My C63 sittin on KW V3's
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12-04-2012, 08:42 PM
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C63s now in the garage. Sold-GLA45 AMG Edition 1, Sold-2010 Mercedes C63
Ya I'm in Vancouver. Bought them and had them installed at TS Auto Design in Richmond. Awesome group of guys. Definitely give them a call if you are looking at getting coilovers or springs.
12-05-2012, 03:48 PM
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C63s now in the garage. Sold-GLA45 AMG Edition 1, Sold-2010 Mercedes C63
So quick review / comparison of the KW V3 VS stock AMG coilovers.
So far one of the best things is the noise reduction over stock. Some of you might be in the same boat as me with the stock set up sounding hollow and clanky over harsh bumps. Well this is gone, completely quiet over bumps. The way it should of been from MB. 2nd is the ride isn't that harsh compared to what I was expecting, the only thing is when you come to a complete stop the car kind of jiggles to get settled. That's my only complaint, but I am now used to it and don't even notice it anymore. To put it into "the wife" perspective she said wow you made the car better! Until the first time we had to back out of an alley that had huge speedbumps that I was not going to be able to make it over, she then said "you made it worse" ha ha NO WIN for us isn't it???
These coilovers have had a lot of work put in to the set up (rebound, compression dampening etc) but for day to day driving I wouldn't switch em back to stock. Haven't had any track time with them yet as it's winter here but the quick on and off ramps to bridges around where I live are much more stable and the feedback from the road through the steering wheel feels just a bit better.
Overall I would rate this mod as high up on the list (my list anyway) as possible. Anyone thinking about doing just springs should seriously consider saving up and doing the full coilover swap.
Just my 2 cents anyway.
So far one of the best things is the noise reduction over stock. Some of you might be in the same boat as me with the stock set up sounding hollow and clanky over harsh bumps. Well this is gone, completely quiet over bumps. The way it should of been from MB. 2nd is the ride isn't that harsh compared to what I was expecting, the only thing is when you come to a complete stop the car kind of jiggles to get settled. That's my only complaint, but I am now used to it and don't even notice it anymore. To put it into "the wife" perspective she said wow you made the car better! Until the first time we had to back out of an alley that had huge speedbumps that I was not going to be able to make it over, she then said "you made it worse" ha ha NO WIN for us isn't it???
These coilovers have had a lot of work put in to the set up (rebound, compression dampening etc) but for day to day driving I wouldn't switch em back to stock. Haven't had any track time with them yet as it's winter here but the quick on and off ramps to bridges around where I live are much more stable and the feedback from the road through the steering wheel feels just a bit better.
Overall I would rate this mod as high up on the list (my list anyway) as possible. Anyone thinking about doing just springs should seriously consider saving up and doing the full coilover swap.
Just my 2 cents anyway.
12-05-2012, 03:55 PM
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C63s now in the garage. Sold-GLA45 AMG Edition 1, Sold-2010 Mercedes C63
