Ohlin vs KW V3
05-06-2015, 04:40 AM
#11
Considering prices almost always only go up rather than down and ANY unit from Ohlins begun at £2300 + delivery, 1500 notes is a staggering deal. If I had the funds, I'd buy a set for my skyline right now.
05-06-2015, 06:49 AM
#13
Yeah, that´s cheap.. unless you bought them few months ago? RRP I think it is around 1750 figure?
05-06-2015, 06:54 AM
#14
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http://www.sumopower.com/product/ohl...et-honda-s2000 £1,725 but there is a 10% off code here: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/112...iscount-codes/
Making it £1,552.50 which is a great price.
Making it £1,552.50 which is a great price.
05-06-2015, 06:57 AM
#15
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http://www.sumopower.com/product/ohl...et-honda-s2000 £1,725 but there is a 10% off code here: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/112...iscount-codes/
Making it £1,552.50 which is a great price.
Making it £1,552.50 which is a great price.
Seemed like a nice chap on the phone, and quick to give me a call back, but he said they are the last set OHLIN have in the uk, and apparently they are shipped direct from OHLIN to the customer.
05-06-2015, 07:26 AM
#16
I got my Ohlins for that price a few weeks ago, they're being fitted right now.
I had Bilstein PSS9 on my last S2000 and the car was excellent with them, if a little crashy over bumps on the less than adequate UK roads. This time round I simply wanted to go a little further, hence the Ohlins which are recommended by everyone who's used them. I had no experience of the KW V3 to be able to compare.
Some may disagree, but to get the best result with the lower ride height that any coilovers will give you, you really do need to address the consequential bump-steer changes. I went through each stage of fixing the bump steer front and back and it makes a lot of difference in stability through corners. The S2000 is such a great car at handling low-speed corners, I really missed it when I moved on to an Exige that I became frustrated with as it had no front end bite. If you're going with something like Ohlins then the S2000 deserves to have the whole shooting match when it comes to the suspension.
In brief the bump steer minimum upgrades are Tie rod Ends Front (solves both bump steer and steering feel without using rack spacers), Toe Control Arms Rear, Roll-Centre Adjusters and some other bits I can't remember.
There are Anti-Roll Bars to consider as well but someone such as Dembo will be able to comment on this (and anything suspension related) with more authority, and it also depends on the MY of your car. I find that the stiffer Cusco ARBs I used on my last car made it even more over-steery, which maybe what you want dependent on your skill.
All this may sound overkill based on your aspirations for the car but for many, upgrading the car often means you upgrade the way you use it, as I did. That said, the same money spent on driver training would probably reap faster laps/A-B driving/enjoyment rather than the "smugness of knowing you have the best parts" that C7JFW refers to.
I had Bilstein PSS9 on my last S2000 and the car was excellent with them, if a little crashy over bumps on the less than adequate UK roads. This time round I simply wanted to go a little further, hence the Ohlins which are recommended by everyone who's used them. I had no experience of the KW V3 to be able to compare.
Some may disagree, but to get the best result with the lower ride height that any coilovers will give you, you really do need to address the consequential bump-steer changes. I went through each stage of fixing the bump steer front and back and it makes a lot of difference in stability through corners. The S2000 is such a great car at handling low-speed corners, I really missed it when I moved on to an Exige that I became frustrated with as it had no front end bite. If you're going with something like Ohlins then the S2000 deserves to have the whole shooting match when it comes to the suspension.
In brief the bump steer minimum upgrades are Tie rod Ends Front (solves both bump steer and steering feel without using rack spacers), Toe Control Arms Rear, Roll-Centre Adjusters and some other bits I can't remember.
There are Anti-Roll Bars to consider as well but someone such as Dembo will be able to comment on this (and anything suspension related) with more authority, and it also depends on the MY of your car. I find that the stiffer Cusco ARBs I used on my last car made it even more over-steery, which maybe what you want dependent on your skill.
All this may sound overkill based on your aspirations for the car but for many, upgrading the car often means you upgrade the way you use it, as I did. That said, the same money spent on driver training would probably reap faster laps/A-B driving/enjoyment rather than the "smugness of knowing you have the best parts" that C7JFW refers to.
05-06-2015, 07:35 AM
#17
I have the KWV3 shocks on my car and they are simply amazing. Mine are an older model which use the OEM top hats, which really does aid the ride quality for daily use. They cope with the rough roads just like the oem shocks, but come a track day you can then change them to the firmer settings you are after.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
05-07-2015, 04:06 AM
#19
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This may seem a stupid question, but i will be ok installing these myself wont i, following OHLINS standard settings for the slight ride height drop, and wont have to mess about with each one individually getting the car to sit right after they are on the car?
05-07-2015, 04:12 AM
#20
If you're a reasonably confident mechanic, installation is relatively straight forward. However as this is a fully adjustable product, installation is effectively only 50% of the job. The other 50% is having the geometry correctly adjusted and the car corner-weighted.