There was a post a few weeks back from someone asking if even a brand new s2k needs wheel alignment upon delivery. I had wondered the same question and I feel I might need a wheel alignment. I got my car back on Feb 28th and have put on almost 1800 miles on it since. All these time I feel the car's handling is a bit weird. Upon acceleration the car feels unsettling. At high speeds on the highway the car just doesn't give me that very solid planted feeling that I expect. And today as I was doing a huge roundabout on the highway on ramp and I realized something else. I was not going very fast, maybe 40mph around this big right hand turn, and each time I press the gas, the car would push forward like it is understeering even though my steering wheel is in a turning position (pointing at 2 O'clock). I bleeped the gas a few more times to feel this and every time I bleep the gas the car would push straight instead of smoothly push around the turning direction. I then totally suspected I need a wheel alignment. I don't think this would be normal as it seem very dangerous. I can't imagine how this push would be like if I was going at very high speeds on this turn. The car had always felt like it has alot of loaded energy when I am making turns which want to force the car to go in some other direction. Maybe my toe is off.

Had anyone noticed this ?

 

Many S2000's come from the factory not aligned to spec. I would recommend that anyone who buys an S2K have the alignment checked. In fact, in the case of a new S2K, I'd recommend negotiating an alignment into the purchase contract.

 

I'll second strike on alignment. Also check tire pressures.

 

Yep, check your rear tire pressures and make sure you haven't picked up a nail.

 

what should s02's be set at?

 

did you guys get alignment after the purchase of the car?

 

I didn't, but I got mine about a week after they hit our shores, and didn't know any better. I would now if I bought one.

 

Strike,

but did you get the wheel alignment done subsequently? Or your wheels are still aligned the same as when it was FOB?

 

The car has been aligned a couple of times in the last 18 months or so, but not to factory spec . For the first 18-24 months I was running around on whatever alignment it came with. I have no idea whether that alignment was to spec or not. Based upon some of the stories I've read here I figure it's a 50/50 chance it was to spec.

 

??? your car was aligned a copule times in the last 18 months but not to spec? why wasn't it aligned to spec?

And why did you have it aligned twice in such a short period? Did you hit something?