Couldn't agree more....

 

I've driven many s2k's.....it may be possible that I've driven more s2k's than anyone. And with permission, I've driven them hard. Well beyond the point that keeps the rear planted.

IMO, there is NOTHING you can do to a STREET DRIVEN s2k to make it handle better. Most suspension mods (well, all IMO) degrade the handling.

 

I've never took my car to it's limits on the streets and i don't think it's very safe to do this.find a nice track and see for yourself what your car is capable of.

 

Id love to drop mine by an inch.I am however afraid to hurt the handling.Even if someone was to spend the big dollars on say a set of ohlins the car would have to be setup by a suspension specialist.It seems youre better off with stock.I guess ill have to put ap2 wheels on to improve the looks.

 

Assuming you're tires are in good condition, the right sizes, right pressures and there isn't anything broken in the suspension, the stock suspension is plenty capable for a street driven car. The earlier cars do have some handling quirks, but you're not describing them.

IMHO what you're feeling is improper weight transfer, and unfamiliarity with throttle lift or power on oversteer. The car is pretty particular to driver inputs do it wrong and it will punish you, do it right and you won't believe how capable the car is.

 

so i may assume that's in-lift u were talkin about,a set of proper LSD would improve the situation dramatically.

 

i often found the weakest link of the car is between the seat andt he steering wheel.

most people complain about the car rotate too much and snap understeer, i found this rather not truth with proper technique.

sure, not everyone with a honda s2000 are interested in taking driving lesson but just because you dropped some money on mods it doesnt make it better.

i laugh at people with a sport car and they cluelessly slammed it to the ground and drive it on the street.(tends to be a major fad/trend/problem with the honda crowds, sadly)

stock for stock, the car outhandle 99 percent of the car on the road at similar price range.

so it's not the car, its the driver

 

I have taken some turns going at pretty high speeds and have been satisfied thus far with the handling.
I think I will eventually put some coilovers on to lower the car a little and to stiffen it up some more.

 

how negatively would a set of midrange coilovers hurt the handling with a slight lowering?

 

I don't know what to believe. I'm hearing experienced drivers saying anything less than high end coilovers will decrease handling performance yet there are tons of ppl with mid range coilovers that are happy and claiming better handling. I'm just going to try out Bilstein PSS9's and see for myself.

Has there been anyone that had a set non high end coilovers installed and just had to go back to stock?