thanks for all the quick responses guys. i'll probably give the euro spec alignment a try first. seems to be the right way to go since i dont think the cars ever been aligned before. i'll probably hold off on the front swaybar till next time.

any input on removing the rear swaybar? thanks again.

johnny

 

The Euro cars still use 205/245. I doubt this will fix your problem, you are still using more rubber in the front than the stock suspension was designed to account for.

 

The way your car is set up right now is fine for the track. Even with the larger front tires.
I don't know what you want to do to your car if anything, so to answer your original questions about over steer as your car is set up now, this is what I would recommend as I've driven the S2 in various states over the last 7 years.

First off, make sure you break well early enough before the turn so you can set yourself up properly. Find the correct gear and be back on the gas before entering the turn. I'm not sure how you drive now, but to reduce or keep over steer in check, you MUST be back on the gas when entering your turn.

You don't have to be full throttle, but you need to be able to adjust your attitude with the throttle when you apex your turn. If you feel the car starting to over steer, then you have a few options. First you can apply some more gas to keep the weight transfer to the rear of the car. However in slower speed turns this may induce power over steer. In that case you have to let up a bit unless you like to drift.

On the higher speed sweepers, you'll most likely want to keep steady pressure to the throttle until turn exit when you'll want to pin it and pull out of the turn, but basically, you'll be able to control your cars over steer with throttle, some small steering corrections and a lot of practice. If there are any experience S2 drivers at your track day, I would recommend having them show you how to do this. Once you get it down, you'll never have problems with over steer again.

Good luck and enjoy the drive.

 

thanks for the great advice, im sure as i learn how to drive the car more, the oversteer wont bother me as much. before track the S, i tracked my evo and i didnt have to worry about anything with that thing, the car does everything for me. with the S being so much more of a drivers car, i guess i'll just keep attending track days till i can get a handle on it.

once again, thank you everyone's great info, helps me out alot!

johnny