on the podium, negative camber is a vital part of chassis setup that has many benefits. Not only will adding negative camber create more room for wider wheel and tire configurations, it more importantly improves handling, turn-in and tire longevity. Learn more in our blog article The Positives of Negative Camber.