insame1

Hey all, trying to buy bilstine pss9 kit but tire rack said mid may delivery, lmp said mid April and just now sent an email saying mid June. My shocks are trash and need replaced. Is there an alternative that is simmarily priced that people are happy with?

quik55

bump on this one, wanna replace suspension ASAP
what was the price on the bilstein kit?

insame1

Its about 1500 but they are supposedly shipping in June. I went with a ceika kit. Should be here in about 2 weeks.

quik55

Did the kit come with all new hardware ie: rubber shock mounts/washer nuts bolt etc?

insame1

It did not come with the top plates or bearings.

quik55

so what additional things would i need to replace everything? just the rubber shock mounts all around? so do those front delete the rear springs in the oem perch?

AndreNY

i just ordered KW V1's for my CLK

insame1

I was considering that set up but I've read you can only run stock ride hight with wider wheels. Mine are 1" wider front and back and my plan is to go pretty low. It is a nice set up though. Post some pics when you're done.

AndreNY

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hmm that makes no sense as i will be running 8.5" and 9.5" wheels which are wider then factory so it makes very little sense, but i should have the coils on the car in about a week or so, i went with them as i love KW's and for under $1000 these were the cheapest (non-Chinese) coilovers for our cars

JaumeAMG

Just ordered de koni sport kit, but i have to wait 3 weeks for the delivery, becose no stock in the KONI factory.

I Will put a pics when installed.



KONI SPORT KIT

insame1

Where did you find kw for under 1k?

insame1

That is not an adjustable set up. Basicly just a shock and spring

insame1

Installing the coilovers today and tried to do an inch drop and the tire hits the spring a full droop.

insame1

Did manage to get the front lower

JaumeAMG

Finally I got the KONI, and this afternoon I installed it. All very well except one thing, the car has much lower rear axle than the front, in fact the front axle has gone down very little and the rear a crazy low. It is very strange because normally the front part falls more because of the weight of the engine etc ... I am very surprised with the result.

We have cheked everything and everything is well assembled and fitted, I d´ont know why the car has stayed that way ...

Any ideas? maybe with time and litte bit of runnig in everything is repositioned and adapts?

insame1

Thata why I went for adjustable ride hight.

AndreNY

^^^^
Wow looks great i just finished my KW's they ride like butter and ZERO rubbing issues in front

PapaChop83

How are you liking them so far? Price looks to be pretty competitive.

insame1

Them seem really nice so far. I have yet to get it corner weighted and realigned as I am waiting for them to fully break in. I dont drive much. The ride is nice and the handling is way better now. My fronts were clapped out though.

insame1

As my car sets now there is no issues. I cant go any lower in the front though or the tire will hit the perch. My backs are as low as the setup go. Your stance looks great too.

DiceCedes

Cars look great fellas!