I just bought an S2000 to be my track car as I instruct at summit, vir and watkins Glen. This will be my second race car to build and I am debating what kind of suspension I should get. I been told that the KW V3 is what I should be looking for but honestly I just want something that I can slap on and not worry about every other event.

any thoughts?

 

OEM.

I have come to notice that instructors get a kick out of running a stock car and still beating modified cars driven by students and it's quite hilarious. race pads and better fluid and your ready to go.

 

OEM wont do... I maxed it on the track plus my OEM setup is tired (nine years old)

Trust me when i say I "maxed" it.

 

If you have an AP2 get a set of CR shocks if you decide to keep it stock. AP2 rear shocks are like pogo sticks..
PM 949Racing the forum sponsor. I think he has or is getting Koni yellows.

 

What class are you building for? What tires will you be using? What level of adjustability is important for you?

 

I spoke with 949 and he seemed very knowledgeable. He recommends Tein MONO FLEX or KW V3 but he likes the MONO more for the track.

Now I won

 

KW V3's are one of the better (if not best) suspensions for the money. The KW's come with a setup manual that has suggested settings that are very good. I'm confident that if you purchased KW V3's and placed them on KW's recommended settings you'd be more than content with them... and if you ever felt the need to tweak those settings you have the extra adjustment of a DA. They also come with a lifetime warranty, which is nice.

 

life time warranty? does that mean revalve them if they fail?

 

Two things. You don't know how to properly spell the name of the tires you want, first and foremost.

And you're not planning on sticking to the OEM setup for now, even though you're not certain you're going to track the car at all this year.

I would highly reconsider whatever it is you are thinking of doing before you spend a lot of money on something you don't need.

I am going to have to disagree with Emillio on the Monotube coils for your specific case, if you do decide to go with coilovers. The KWv3 does not sacrifice daily ride quality, and has a much, much better damping adjustment than the Tein coilover. You can go from a track setup to a street setup and it will be a day and night difference - this might be something you would appreciate if you will be dailying the car during that 1 year of "possible but not likely" tracking. I'm not sure which is more expensive, but the KWv3 is, in my own personal opinion, leagues ahead of Tein's monotube design.

 

Just curious, what didn't you like about the monoflex's? I didn't care for them either but they weren't bad by any means. Haven't driven with KW's yet..