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Old 09-12-2014, 12:45 AM
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Kw coilover experiences?

Im looking to hear from some of the members that did the KW coilovers. My main concern is the ride, does this eliminate the stock stiff suspension? Is it more comfortable as a daily driver ?
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Originally Posted by Aresh
Im looking to hear from some of the members that did the KW coilovers. My main concern is the ride, does this eliminate the stock stiff suspension? Is it more comfortable as a daily driver ?
im selling my bc racing in a bit for some kws. should be good. had them on my last car
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im selling my bc racing in a bit for some kws. should be good. had them on my last car
How was the ride with the BS's?
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I'm happy with mine since I installed them. You can adjust rebound and compression to your liking. I set mine a little stiffer than stock I guess but I daily drive no problem.
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Buy mine I had them set more comfortably for daily driving with a wife and toddler; still handles better than stock but better road absorption
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With the kw v3's you have a fair amount of adjustment range. You can go much stiffer or much softer than stock, you just need to play with the setup.
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anythings got to be better than the ride on stock p30 springs, just a matter of is the cost worth it to you
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Does anyone mind sharing their kw3 setup? I haven't found the perfect setup yet.
I'm mostly interested in what you guys have for your compression? (bottom dial)
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Originally Posted by sytfu_colan
Does anyone mind sharing their kw3 setup? I haven't found the perfect setup yet.
I'm mostly interested in what you guys have for your compression? (bottom dial)
I set mine at 4 clicks from hard bump.
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anythings got to be better than the ride on stock p30 springs, just a matter of is the cost worth it to you
This. Agreed. And mine are even stiffer than yours cos they softened em up for 2010. Too many complaints apparently.
I switched to H&R to drop it a little.
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This. Agreed. And mine are even stiffer than yours cos they softened em up for 2010. Too many complaints apparently.
I switched to H&R to drop it a little.
The P30 package, with the stiffer ride, was available in the 2010 MY up until some build date in Dec 2009 when they switched over to the P31 package. rentzington likely has the same springs as were on your P30 C63 originally.
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The P30 package, with the stiffer ride, was available in the 2010 MY up until some build date in Dec 2009 when they switched over to the P31 package. rentzington likely has the same springs as were on your P30 C63 originally.

If that's the case yes, mine was built around Sept 09 if memory serves

In anycase everything i've read indicates the kw coilovers give a MUCH better ride than any stock springs and give the handling of stiff springs.

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