Are you jacking the car from the side? Try lifting front and rear together...you compress the suspension from the other side if you only do one side. Also...are you eating your wheaties?

Are you certain you're doing it right? You should not have to do anything but take the wheels off to adjust the preload or ride height on your coils. Unless the BC is very different from the buddy club.

 

I love the Mugen style top because it gives the S2000 a coupe-like look from the side. In fact, I would like that top better if the black plastic by the window, were itself a window. If someone did that at a reasonable price, I'd be all over it.

It's kinda too bad the real Mugen tops are so extremely expensive, though.....the Forbidden tops and all the other Mugen-types are, of course, knock-offs. Even so....I've mulled over just putting down the $1300 and buying one. They are indeed tried and true.

 

The Forbidden tops are very high quality, I was impressed.

 

I put the front end on jack stands..

and I never touch the pre-loads.. I only raise/lower from the shock body.

you have to unbolt the shock body from the lower control arm to adjust it.. on any coilover system.

messing with pre-load will raise/lower the car, and its easier... but it makes the ride shitty.

 

No sir, you're wrong...I don't have to do that to make height adjustments. Forget preload, I agree, you set it off the car, lock it in place and forget it...won't even mention what to lock/unlock to adjust that while on the car.

BUT...to raise and lower the car:

Loosen the locking collar on the bottom, turn the bigger top most locking ring to the left to lower into the body to lower the car. Turn the middle one to the right to raise the car by unscrewing some out of the lower body.

You CAN undo the bolt to the bottom to adjust the entire lower body by spinning up and down, but really, that is only when setting it up off the car. For minor final adjustments, you should not be unbolting it.

 

Now, although I can't do it by hand like him, I do need the spanner wrenches, my buddy ebelp depicted it perfectly in this video.

 

well son of a bitch, I've always just twisted the bottom. I thought spinning everything at the top would damage something.. it feels like its in a bind when you do it.

 

Well, yes...it's under load. It's supposed to feel that way! That's why it's important to dust off the threading and make sure it's clean.

The smart rockstar...HA!

 

I got that part right.. I put anti-seize on the threaded parts where the collars are.

 

Had this problem in the rear. Just remove the lower bolt and adjust.

 

Found an 06 with 48k miles for $16k locally. Might jump on it this weekend..

Stay tuned!

 

Damn that thing has low mileage! Go get it!

 

Do it. Seems a decent deal.

Or buy mine.

 

16K with that mileage...AP2? That's a good deal, man.

rockstar...yeah, i'm sure you did...but you didn't know how to properly adjust a coilover with separate preload

Apparently Dennis doesn't either

 

The pre load came pre set from bc so why mess with it

 

Ummm...I'm not talking about preload! Did you watch the video I posted? You don't have to unbolt anything to adjust height!

 

I know man. Just that this one side felt tight like it was about to bind.

 

he's talking about is how sketchy it feels twisting the entire shock body around the valve. It has serious back pressure.

It's clearly ok.. Just feels bad

Twisting the housing at the bottom however is just basically a nut and bolt system. But it doesn't matter now. It's at the height it needs to be.

 

Funny how we all come to AZ to talk about our S2Ks!

J, I got the Black Chrome emblems. I think the CR emblems are flat black. I'm sure they will still great.

 

why can't i find deals like that

 

I'm hoping it'll look nice and NOT like I plastidipped the oem emblem
who makes the black chrome sides?

 

you mean the "S2000" next to the sidemarker?

http://www.hondapartsdeals.com/Honda...eemblemkit.pdf

 

Mine came in today

 

looks nice..

Reminds me of the nice summer days when i first grab on the shifter after i get off work...

 

My shift knob should be arriving later this week

Since I don't plan on hitting the track for awhile, I went ahead and ordered some Ventus V12s - 215/45/17 & 245/40/17s instead of RS3s - $600 out the door - I've heard nothing but good things about them and I should have them on by Friday .

 

I had the Hankook Ventus V12 evo2s on my first CTS-V. They were 80% of the Michelin PS2s function with half the cost. I heartily +1 them. Not to mention, they were fabulous in the rain. Not as good as the PS2s, but close.

 

I have V12's.. Love them for the price. Came from RS3's myself.

 

Car came with V12's...absolutely love them. They're sticky and not loud...so far, good in the rain too.

Honestly, with tint and the covercraft sun shade, my leather and shifter are never really too hot to grab when I get in the car.

 

i have had V12 on my G37, S2000 and now i have them on my 335.

great tires for the price.

one thing about V12 on s2000 you might notice when you get the tires new is you tend to notice the break in period on s2000 a lot more than other cars.

You might experience some instability at 60+mph for the first 1000 miles, only on S2000 though. I remember i had to pull over to check if the tires were flat once.

 

+1 for ventus v12s! got them on my s2000 too and worked great in the rain.

 

Absolutely loved this read:

http://timthefoolman.com/2008/04/19/...a-honda-s2000/

 

I enjoyed it too - small complaints, but hey .. it's really not the end of the world.

As a weekend car, it's great - relatively low maintenance costs & huge performance per $$. Now in my case, using this car as a daily driver really isn't for everybody. Granted, most of people on the highway just want to get to point A to point B as efficiently or as safely as possible. Most drivers need - utility, creature comforts, high safety ratings, space, easy accessibility and good gas mileage - I feel this car lacks in every single one of those categories. But truth be told, when you're like me and make any excuse to get in the car and take a drive, there's really nothing more driver orientated and focused for the price.

I know this sounds cliche, but as a person who genuinely enjoys my commute to and from work, I knew this was the car for me when I set off for my very first time.

Damn 7am-4pm shifts, still have 3 hours til I get into that drivers seat.

 

Well, maybe if you moved to Florida...you'd be 11 minutes from quittin time, like me

True that, man...I'm almost 3 weeks of not driving it while the fender gets fixed and MAN am I jonesing. I enjoy this car like no other...

 

i don't know what those ppl are bitchin about?

I DD both my s2000 for 6 years combined. Everyday, everywhere since it was my only car.

yah sometimes it is tiring and AC barely works in summer time and the car feels like it is slower than a corolla with AC on.

 

LOL...that heat soak.
Really!?!? Did they revise AC in the AP2? Mine is fucking cold as shit...and blows hard! It's actually better than in the TL.

 

I had 2 AP2s.

It works but just wait until it gets 100+ then it is a different story.

It is so bad it somehow affects the way the car shifts, brakes and everything. Feels like the whole car is falling apart.

at 80, 90, the AC is cold and car feels normal. at 100+, you might as well turn off the AC and just enjoy the car. That is what i did in the 6 years of ownership.

out of all the cars i have driven, S2000 is worst when it comes to sensitivity. It is very sensitive to weight and temperature.
So in the summer time when you have the AC on with your GF = GG

But as bad it is in the summer,i would not have it any other way. I love the fact that Honda put all of their effort into driving pleasure and performance and said fuck all comfort related component.

 

I got them from hardtopguy:

http://hardtopguy.com/store/product....&cat=11&page=1

When I ordered them, he was showing "Limited Stock Available", but now it just lists the front and rear emblems with a dropdown option for the sides. Its pretty crazy how it darkens the car up.

These are much closer to the Heeltoe Black Chrome emblems for the TL.

 

Nice article, thanks for the link. As to the minor criticisms, I fixed the creature comforts. I have a BT connection for hands free, I have a working cupholder, and I soon will have someplace to hold my smartphone. That's about all I need in this car.

 

If you were single and have no kids and you can only keep 1 of your cars. would you take the V or the S?

 

That's what I'm sayin.

My AC works with top down it's so cold lol