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I have coilovers and they made my S handle worse.
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Suspension Mod Survey (vote and post if you have aftermarket suspension)
10-22-2003 | 01:32 PM
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http://www.tpl.co.jp/aragosta/
This is the Japenese site that they are from. They are spec'd by Topline in japan and built by Aragosta in Belgium I think.
http://www.aragosta-suspension.com/
I've had them on the car for a couple months now and they are a huge improvement over stock/Spoon springs. We'll see how tune-able they are when I get out to the track.
Terry
This is the Japenese site that they are from. They are spec'd by Topline in japan and built by Aragosta in Belgium I think.
http://www.aragosta-suspension.com/
I've had them on the car for a couple months now and they are a huge improvement over stock/Spoon springs. We'll see how tune-able they are when I get out to the track.
Terry
10-22-2003 | 01:41 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by fuse
http://www.tpl.co.jp/aragosta/
This is the Japenese site that they are from.
http://www.tpl.co.jp/aragosta/
This is the Japenese site that they are from.
10-22-2003 | 01:51 PM
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Hmm...dampener is the shock as most people refer to here in the US, but dampener is the proper term. Coilover, I think is a miss used term for cars that are does not have coil springs over the dampener like the S2000 stock.
Ultimately, Buddy Club, Aragosta, Tein, Spoon and so on are adjustable suspension kits that allows you to adjust compression, high/low rebound, spring rate, and dampener body length for ride height w/o pre-loading the springs. (Not all kits have all these features.)
Terry
Ultimately, Buddy Club, Aragosta, Tein, Spoon and so on are adjustable suspension kits that allows you to adjust compression, high/low rebound, spring rate, and dampener body length for ride height w/o pre-loading the springs. (Not all kits have all these features.)
Terry
10-22-2003 | 02:18 PM
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I just installed my Espelir Springs last night!!
Should be about 1.3" drop in the front, and 1.5" in the back.
I wasn't expecting an improvement in handling, as the only reason I bought springs, was because it will take me several months to afford some good coilovers (Ohlins preferably
), so I need these to kill time!
The ride feels almost like stock, I am very pleased with the ride!
Handling wise, didn't really push it hard, but it feels the same more/less...
I am happy with them.
Should be about 1.3" drop in the front, and 1.5" in the back.
I wasn't expecting an improvement in handling, as the only reason I bought springs, was because it will take me several months to afford some good coilovers (Ohlins preferably
), so I need these to kill time!The ride feels almost like stock, I am very pleased with the ride!
Handling wise, didn't really push it hard, but it feels the same more/less...
I am happy with them.
10-22-2003 | 05:00 PM
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i have TEIN CS coilovers on my s2000. i got them because i wanted a set of coilovers that could lower the car and provide a smooth ride like stock. my car is lowered probably about 1.5" and the car feels as comfortable as it did stock.
if you want to track your car, these are not meant for you because the springs rates are too soft and are made more for daily driving, which i use my s2000 for....
if you want to track your car, these are not meant for you because the springs rates are too soft and are made more for daily driving, which i use my s2000 for....
10-22-2003 | 05:01 PM
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hhmmm...ok so a shock, the part that is gold in my photo, is a dampener. your stock S2000 shock is a dampener. My Aragosta has a compression adjustment which also adjust the matching rebound. a double adjustable shock/dampener has a separate compression and a separate rebound adjuster. a triple adjustable shock/dampener has a compression, and high speed rebound and a low speed rebound adjustment, hence triple.
so they are all dampeners and absorbs the bumps on the road...which is why they are refered to as shock absorbers, shocks for short.
tein and others make dampeners/shocks for a car with a certain compression, rebound and spring rate...some for street applications where it is a little sportier/stiffer than stock. some for track/race applications where it is much stiffer and not comfortable for street. the adjustments are your tools to tune the suspesion to behave the way you want it to be...which may be different for what you like on the street and different from track to track...for example, if the car is over steering at the entry of a corner, you can change the swaybar setting if you have adjustable sway bars, you can change the tire pressure, you can change the alignment or you can adjust the compression/rebound of the shocks...and sometimes you may even want to change the springs to a different rate.
so, if you don't know these type of stuff, you are usually in trouble if you have them, because you may make the car handle worse than stock, which is very well tuned...that is why some people prefer to get kits that are not adjustable because it hasl already been figured out...or just springs which usually just lowered the car a bit and a little stiffer retaining much of the stock setting since you are no changing the dampener/shock.
hope that helps.
Terry
so they are all dampeners and absorbs the bumps on the road...which is why they are refered to as shock absorbers, shocks for short.
tein and others make dampeners/shocks for a car with a certain compression, rebound and spring rate...some for street applications where it is a little sportier/stiffer than stock. some for track/race applications where it is much stiffer and not comfortable for street. the adjustments are your tools to tune the suspesion to behave the way you want it to be...which may be different for what you like on the street and different from track to track...for example, if the car is over steering at the entry of a corner, you can change the swaybar setting if you have adjustable sway bars, you can change the tire pressure, you can change the alignment or you can adjust the compression/rebound of the shocks...and sometimes you may even want to change the springs to a different rate.
so, if you don't know these type of stuff, you are usually in trouble if you have them, because you may make the car handle worse than stock, which is very well tuned...that is why some people prefer to get kits that are not adjustable because it hasl already been figured out...or just springs which usually just lowered the car a bit and a little stiffer retaining much of the stock setting since you are no changing the dampener/shock.
hope that helps.
Terry