I dont know about you guys but im personally fed up with the state of the roads and want a bit more comfort.

Ive a 25 mm lowering spax sport kit on my s2 and i find its to low and a bit unforgiving should the stealth pot holes catch you out. so was thinking of sourcing some standard springs and shocks as i have never had the standard set up im un aware of what its like

whats your opinions on this

Cheers Kev

 

Im thinking the same mate.

 

i run standard springs on mine with koni shocks with 17's and holds well and is nice round town

 

Where did you get the springs?how does it look with 17"s with standard ride height?

 

recently raised mine up only from 40 to 30 drop but drives much nicer as i used new shocks and think the old ones were probably shot.standard ride hight on 17s looks like tractor imo

 

would i be able to put standard spings on my 25mm drop spax? wont that just compress the spring more once on the shock?

Also does anyone know where you can get the standard set up where you wont get your pants down?

 

why dont u buy some koni adjustables?u can adjust the feel of the ride and srtill keep the lowering kit on it?

 

Remember hearing how the adjustment isn't for comfort just for life of the shocks, need to get gradually harder over time IIRC...

 

also imo the s2 rs turbo is that low to start with that surely the standard suspension must still handle quite well?

 

i have koni adjustables and lowered a touch, on the softest setting its a nice comfy ride! not much difference from my 04 civic type-r in all honesty. Nice to wind them in when you need to also

 

its so u can adjust the ride setting to a firmness u desire not to do with life of the shock

 

Try some Koni Red adjustable.

 

i had a 80mm crappy spring kit on mine when i bought it i changed them to eibach ford rs ones with standerd xr3i shocks they are mint m8 comfy but nice and solid through the corners

 

where did you get the eibach springs from

 

Tell that to Rainbird & Hadland

 

the springs i had from a standard suspension of another turbo, it sits about 10mm to high for my liking on back but front looks fine, i'll see if i can get some photo's of it for you but apart from coilovers it's the best ride i've found for a road turbo so far and i've tried a few combinations

 

asked at benfield ford about springs/shocks aparently they are deleted from stock.

 

ive got some standard excellent condition springs that i took off my s2 and replaced with 40mm springs,car has only done 42k miles so plenty of life left in them.but it still sits too high.so im gonna have to buy ome 60mm ones.rather have looks than handling.
id sell my standard ones or swap them for some 60mm springs??

 

Eibach springs aren't as good as Cobra on the RST imho

 

My last S2 was a standard low miler (60k) which was on the original springs and a set of aftermarket monroe gas dampers and it rode really well. Comfy as a S2 can be, it even suited the car being at the right height.

 

how much you looking at for the standard springs? are they a full set?
cheers Kev

 

pm'd mate