Lets say you're driving in a straight line in an open area. Space isn't an issue and you're doing 50mph.

You turn the steering wheel 45° so the car starts turning. You then let go of the steering wheel. What happens?


..In my other cars, the car would stop turning and the wheel would return to center. No drama. In my S2k, the steering quickly goes past center (0°) on to say 15° the other way, then goes back to maybe 5° in the original direction before going back to center. Needless to say it feels unstable during that time as the car oscillates around.

Is this normal? I've changed the alignment a bit, but even at euro spec I noticed it. I can feel the car working against what I'm trying to do when I drive. I'm tempted to assume this is part of running higher caster?

Obviously I don't normally do this when driving, and the car is otherwise very stable and holds the road well. I'm just wondering if there's something wrong, or if this is an aspect of the s2k itself somehow or if I'm noticing a side effect of euro and related alignments or what...

 

Sounds like part of the typical "pendulum" effect that the S2000 exibits??

 

ok so this is normal..?

 

It could be because your other cars are front wheel drives.
Front wheels of RWD cars are much lighter and are very sensitive to the momentum of the car.
Do you think this is what you have felt? or something abnormal?

 

If your info to the right is correct, then it may be a MY00 specific problem/thing. I have a U.S spec 00 and i know that when i have to recover from oversteer it is very difficult to keep the car from over correcting. May be the same thing as what you, and TrboLag, are talking about, the pendelum effect. I personally wouldnt worry about it unless the car spins whenever you do it. (But if this is the case you may have bigger things to worry about.)