Ronin_Gaijin

Hi mate,
Have you done any further testing with the new suspension? Have you tried them on a long journey and/or in any twisties/mountain roads?
One of the suspensions I am thinking of is this one with the F: 10kg/mm R: 10kg/mm spring rates.
Cheers

Resan

Hi man,

Yes, I have. Btw, I know it says it's 30 way adjustable, but it's actually 40 way adjustable. For me the sweet spot is around 35 clicks on the front and 30 in the rear. I also would like 10kg or 12kg springs in the future. As it is right now (8kg), I'm pretty amazed how good this drives. The car feels really planted and stable over imperfections and the limit feels a bit higher now. With the BC's I felt less confident driving fast through high speed corners. On the highway the BC's were less comfortable, so longer drives were more exhausting. This set drives more comfortable when driving casually, yet firm. With the Zeal dampers I feel I have better response and better feedback through the steeringwheel and less movement over bumps. At low speeds I can corner faster and changing direction on winding roads is a lot more stable, direct and precise. Under hard braking the car also feels more stable. Before, the rear end would feel a little wiggly and light. The car is now less tailhappy and tends to slide with all 4 wheels. I hope to drive with stickier tires next month. I can't wait how the car feels with those on, because the tires I have right now can't really keep up. At the moment I have my beater OEM wheels on the car with Bridgestones Re050a on the front and cheap Nexen performance tires on the rear, so it's definetly not optimal. The tire squeel is crazy right now haha.

Ronin_Gaijin

Thank you for coming back to me with all that information.
Are you counting your setting from hardest and backwards? So have you set up your suspension to a very hard setting? Is this why you say you would prefer stiffer springs in the future?
As for the 40 settings, I think every coilover system can go beyond the advertised adjustability setting, but at least TEIN in their manual states that "If your dampers have 16 levels of adjustment but you can physically count 20 clicks, if you count from softest and set your dampers to 3 clicks..thats outside the manufacturers damper range, thus possible damage."
Cheers
P.S. I have really enjoyed your build so far with the photo carrying the front bar, being my favourite. Because S2k is life!

Resan

Sure no problem mate! I feel Zeal is pretty much the best I've had so far. AST comes pretty close. Those drove great aswell on my EE8. I have tried to do some research on the Zeal function X dampers but not much is known about them on s2k's. I did read somewhere where a guy tested them against Buddyclub N+ dampers. He was 3 sec faster on the track with the Zeals. Can't remember what track it was, but it's quite a noticable difference.
I always count my settings from the softest setting. So I almost have the hardest settings. Yes I like my ride to be a little firmer than most people. In the future I will probably opt for 12k springs or maybe even stiffer.
Ah I never knew that. One time I maxed them out (40 clicks) to see how it drives and after the testdrive it was very hard to turn it 1 click soft again. As if they were stuck. So you could be right. I will definetly not max them out again. On my other coilovers the advertised adjustability settings were correct though.

Haha cool. Some say I can be a little eccentric at times lol

Orjinal

The Amuse Legalo bumper looks very nice. Can't wait it see how it looks paint matched to the car.

How does it compare to the ap1 bumper with lip in terms of standing ground clearance and driving up steep driveways?

Resan

Yes I can't wait either. I still need to buy the Legalo frontfenders and then I'd like to paint the whole car in a different color. Not sure yet what color it will be, but it needs to go well with my red seats & carpet and bronze wheels. I did have a setback this week, losing my drivers license for speeding 51kph (actually 100kph, but the police couldn't keep up lol) over the speedlimit giving me a huge fine, so now I have to paint the car a little later. Somewhere mid 2017.

The Legalo bumper definetly has great ground clearance as you can see in the picture. The distance between the road is very similair to a prefacelift bumper with lip I think. Only the bottom part of the bumper sticks out considerably more than a prefacelift bumper. Maybe 3 inches. That makes it a little harder to get over speedbumps and such, but still, it has great ground clearence. More than most other aftermarket frontbumpers.



Might aswell tell you guys what other little things I have replaced or sold. I replaced both front steering tie rods. Those were completely rusted and seized up. Still need to replace many more suspension components. I also refreshed the gearbox and differential oil. The car feels much smoother now.

I sold my Tamon carbon duckbill last month. The duckbill did't fit in what I have envisioned for the car. It just looks too angular and I feel it doesn't flow well with the rest of the car. It will be replaced with a OEM rear trunk spoiler most likely. No more carbon exposed parts. Everything needs to be in color.

As of now I really like to only have Amuse, OEM or "modified" exterior parts if possible. That means I either won't install the Voltex rear overfenders or I would have to modify and mold them as if it looks factory. We'll see by then... I also have plans to buy a new JDM prefacelift rearbumper and modify it with some side vents and small openings, so the rear complements the front of the car and air can flow better. I hope I can make these plans all reality next year.

Bubbels**

Great project! Wheels and new bumper look great on your car.
Can't wait to see the rest. Too bad they took your license and fined you though.

Thanks for the tea btw

Spoon Fed

Back from the dead. Whatever happened to this build? Wish I could find some SE37K

Resan

I still have the car and it's New Imola Orange Pearl now. I may do some updates in the future.