it's the overall section width. the tread width can vary some based on the profile (rounded vs squared off shoulders, etc)

[Edited on November 18, 2009 at 11:55 PM. Reason : my theory is that under cornering load, the tire deforms and rolls over enough that it's a wash]

11/18/2009 11:54:51 PM

You should get something with a stiffer sidewall then

I'm tempted to upgrade to Potenzas RE070s when these wear out.

11/19/2009 11:56:09 AM

i'll show you a stiffer sidewall

11/20/2009 1:08:21 PM

11/20/2009 1:18:37 PM

11/23/2009 7:21:37 AM

Wolfwebbers, in my Car & Driver?
It's more likely than you think.

11/26/2009 11:18:57 AM

So I recently changed from AP1 to AP2 V1 wheels with Sumitomo HTR ZIII tires (225f, 255r) and there is noticeably more grip. I now get to fairly easily take the cloverleaf on ramp to work at 55 in the mornings.

11/28/2009 8:47:12 PM

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Sumitomo tires and they gotta be run flats
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11/28/2009 9:55:20 PM

Uhhhhhhhh

11/29/2009 10:50:47 PM

if any of you guys read this month's Car and Driver and saw the letter to the editor section I'm the guy that wrote the letter bitching about S2000 tops

12/4/2009 12:31:05 PM

Quote :

"Wolfwebbers, in my Car & Driver? It's more likely than you think."

I was wondering when someone else would pick up on this.

12/4/2009 12:54:27 PM

HAHAHAHA. Yeah, I haven't read the issue yet so I didn't know about it. One of my co-workers informed me of it lol.


Hence why even I was clueless

12/4/2009 2:14:53 PM

so i (finally) purchased a replacement for the s2000.

04 volvo s60r, (BigT716's /// in the background.)

12/4/2009 2:19:50 PM

time to up the boost?

12/4/2009 2:31:48 PM

it's always time to up the boost!

12/4/2009 4:28:39 PM

why would the WASTE gate want to WASTE anything. Go green, unplug it!

12/4/2009 5:06:08 PM

FUCK

I put those Star-Specs on the S2000 about 3 weeks ago. maybe even a little less.

the rears are already nearly trashed...like getting down to near the wear bars. I got it aligned today...I was planning on doing it anyway, but figured that if I put it off for a couple of weeks, it wouldn't make any difference. When I noticed the tire wear, I pretty much moved it up to near-emergency priority, but the damage is pretty much already done.

12/8/2009 11:26:34 PM

wow that absolutely blows.

12/8/2009 11:50:41 PM

hahah what were the before specs on that alignment ?

12/9/2009 12:27:45 AM

I'll have the pull the sheet out and look. I want to say a half-degree off or somewhere around there.

12/9/2009 1:00:09 AM

So...I just got back from dropping my daughter off with her mother...had to drive home in the rain, and those rear tires are definitely toast.

Less than one month of tire life =

12/13/2009 11:49:28 PM

^That's gotta be a record for the shortest lasting set of rear tires on a S2000 I've heard of.

12/14/2009 6:45:42 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ctd/1498931363.html

unsold 2008 Honda S2000 CR
130 miles
$26,298

That...is quite a deal



[Edited on December 21, 2009 at 1:17 PM. Reason : too bad about that ghey wing]

12/21/2009 1:16:22 PM

Man I remember seeing that a long time ago at that dealership

12/21/2009 1:19:30 PM

Amazing...They've been trying to move that car for a while.

12/21/2009 1:36:27 PM

Sounds like you had excessive toe, you have to remember even a small amount of cross toe side to side will mean that for every mile the car's driven (straight) the tires would be dragged sideways for dozens of feet. 1 degree would be more than enough to trash a set of soft rubber, like the star specs. If you do find the "before" specs, please share.

12/21/2009 3:16:54 PM

Freaking Honda!



http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2009/12/honda-s2000-with-acura-tls-37l-v6.html

[Edited on December 21, 2009 at 4:26 PM. Reason : d]

12/21/2009 4:26:20 PM

So, uhh, my S2000 is shaking and the steel belts are protruding from the right rear, with the left rear not far behind.

I called Tire Rack and explained that I knew that those Star Specs were a soft, high-performance tire that wouldn't last long (and certainly had no treadlife warranty), but was there anything they could do? They offered 2 replacement tires at a cost of $90/each with free shipping...I'm very pleased with that.

12/21/2009 7:32:30 PM

Wow, that's great Duke. Good to hear.

