I'm not going to track it, at least not for a while. I think that setup will do

 

a lot of decent entry level coilovers like the buddy club n+ spec dampers are not much more than good springs and shocks and will you allow you be to be more indecisive with your set up in the long run (ride height mostly)

i went from springs to coilovers and never regretted it

 

so i hear from lots of people haha
the ground control coils with koni yellows is a pretty good compromise between springs and real coilovers

 

BC racing Coilovers with 10k rear 12k front springs here. The BR series. Right around $1000-1300. they are amazing at the track. Can be lowered alot if you aren't a track guy and going for looks also. But I care more about track performance. They have adjustable dampening also. They actually ride way better than stock if you ask me. VERY comfortable. Not to mention unlike some brands of coilovers, they have a facility in the US that can rebuild them if need be.

 

First off, the stock setup is damn good. I'd drive it that way for a while before you decide that you really need a stiffer setup.

Lowering springs are for looks only.

I think most serious people would agree that if you want to increase performance, the lowest-end coilovers you can scrape by with are the Bilstein PSS/PSS9 (the PSS can be modified to accept any valving and spring you want, making it the best bang-for-buck damper, but with no dials to turn). Next up is the KW V3. Then you're looking at the big money coilovers.

A stock PSS, or a PSS9/V3 on full soft will probably be as comfortable as stock.

 

coilovers for the ability to adjust the ride. a quality coilover is substantially more than springs/shocks. you can get springs shocks for under $1000, and a KW v3 is about 1800-1900 depending on the vendor, possibly more. then there is the time to adjust the height, dampening (compression and rebound) as well as the corner weights. if you're spending almost $2000, you're not utilizing the benefits of coilovers by not having them corner balanced. out in southern cali, alignments are around 100, and corner balance and alignment is about, $225-$250, so it is worth it for the extra $150.

 

Fine. Im going airbags , nah I think coilovers win at the end of the day.

Uhhh sooo sexy..

 

I know for the BMW world, the NEX Coilovers are really good. Lasts a long time. Anyone have anything about NEX?



They Say" The NEX Type SS is designed to allow the vehicle to be lowered without affecting shock stroke or spring preload. This is done by separating the spring preload adjustment from the ride height adjustment. As a result of this unique design, the ride quality is not affected by ride height!

 

Lol I'm pretty sure almost all coilovers even te cheapest allow that! it's the ability to adjust the body(that lower piece) upwards towards the shock and spring . Adjusting preload would be adjust those 2 perches atthe top down word which would affect shock travel because with out the preload it will lower more when the weight of the car compress is allowing less "stroke" of course whenever you slam an s2000 I believe you run risks of hitting the suspension arms which all my previous setupd would do. Not here how to bypass that

Edit!!
http://www.mdusport.com/tech.html

Here's a link to some cheapy coilovers that do the same thing

 

The BC Racing coil overs also allow you to adjust ride height without ever touching the spring pre-load adjustment. And are TUV certified or whatever in Germany for Road use so they are well made.