Front Splitter

[veridien]

I have had my S2 111s for about four months and it seems to suffer from very light steering at speed - I remember my old standard S2 being far more stable. I have recently had a 4wheel check and adjustments which has helped.

Is a front splitter going to add noticeable downforce?

Or am I looking at the wrong aspect? The Bridgestone aren't brilliant to be sure and I will be putting on Yoko Advans in the New Year.

Which will make the biggest difference and does anyone else suffer this?

[bogie]

a front splitter does help at high speed - from about 90mph + I can tell the difference

other than that then jjust check tyre pressures, full geometry check etc

[Elise111s]

I have a S2 111S and notice the very light steering at speed too.

[S Works]

Tyre pressures and geo should sort it.

[Sam_68]

Are you on standard (non-adjustable) springs and dampers?

As S Works said, tyre pressures and geo ought to make it acceptable, but if not, adjusting the ride height to give a slight nose-down rake might help, too.

[veridien]

The geometry was done at Elite Motors couple of weeks back and there was a marked improvement so I'll check the pressures and get back to you with the result

The dampers are standard so cannot adjust ride height which is a shame

Cheers

[smudgers]

Had one on my s2 for a couple of weeks now & it seems much better at speed, not as light on the steering & looks the nuts! (u know u want to):-)

[veridien]

OK guys next question ...

What distance does it add to the underside and how much more does it stick out to the front? I have a bit of a slope into the driveway and it is already tight

[veridien]

also ... did you go for the carbon fibre or the other one Rob

[tupolev]

I don't know if it is still available but i think the alvan splitter is a winner. It is subtle, doesn't lower clearance by anything noticeable and doesn't look aftermarket. Had the standard geo tweaked first by sinclaires and then had the splitter added -the combination definitely makes a positive difference (certainly to my early S2 anyway)

few pics here.

http://arc.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=74404&...

[veridien]

Googled the Alvan splitter and got the following link

[[http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Front_splitter]]

Good explanation of what to expect from the splitter and suppliers/maunfacturers

[adrnbtt]

pre splitter fitting 150 mph was twitchyish , post splitter 170+ mph is very stable

Edited by adrnbtt on Sunday 16th December 22:18

[Sam_68]

veridien said:

...Otherwise I want what you've got

Why would you want an inaccurate speedo?







...my old (near standard) S1 clocked an indicated 142mph flat-out, so an indicated 170+ should be well within reach of a TT215.