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Originally Posted by max_boost,Sep 7 2005, 11:28 PM
What do you mean by handle weird? 
And at what limits would you feel this?
I don't think I would push the car hard enough to feel a difference. I've had a few friends with lowered S2K's and never heard of them mentioning any handling issues. If anything, they say the car handles even better!
And at what limits would you feel this?
I don't think I would push the car hard enough to feel a difference. I've had a few friends with lowered S2K's and never heard of them mentioning any handling issues. If anything, they say the car handles even better!
Usually what ends up happening is lowering springs have higher spring rates, but no one bothers to change the shocks to cope with these spring rates. So then you've got a mismatched suspension setup.
Never going to notice for most types of street driving, but it'll be noticeable when driving at or near the limit.
The stock shocks will also wear out substantially quicker with lowering springs.
Some lowering springs perform quite well with koni yellows. but the best bet would be a set of actual coilovers properly adjusted by someone who knows what they're doing. A corner balance would be a good idea, too.
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Originally Posted by max_boost,Sep 7 2005, 11:06 PM
One inch would make that much of a difference on the S2K??? hehe
The stock ground clearance of an S2K is in fact quite ample compared to the Vettes and the Viper I owned. Dropping the S an inch would put it in the same "ground clearance" catagory as those other cars. My experience has shown me that the S2000 has so far been the BEST RWD winter sports car I have ever owned. That ONE INCH loss of ground clearance would make it a garage queen for 6 months.
By my math ............... GARAGE QUEEN = GONE!
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Originally Posted by max_boost,Sep 8 2005, 12:06 AM
One inch would make that much of a difference on the S2K??? hehe
Also the scraping of the oil pan is a great noise, too.
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i lowered mine... and it got rid of most of the body roll
it rides like stock, looks good... and i have winter driven it lowered and i dont have a problem...
but it sounds like its just me
i also dont have a lip on or kit on during winter
it rides like stock, looks good... and i have winter driven it lowered and i dont have a problem...
but it sounds like its just me
i also dont have a lip on or kit on during winter
So do you - No offence.
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Originally Posted by xviper,Sep 8 2005, 01:36 AM
Lowering this car from stock would make it a totally useless vehicle as a daily winter driver. I've had enough "fancy pants" cars that had to sit all winter being completely useless. Never again. If I couldn't drive this car 12 months of the year, I would never have bought it. If it becomes another useless winter car (from being lowered), I'd get rid of it faster than you could blink.
Personally, as much as I think a "jacked up" SUV or 4X4 looks totally ignorant, a lowered S2000 would be the epitome of uselessness.
PS. Have I used the word "useless" enough times to get the point across yet?
Personally, as much as I think a "jacked up" SUV or 4X4 looks totally ignorant, a lowered S2000 would be the epitome of uselessness.
PS. Have I used the word "useless" enough times to get the point across yet?
i've had a lowered S2000 for 5 years now.
i drive it year-round...and drive it more than most (50K on my '04 already).
never had clearance issues other than the usual speed bumps.
and both of my cars always had front lips.....
it's not that bad....try it
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Sep 8 2005, 08:22 AM
dunno dave.
i've had a lowered S2000 for 5 years now.
i drive it year-round...and drive it more than most (50K on my '04 already).
never had clearance issues other than the usual speed bumps.
and both of my cars always had front lips.....
it's not that bad....try it
i've had a lowered S2000 for 5 years now.
i drive it year-round...and drive it more than most (50K on my '04 already).
never had clearance issues other than the usual speed bumps.
and both of my cars always had front lips.....
it's not that bad....try it
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Originally Posted by PLYRS 3,Sep 8 2005, 08:22 AM
dunno dave.
i've had a lowered S2000 for 5 years now.
i drive it year-round...and drive it more than most (50K on my '04 already).
never had clearance issues other than the usual speed bumps.
and both of my cars always had front lips.....
it's not that bad....try it
i've had a lowered S2000 for 5 years now.
i drive it year-round...and drive it more than most (50K on my '04 already).
never had clearance issues other than the usual speed bumps.
and both of my cars always had front lips.....
it's not that bad....try it