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Forget Springs. How much money are you able to spend? If you are interested, I got SPOON Coilovers w/ COMPTECH Springs that I won't be using anymore. Let me know your budget and give me a call. Only serious buyers only .310.560.4482. I can even send you pic's.
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Are there any "cheap" alternatives to coilovers that don't cost upwards of a grand?
From what I've read, if you want to lower, you have three choices:
springs on stock struts ($150-300)
springs on koni struts ($150-300 springs, $550 struts = $700-1k)
coilovers ($1500+)
Thats a pretty big gap between choices.
From what I've read, if you want to lower, you have three choices:
springs on stock struts ($150-300)
springs on koni struts ($150-300 springs, $550 struts = $700-1k)
coilovers ($1500+)
Thats a pretty big gap between choices.
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I have KONI 2812 race coil-overs with progressive springs, and the car is pretty much slammed. They're 2-way adjustable (rebound/compression) with 7 available settings. They are unbelievably stiff (partly due to the Urethane bushings, I would think), and absolutely unbearable for a daily driver.
I'm running 16x7.0 front, 16x8.0 wheels, all with +45mm offset. Even with a meaty A048-LTS, I have no rubbing from turning and/or compression.
They're not exactly affordable, and will have to be custom ordered for the S2000 (according to stroke). And even at that, the upper control arm bushings will have to be bored out; the top eyelet of the coil-overs is a different size than OE.
If you want performance, this is the way to go. (Plus some adjustable anti-roll bars, an X-brace of course, and some tie-rods and maybe an STB - just for a novelty though.)
KONI also makes an S2000-specific adjustable coil-over kit for a somewhat reasonable price.
Pay no attention to Ldogdotcom. He says he's one of ther performance-first guys, but I doubt he has any mods on his car that have anything to do with performance.
My preference is KONI, but there are also some amazing kits from Bilstein, kg/mm, KYB, TEIN, Spoon, H&R, and Eibach.
If you don't plan on tracking the car, and don't need the "extra performance," I would just get a simple set of lowering springs. Your main issue would be dealing with your wheel/tire package. What sizes exactly are you planning to run?
I'm running 16x7.0 front, 16x8.0 wheels, all with +45mm offset. Even with a meaty A048-LTS, I have no rubbing from turning and/or compression.
They're not exactly affordable, and will have to be custom ordered for the S2000 (according to stroke). And even at that, the upper control arm bushings will have to be bored out; the top eyelet of the coil-overs is a different size than OE.
If you want performance, this is the way to go. (Plus some adjustable anti-roll bars, an X-brace of course, and some tie-rods and maybe an STB - just for a novelty though.)
KONI also makes an S2000-specific adjustable coil-over kit for a somewhat reasonable price.
Pay no attention to Ldogdotcom. He says he's one of ther performance-first guys, but I doubt he has any mods on his car that have anything to do with performance.
My preference is KONI, but there are also some amazing kits from Bilstein, kg/mm, KYB, TEIN, Spoon, H&R, and Eibach.
If you don't plan on tracking the car, and don't need the "extra performance," I would just get a simple set of lowering springs. Your main issue would be dealing with your wheel/tire package. What sizes exactly are you planning to run?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by goneverything
i'm getting some 18's 49+ offset, 225/40 in front, 255/35 in rear...just wandering what springs would be the best for an aggressive drop (don't want the 4X4 look haha) without rubbing.
i'm getting some 18's 49+ offset, 225/40 in front, 255/35 in rear...just wandering what springs would be the best for an aggressive drop (don't want the 4X4 look haha) without rubbing.
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