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What does a high RFL give? I don't have the standard wheels so I guess this has an impact versus standard ?

Oh and castor was 6 deg. I recall you wanting a bit less camber on front but you were at limits of adjustment ( hence theory of subframe moving) but you did get the rolling force lever equal both sides.

Thanks! First lap was more steady as I was running low pressures then allowing them to warm up. I saw another thread on here about s2000 setup so thought if add my input after the great setup you guys did The car feels ultra stable. I remember you warning me it might be a little oversteery but it feels beautifully balanced. Tyre wear is also very good, despite 2 deg camber all around, tyre wear is perfectly flat I drive it every day and even in crap weather, on twisty, mud/ salt slime covered B roads it has no issues. I can thank the tyres for this too though as the F1AS2s are very good in such conditions. On dry roads it is a weapon!

Update on this. Car is still running well. Tony tweaked the settings last year before a track day as the front was miles out and had loads of toe out. Chewed the inside edges. Not sure why but maybe the subframe moved ?? It's now running nearly -2def front camber, 0toe and -2deg rear with a bit of toe in to keep the rears warm. It turns in like a bastid but is still pretty neutral and progressive. Very pleased with how it handles. On a warm dry day the corner speeds,even driving at 8/10s, are pretty immense. Very stable under power and braking too, I took a guy out at a track day who was surprised at how balanced it felt. Rear tyres also did 13.5k before needing changing. F1AS2 (Even wear across). Video of track last yr

Koni yellow dampers with spoon upper and lower front braces. Pretty much standard other than EBC yellows on front, Castrol SRF and the Js racing 60RS

Just an update, car feels great on the road. Took it around Rockingham on Saturday and the car was going well. Also met Derek from GAZ there who was helping with the S2000 running a set of GAZ coilovers. My spring rates are a little soft so I'm getting a bit more body roll than ideal but still, it handled well and was very neutral. As the tyres warmed up it did get a bit wayward at the rear end but this was due to the increase in tyre pressures due to the heat. Derek had his heat gun though so we tweaked the pressures and I adjusted the dampers a bit. Safe to say I think I had the setup pretty sorted for the rest of the day, dialling out a bit of the rear grip by stiffening it up a tad helped with steering on the throttle using the S2000s, rather odd to first time drivers, rear wheel steering effect. Think I could get away with a bit more Camber on the front, but certainly the WIM fast road setup was a great starting point and traction out of the corners was superb. For a track setup a bit more Toe out could also help to get the turn in response on Rockingham's inner circuit A little video outside, I have some incar but won't bore you with that

Nightmare!!!

Can't wait to get it back. Been borrowing a mates E36 318 over the weekend.

Is that the new M-class ?

Didn't remove his mask and rub his eye without realising? I know you always have the best and quite rightly so but like you say something went wrong. My old man has been working in metal fabrication for all his working life and been to hospital several times with metal getting into his eye,despite wearing correct PPE, Recently he had some health issues but couldn't go in an MRI scanner as the powerful magnets would move any metal in his eye. Hope Joe is better soon!

Part 14

There's no rush getting it done to be honest, happy to wait a bit longer. I guess you want to clear some space though. Did you manage to find out if the old castor nuts? can be used still, i cant see that being damaged and the price of them is robbery. Essex Racer, the bolt is £8, its the £26 collar (which has been cut off) and the £40! yes £40 nut that make it expensive.

It's your car We wasn't expecting problems with the castor bolts but what can you do?.... The drop-links are custom links made of alloy and adjustable, you can have them to keep costs down a bit. FYI the castor bolts were an utter arse to remove simply because of the vertical position...... Still their out now so job done. Cheers, didn't realise the castor bolts were that much. Beans and water this month then! If only Honda put some grease on the damn things, there are many thread on the S2000 forums about siezed bolts - including letters to Honda UK to try and get them to offer reduced prices on the replacements parts. Didn't get anywhere though

Looks familiar! Sounds expensive but needs must and all that.

Watching with interest