Hello,

I have recently purchased an imported S2000 (2001) which has come with some modifacations:

Mugen Exhaust
Mugen Springs

The suspension on the car is kinda hard and although I can appreciate that a sports car is not the most comfortable ride, the suspension is set for japanese roads which are consderably flatter than in the UK.

What I wanna know is if any of you guys know any where that will do a service on the springs/suspension to soften them so I can have a slightly smoother ride or if you guys can suggest any tweeking that I can do on the suspension?

I live in the Surrey area (UK).

Some comments would be appreciated.

Thanks

Nick

 

If you wanted a comfortable ride why did you buy a sports car? Good luck in your attempt to ruin the best qualities of the S2K.


Sell it and buy a luxary car, an S2K is not the car for you apparently

 

thank you for your useful response. (not)

Only really wanna soften the ride up a little. do you have anything to add?

 

maybe stock springs?

 

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that is absolutely ridiculous. have i ever said how much i despise people like you, who give such opinionated responses that they dont even take into consideration the scope of the question or the problem. as he said, he has an imported s2k, which has a totally different suspension setup from his "domestic" s2ks. if you didn't know, honda does this quite often, (for example w/ the ep3 type r) the suspension setup in the uk is much softer because of the, well, less than perfect road conditions they have.

don try to belittle a person because of a question they ask, either answer it, or keep your mouth shut.

and to the original poster, i wish i had some advice for you, but really i dont. i GUESS you could look to purchase some stock uk springs, but that probably wouldn't be the most cost effect thing in the world to do. getting some aftermarket springs and shocks that mate together well might be a much better alternative.

 

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i agree

 

Not sure if a set of shocks like Koni's would help or not (call up Koni). Other than that....down grade to 13" wheels?

Just curious--why did you import one to the UK? Don't you guys already get s2k's there?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nick_swfc123 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hello,

I have recently purchased an imported S2000 (2001) which has come with some modifacations:

Mugen Exhaust
Mugen Springs

The suspension on the car is kinda hard and although I can appreciate that a sports car is not the most comfortable ride, the suspension is set for japanese roads which are consderably flatter than in the UK.

What I wanna know is if any of you guys know any where that will do a service on the springs/suspension to soften them so I can have a slightly smoother ride or if you guys can suggest any tweeking that I can do on the suspension?

I live in the Surrey area (UK).

Some comments would be appreciated.

Thanks

Nick</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'd try and keep the suspension. I know it can be a bit uncomfy sometimes, but it'll be worth it. Try and change the tyres for something with a softer sidewall. Our roads are rough, but the suspension isn't designed to take away the harshness that you want to remove. Toyo T1-S's have soft sidewalls. Good price too. http://www.mytyres.net. Prices are delivered and a typical garage will charge £10 per tyre fitted/balanced. Infact, go to a honda dealer and ask them to allign your steering with the 2002 model settings. This will make a big difference apparently. Oh and if you want a Manual for your car in English, check out http://www.japnuts.com/sports.htm

 

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Welcome to the boards Nick. My friend is from the Surrey area, I'll ask him if he knows any tuner shops there that can help out. One option is to source OEM springs to have them installed. The only thing I can think of is the shocks might be near the end of their life if the springs are mounted on stock shocks. However, if the car has more than just mugen springs and the mugen N1 coilover setup, that might be why the ride quality is too stiff. You should be able to tell if they are coilovers from looking at the shocks and spotting adjustable spring perches that will allow the lower spring perch to move up and down.

 

Thanks for the response. I imported my S2000 because they are a lot more expensive in this country. I imported my car with hard top, enki 17" alloys, mugen springs and a mugen exhaust with 13.5K on the clock 2001 and it only cost me £16000. The equivilant in this country would have cost me nearer £20000.

 

Thanks for the response. Please let me know about your friend. I would'nt mind getting the car checked over form underneath as if I go to Honda UK they will probably sting me for a lot of money and the car has just about squeezed me dry when i bought it.

 

So far since i have had the car I have had two new back tyres which had no tread down the middle of the tyre (drag racing style) and had the wheels laser aligned. The felt a little better but no great over unsmooth surface.

By the way, Does anyone wanna buy a Mugen Exhaust as I am looking to put back the original dual exhust system on my S2000?

 

You should also think about going back to the stock wheels or getting 16 inch rims. Those 17's don't help with cushioning at all, I'm sure. On my integra, I went from 17 inch rims back to the stock sized 15 inch rims, and it really made a difference.

 

You could probably find a set of stock US springs for pretty cheap from someone that upgraded theirs. Then sell your Mugen's and make a few bucks off the exchange. Really though, even the US springs are pretty rough. It'll probbaly never be a "comfortable" ride (maybe bearable though)

 

Well if you have the money, buy these. http://www.machiii.net/suspens....html

 

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£16000 * ~ 1.78 = 28,480 USD. HOLY ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the S2000 club. Hopefully a new set of shocks will help your ride quality. If not, I'll gladly trade you my suspension for yours.