whitepony

In Dallas, Where is a good place to have springs installed and alligned?

HondaGuy

Spring install: Call my friends shop in Richardson at 214-575-6288 for a price quote & to schedule an appointment (If u so desire). It's called Intercrew Auto Salon (They hosted the last 2 North Texas S2K Dyno Day), my s2k's their lab rat basically so they know the car inside & out pretty good. Tell them Jimmy w/the Mugen S2000 sent you. Hope that helps. Just out of curiosity, what springs/coilovers did u get?

Alignment: I've had good luck w/NTB (6k miles/6 months warranty for $60), but some other people haven't.

whitepony

Thanks Jimmy.
Actually, I haven't bought them yet, just thinking I will need to after my new wheels get here. I am going to wait until they are mounted on the car to decide if I want to put springs on. I am probably going to get the HKS sport springs. It sounds like they arn't too stiff, and since I will have 18's, I think these springs are the best bet, next to coilovers.

HondaGuy

No prob, are the HKS sport springs a 1.0" drop? If you're looking for a set of springs around a 1.0" drop I'd recommend the Spoon springs. They're made by kg/mm for Spoon. From what I've read, kg/mm offers the most comfortable ride (If that's what you're looking for). The only thing bad about Spoon spring's that they're hard to get. What wheel/tire combo are you going with?

whitepony

I think it is a little less, or about 1". I think I will go with the HKS. I ordered a set of Volk GT-7 in Gunmetal, and I am going to get some S03's, but the wheels won't be here until January 1st. Ordered them from Evolution.

HondaGuy

Sweet, post pics when u get them. What's the stats on them, like weight, widths, offsets?

whitepony

I am not sure of the weights, fronts will be 18x7, rears will be 18x8, both offset 50. There is a chance I will get them before January, but I am not expecting them until first week of January. They will go on asap, and pics will be up right after. I only hope I can wait.

svann

Springs and shocks turned out to be pretty easy to replace at home. A spring compressor is needed to remove the stock spring from the damper unless you want to take a chance and unload it against a curb, I wouldn't. I've swapped aftermarket springs / coilovers back and forth in less than two hours. It's not too hard if you have the tools and torque settings. The left rear was the only challenge because of the fuel filler neck but it will move enough to allow you in there.

Have fun.

Gernby

Last time I swapped springs (8 years ago), you could "borrow" spring compressors from AutoZone.

Advancexgsr

yep..and you still can..til this day I havent bought a spring compressor..