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Old May 30, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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planning to do some suspension work on my 02' s2k.
-shocks.(2 way adjust or less)
-F. sway bar..
any suggestion about which brand/model to get?

the reason of those mod is to complete w/ SCCA stock class for autoX
thx.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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Here is the Autocross FAQ. Has all the formula for SCCA stock class S2000 setup. Enjoy.

http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=172595
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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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This is a long discussion. How much do you want to spend?

Koni yellows are going to be your most affordable shock option. But youre not going to see a huge time difference on shocks. Tires and lower swaybar are your big points, plus brake pads.

There are really only 3 sway bars that I would consider. Comptech, Gendron and Saner. The Comptech and Gendron are easiest to get. The comptech is a bit more but once your over that $600 mark +/- $50 doesnt make much of a difference.

If you havent taken the evolution driving school I would suggest doing this before you do any major mods to the car. I would probably do the swaybar first, race a while, take a school, race more, buy R compounds your second season, then shocks at some point after that.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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so the koni yellow is not as good as the stock shocks??
i heard about injecting thicker oil into the shocks to add stiffness, is that true? any pro or cons?
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Old Jun 2, 2005 | 02:17 PM
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any1??
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Old Jun 2, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jack1122,Jun 1 2005, 01:50 AM
so the koni yellow is not as good as the stock shocks??
i heard about injecting thicker oil into the shocks to add stiffness, is that true? any pro or cons?
I am curious to know this as well...
Also not many people seem not to consider Double adjustable Konis, which cost around $350-400 per corner..
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