1.) The stock S2000 tires (read: ALL high performance summer tires) are no good below 40 degrees Farenheit. You will have little to no traction as they freeze/harden up and they WILL NOT WORK IN SNOW. If you expect to drive your car in cold wet and/or snowy weather - change your tires to some dedicated snows or at least good all seasons for the colder months.

2.) When you first take delivery of your car - always check for the spring spacers on all 4 corners. They are there to ensure a higher ride height during shipping/transportation - but if left in they will cause the car to snap oversteer at the slightest turn and/or throttle input on a corner. Jack up the car and look for the rubber spacers that sit in the coils of each spring - check all the way around as some of the spacers are in the back of the coil out of sight.

This should be a sticky at the top of the forum. There have been WAY too many people crashing their cars (some fatally) in cold weather and sliding around with their spacers still in... Maybe if all new S owners read this then our insurance rates won't continue to climb and more importantly - we won't lose any more members.

Be safe!

 

good post

 

Old but VALUABLE info.

 

my whole point was to put those two specific things together in one thread - this info is everywhere - but buried in threads so that a new owner may not see it until its too late...

 

I agree!

Live in Chicago and just put snow tires on my 04 and it

 

Agreed. This needs to be a sticky...

Good post Spoon.

 

Hi:
I suppose the spacers could be put in a general 'Make sure PDI is done properly', check oil at every fill up needs stressed too though. (:
-Shon

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by srlmartin
Hi:

 

Good reminder
If at all possible, dont drive the S at all during bad weather

 

I would have never done a search on spacers. Some things need to be reposted.