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02 Sebring
Back story, I've wanted an S2000 since junior year of high school. When I graduated, I joined the military and since went through a 1996 Dodge Stratus, 2012 Ford Focus, 1979 Ford Fiesta, and currently a 2014 Jeep Patriot. I spent September 2014 until June 2015 in Afghanistan banking money, and when I get back early June bought this 2002 Sebring. I'm 21 years old now.
Mods so far: Rota Grid 17x9 +42 255/40 square, roll and relocate all four. AEMV2 CAI, HKS Hi-Power exhaust, Razo shift knob, Swift Spec-R springs, Stoptech SS brake lines.
Lot more in mind... Follow me on Instagram @s2k_ron !
Mods so far: Rota Grid 17x9 +42 255/40 square, roll and relocate all four. AEMV2 CAI, HKS Hi-Power exhaust, Razo shift knob, Swift Spec-R springs, Stoptech SS brake lines.
Lot more in mind... Follow me on Instagram @s2k_ron !
and welcome....
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Looks great!
Just be careful with the "square" setup. These cars already oversteer with 205 tire on the front. She's even more likely to swap ends with nearly 2" more tread width up front (despite what's on the rear). If you've been reading here you know these cars are not repairable with any sort of damage...
-- Chuck
Just be careful with the "square" setup. These cars already oversteer with 205 tire on the front. She's even more likely to swap ends with nearly 2" more tread width up front (despite what's on the rear). If you've been reading here you know these cars are not repairable with any sort of damage...
-- Chuck
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Looks great!
Just be careful with the "square" setup. These cars already oversteer with 205 tire on the front. She's even more likely to swap ends with nearly 2" more tread width up front (despite what's on the rear). If you've been reading here you know these cars are not repairable with any sort of damage...
-- Chuck
Just be careful with the "square" setup. These cars already oversteer with 205 tire on the front. She's even more likely to swap ends with nearly 2" more tread width up front (despite what's on the rear). If you've been reading here you know these cars are not repairable with any sort of damage...
-- Chuck
OP welcome and congrats!
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From: Chesterfield VA
Not economically repairable is probably a better description. We all know where all the "part out" for sale threads started.
Put your car against a guard rail or wall or have a "fender bender" and your insurance company will total loss your car unless it just requires a new fender or small body panel. These cars are nearly monocoque (one piece). These cars get "totaled" when the seats are stolen (which usually involves slashing the roof).
To the inexperienced these cars tend swap ends in a heartbeat and the wrong tires will acerbate this behavior. Lose the rear end in a curve you entered too fast (every one blames an oil spill...) and the car will rotate faster than you can anticipate. A buddy of mine put his '02 "into the cat tails" on a local metro park road but other than mud the car escaped with no injury. There's a reason Honda changed the suspensions nearly every year and eventually put stability assist on the cars: to minimize oversteer. Honda put smaller tires on the front and larger on the rear and it wasn't for drag racing.
The early cars have a steeper learning curve. Can you acquire the skills? Of course, but this is not your Ford Focus. Take a performance driving course or at least run her in a few autocross events (or the local high school parking lot at night -- watch the light poles) to open your eyes. It will be humbling at first but knocking over a few orange cones is preferable to kissing a jersey barrier and kissing the car good bye.
-- Chuck
Put your car against a guard rail or wall or have a "fender bender" and your insurance company will total loss your car unless it just requires a new fender or small body panel. These cars are nearly monocoque (one piece). These cars get "totaled" when the seats are stolen (which usually involves slashing the roof).
To the inexperienced these cars tend swap ends in a heartbeat and the wrong tires will acerbate this behavior. Lose the rear end in a curve you entered too fast (every one blames an oil spill...) and the car will rotate faster than you can anticipate. A buddy of mine put his '02 "into the cat tails" on a local metro park road but other than mud the car escaped with no injury. There's a reason Honda changed the suspensions nearly every year and eventually put stability assist on the cars: to minimize oversteer. Honda put smaller tires on the front and larger on the rear and it wasn't for drag racing.
The early cars have a steeper learning curve. Can you acquire the skills? Of course, but this is not your Ford Focus.
Take a performance driving course or at least run her in a few autocross events (or the local high school parking lot at night -- watch the light poles) to open your eyes. It will be humbling at first but knocking over a few orange cones is preferable to kissing a jersey barrier and kissing the car good bye. -- Chuck
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