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From: Dry Branch
Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Jan 20 2006, 11:40 PM
Well, I have personal experience with the TC Designs (Go-Fast Lab) kit -- it survived 15 track days last year as well as a year of daily street driving. I don't know anybody who has experience with the J's kit in terms of durability. (That doesn't mean no one does, it just means *I* don't know anyone who does.)
From what I've seen (obviously limited) the J's components seem to be the only fully engineered S2000 suspension (geometry) solution. Are there others?
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Originally Posted by wupike,Jan 20 2006, 06:53 PM
which one do you have? the rubber bushings or the heim joints?
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Yes, for some reason they low-rider slam the racecars in Japan.
Makes the car much more twitchy and is not ideal unless you like hitting the bumpstops
Makes very photogenic marketing collateral though. 
The kits should work fine together, though I think you will feel more benefit from the rear kit (either J's or TC) over the front, as the rear bumpsteer is greater.
Had the first TC street kit on a street car. Now have the TC full-race kit. Happiest with other TC parts
Similar experience as being more predictable, but I can comment on RA1s only. Also helps with rain driving.
Makes the car much more twitchy and is not ideal unless you like hitting the bumpstops
Makes very photogenic marketing collateral though. The kits should work fine together, though I think you will feel more benefit from the rear kit (either J's or TC) over the front, as the rear bumpsteer is greater.
Had the first TC street kit on a street car. Now have the TC full-race kit. Happiest with other TC parts
Similar experience as being more predictable, but I can comment on RA1s only. Also helps with rain driving.
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I agree with you about doing it right the first time.
I was 1" lowered and tried going 1/8" lower on my old shocks, but hit the bumpstops which caused unpredictable spins and flying cones. Also a few stunned photographers Valving is another factor in addition to those you mentioned.
Half the fun is in the experimentation, though it can be frustrating. Things don't always work perfectly, but there are often pleasant surprises along the way and you do learn.
I was 1" lowered and tried going 1/8" lower on my old shocks, but hit the bumpstops which caused unpredictable spins and flying cones. Also a few stunned photographers
Valving is another factor in addition to those you mentioned.Half the fun is in the experimentation, though it can be frustrating. Things don't always work perfectly, but there are often pleasant surprises along the way and you do learn.
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Originally Posted by BlitzSRM,Jan 21 2006, 03:07 PM
Thanks for the info. Mike, i was just wondering because it seems like a simple mechanism. it's hard to believe that it cost $425.