12/21/2009 11:52:09 PM

^^^ lol so they pretty much gave it 70 more hp and about 100% more useable torque. nice

[Edited on December 22, 2009 at 7:57 AM. Reason : .]

12/22/2009 7:54:59 AM

ahmet let me know when you want to head to autopark to pick up that CR. i know how you've been lusting for them.

12/22/2009 10:02:07 AM

Damn you Honda, what the NSX could have been...

Quote :

"The Honda NSX might be gone, but it's set to live on as the HSV-10 GT in Japan's SuperGT championship. Although we don't have an official release or specs yet, we do have the image above and some preliminary details on the HSV-10 GT or Velocity Sports Honda. Built to the 2010 GT500 regulations, the new front/mid-engine racer from Honda is packing a 500+ hp, 3.4-liter V8 and sending power through the same Ricardo sequential manual gearbox fitted to the 2010 SuperGT cars from Nissan and Toyota. Underneath all that glorious carbon fiber is the same chassis Honda's been working on (originally as an NSX replacement) for the last two years. The SuperGT season opener is scheduled for March 20 and 21 of 2010, but we expect more details and a host of high-res images to hit soon. Stay tuned... "

from autoblog

12/22/2009 10:51:15 AM

Lol @ smurf blue cars.

12/22/2009 12:35:58 PM

http://vimeo.com/7847560

Gets the tail end out a few times. Nothing spectacular, just thought I'd post

1/6/2010 5:36:26 AM

^^^ is fucking hott


is that swapped s2000 with the 3.7L AWD or RWD?

[Edited on January 7, 2010 at 12:20 AM. Reason : s]

1/7/2010 12:12:58 AM

Just RWD I think.

1/7/2010 9:09:11 AM

AWD would be hott, fo sho

1/7/2010 6:02:16 PM

sacrilegious for an S2000 actually.

1/9/2010 1:11:28 PM

drove my mom's s2000 this weekend. was good times.

1/10/2010 9:38:43 PM

^

so i don't really want a s2000 for myself. my level of desire of interaction with one would be something like having a good friend that once had an s2000, which was sold to his parents, whom i see a couple of times a year and are kind enough to let me toss it around for a bit.

wait a minute...success!!!

1/11/2010 10:39:11 AM

http://www.hinsonsupercars.com/s-944-honda-s2000.aspx

Quote :

"LSx V8 Powered Honda S2000 We have been developing the S2000 platform this year. The car is currently under construction and will be finished in the first quarter of 2010. Our goal with the car is to develop mail order parts so the home builder can complete the project with ease. Our conversion parts will be targeted towards naturally aspirated street and race applications. However, this initial build is planned to be a single turbo LS2 car. We'll post more information as the development continues. Stay tuned... "

1/14/2010 4:49:17 AM

Awesome!

Also, why are you up at 4:50am?

1/14/2010 9:34:53 AM

Buying one very soon.

1/16/2010 6:38:31 PM

Washed mine today

1/16/2010 6:42:56 PM

I work 3rd shift. 4 days on 4 days off. This has been discussed a couple times already, in chit chat iirc. But yes, it rocks because technically I only work 6 months out of a year

[Edited on January 16, 2010 at 8:11 PM. Reason : .]

1/16/2010 8:11:29 PM

Picking my S2000 tomorrow hopefully.

1/18/2010 10:46:12 PM

i saw a really good condition yellow one at the Mercedes autopark dealership. 12.5k.

1/18/2010 11:21:38 PM

Quote :

"FUCK I put those Star-Specs on the S2000 about 3 weeks ago. maybe even a little less. the rears are already nearly trashed...like getting down to near the wear bars"

You are doing something incredibly wrong. Even under track conditions, a tire like this should last 500+ miles, and EASILY last 5k+ miles on the street. Unless you just drive like an absolute retard, or pull burnouts daily, something is wrong with your vehicle.

1/19/2010 12:26:42 AM

yeah, the alignment was a little bit off.

that, and i bet I drove 3000 miles or close to it over those particular 3 weeks.

i never do burnouts (that is a ferociously abusive task in an S2000, anyway), but I have been known to slide it a little here and there.

1/19/2010 12:50:35 AM

Quote :

"So, uhh, my S2000 is shaking and the steel belts are protruding from the right rear, with the left rear not far behind. "

I had a pair of rears that wore out only on the insides of the tires after a rotation.

I didn't know they needed to be replaced until I saw the car up on a jack and saw huge strips of missing rubber.

1/19/2010 2:17:14 AM