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Recently installed rear tires and balanced all 4 and now I am having vibrations around 65-75 mph. I suspect an improper balance at this time. Also my rear end feels unstable. Did some reading and it turns out I have break in the new tires. Reason enough for me drive the car daily this week
worn CV buckets vibrate on-throttle because they get pitted when they're at the normal wear spot, so if the vibration is mainly while on-throttle then that could be the culprit.
after 65-ish, it vibrates whether on on throttle, off throttle or braking..
height change didn't alter it at all. im going to throw my stock wheels on today and drive home, if they don't vibrate, the new wheels will already be off the car and i'll run them to the shop before they close.
thanks for the input guys.
also, im going to buy the axles spacers regardless. I've read that even when the axles aren't the culprit, the spacers help prolong the life of axles anyways.
and for $100, I cant find a reason not to run them.
Recently installed rear tires and balanced all 4 and now I am having vibrations around 65-75 mph. I suspect an improper balance at this time. Also my rear end feels unstable. Did some reading and it turns out I have break in the new tires. Reason enough for me drive the car daily this week
So, I drove my car for the first time in 3 1/2 weeks after traveling abroad and yes, it was absolutely orgasmic - it really puts you in perspective after driving 1.2L Opel Corsas & Peugeot 208 diesels every day over the course of 1700 miles
No real updates other than destroying my driver-side door & unibody after tagging a pole pulling out of my parking spot
I already went ahead and purchased an GPW AP1 door and plan on swapping over all of the electrical, windows / window regulator / rails, switches, and etc - Good news is it has OEM paint & no dents.
I'll address the unibody repair at another time, so far it's not looking like an easy task.
Tell me about it - I have to walk up to that 2 - 3 times a day
Originally Posted by JS + BRZ
Welcome back, Tyler!
Let's hit the track in October!
Thanks Jin!
While I like entertaining the idea of going in October, the car is in need of some work before I put it through it's paces once again.
To do list:
Clutch - feels like it's getting a bit tired. No idea when it was last changed, but it slips on quick high rev shifts.
Tires - Ventus V12 Evo2s are good for every day use, but I wouldn't want them on a track day. I'd like to invest in different wheels & more aggressive tire setup and alternate when necessary.
Coilovers - Old & mushy Form and Function Type 2s ... enough said
Really considering KW or a Bilstein / spring combo, just don't have that kind of cash to throw around. I've heard decent ratings on BuddyClub, I'd just prefer getting a higher quality suspension setup and be done with it.
Bushings - The car just turned over 130,000 and I think a wide range of bushings could be replaced, car still feels pretty tight but I think there's improvement to be made.
While I like entertaining the idea of going in October, the car is in need of some work before I put it through it's paces once again.
To do list:
Clutch - feels like it's getting a bit tired. No idea when it was last changed, but it slips on quick high rev shifts.
Tires - Ventus V12 Evo2s are good for every day use, but I wouldn't want them on a track day. I'd like to invest in different wheels & more aggressive tire setup and alternate when necessary.
Coilovers - Old & mushy Form and Function Type 2s ... enough said
Really considering KW or a Bilstein / spring combo, just don't have that kind of cash to throw around. I've heard decent ratings on BuddyClub, I'd just prefer getting a higher quality suspension setup and be done with it.
Bushings - The car just turned over 130,000 and I think a wide range of bushings could be replaced, car still feels pretty tight but I think there's improvement to be made.
Man. That's some juicy stuff you need to take care of.
Will definitely go when you are done with all that later.
Tell me about it - I have to walk up to that 2 - 3 times a day
Thanks Jin!
While I like entertaining the idea of going in October, the car is in need of some work before I put it through it's paces once again.
To do list:
Clutch - feels like it's getting a bit tired. No idea when it was last changed, but it slips on quick high rev shifts.
Tires - Ventus V12 Evo2s are good for every day use, but I wouldn't want them on a track day. I'd like to invest in different wheels & more aggressive tire setup and alternate when necessary.
Coilovers - Old & mushy Form and Function Type 2s ... enough said
Really considering KW or a Bilstein / spring combo, just don't have that kind of cash to throw around. I've heard decent ratings on BuddyClub, I'd just prefer getting a higher quality suspension setup and be done with it.
Bushings - The car just turned over 130,000 and I think a wide range of bushings could be replaced, car still feels pretty tight but I think there's improvement to be made.
I have custom race valved Konis with an assortment of springs for sale
I'll drop the price a little for you, lemme know if you're interested
Are Tein springs as fucking terrible on the S as they are for the MX5? I had them at first and the drop was completely uneven on every corner and the spring rates were laughable...under 100lbs in the rear. Lots of verified issues within the MX community.
I had Tein S tech on my G35 and felt like stock. so i tried the S tech on S2000, felt like stock, which was exactly what i wanted. I did not want it to be any stiffer.
other than ride height, it did absolutely nothing. better or worse.
The Reading mayor got his S stolen yesterday. He owned it new from 2001.
I was about to post this as I saw the discussion on S2KI. He parked it on the street, at night, IN REDDING, which is well known to have a car theft problem, and walked home. What could go wrong? I feel sick for him at this loss, but it's likely already stripped.
I was about to post this as I saw the discussion on S2KI. He parked it on the street, at night, IN REDDING, which is well known to have a car theft problem, and walked home. What could go wrong? I feel sick for him at this loss, but it's likely already stripped.
I don't know what he was thinking. Its not a pleasant city, I live near it, but will not cross the bridge in unless I'm passing straight through to get to the Pagoda.
Personally, I would never leave my S2000 overnight unless it was out of plain sight with some kind of protection (Parking garage, friend's garage, parent's house, etc), especially in an area like that.
I was once in the school of thought that stiffer = better and couldn't imagine spending even $1.5k on coils. Then I rode in cars with more than double the factory spring rate, yet they rode better than stock
I was once in the school of thought that stiffer = better and couldn't imagine spending even $1.5k on coils. Then I rode in cars with more than double the factory spring rate, yet they rode better than stock
What they said. You get far better handling, plus a better ride on the street. Really amazing technology with their valving
Also,
S2000 is gone. 401k loan payoff for down payment on our new house was more important right now. Sold to a close friend on the forums. He made a solid offer that made me consider parting with it...He flew down and drove back to Jersey in it on Saturday.
I started my door swap and unfortunately, I did not finish. I started at around noon and called it quits at around 6:30pm, swapping over the door handle, door lock, door lock actuators & windows was a pain in the ass .
All the leg work is done, door is mounted, window & rails are in, electrical is run - just need to figure out why the lock isn't engaging & disengaging .. it tries, but never makes the full transition from unlock to lock
Here are the pics:
Before:
Work area:
Door removed:
The door is gone ... why not go for a drive? - felt like I had a Wrangler.
Final product:
Once I get the locking situation figured out, I'm home free.
Not thrilled about the paint, now my car has 3 different shades of white on the driverside .
well whattaya know... had the tire shop re-balance the wheels... every single wheel had a staggering less amount of weights and in very different locations.. im wondering if they tried to balance them correctly at all the first time.
threw the wheels back on... smooth sailing up to 120 before laying off it.
I had still ordered the axles spacers the day before just in case. I guess i'll be installing them on a rainy weekend.
thanks for the suggestions and input. glad to be motoring around smoothly again.
09-23-2014, 06:45 AM
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Looks fantastic, man...much better. I bet that door incident hurt...