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Old May 22, 2014 | 07:55 PM
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kw v3 adjust rear rebound??

Ok maybe I am stupid or something but I don't know how to adjust the rebound on the rear kw v3 shocks. I took the trunk liner out and now what? I guess I expected it to look like the front with the top of the valve just sticking out. Help?
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Old May 22, 2014 | 10:12 PM
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Lol! There is no way out .... you'll have to remove the shock for the rear unfortunately. I don't know any other method.
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Old May 22, 2014 | 10:57 PM
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Lol! There is no way out .... you'll have to remove the shock for the rear unfortunately. I don't know any other method.
That sucks... Wish I knew that before the install. Whole point of adjustable suspension is being able to make changes fairly easily. Its why I told the shop to just use recommended settings becuase I would dial them in myself.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 03:51 AM
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I told my shop to drill a hole on top before mounting it back on.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 09:56 AM
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I told my shop to drill a hole on top before mounting it back on.
Awesome, thanks! This is what I will be doing. The top of the rear shock is sealed so drilling a hole should make no difference and open up the top for adjustment. Any downside to doing this?
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Old May 23, 2014 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by alpharabbit
Awesome, thanks! This is what I will be doing. The top of the rear shock is sealed so drilling a hole should make no difference and open up the top for adjustment. Any downside to doing this?
Not really, it's just a hole to drill in your brand new car unfortunately.

Something we actually do quite often for customers with adjustable dampening coil overs.

A lot actually in the GTRs we do JRZ's or KW's on.

The rears are usually like this on most cars
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Old May 23, 2014 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Tal@ACGAutomotive
Not really, it's just a hole to drill in your brand new car unfortunately.

Something we actually do quite often for customers with adjustable dampening coil overs.

A lot actually in the GTRs we do JRZ's or KW's on.

The rears are usually like this on most cars
Interesting bit of information.
When it comes time to buy a GTR I will certainly look for this now. Will tell me if the car was ever lowered...
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Old May 23, 2014 | 12:23 PM
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Interesting bit of information.
When it comes time to buy a GTR I will certainly look for this now. Will tell me if the car was ever lowered...
That unfortunately won't be a tell all sign of the car being lowered.

Springs are a big option on the GTR's as well. And my personal favorite is the KW sleeve kit which essentially replaces the stock springs with an adjustable perch on the stock strut turning into a coil over

Really nice as you can still use all the factory electronic dampening functions from inside the cabin, but adjust ride height and even corner balance.
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Originally Posted by Tal@ACGAutomotive
That unfortunately won't be a tell all sign of the car being lowered.

Springs are a big option on the GTR's as well. And my personal favorite is the KW sleeve kit which essentially replaces the stock springs with an adjustable perch on the stock strut turning into a coil over

Really nice as you can still use all the factory electronic dampening functions from inside the cabin, but adjust ride height and even corner balance.
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