12-29-2021, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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KW V3 ridiculously low?
I bought KW V3 coilovers last summer from a member on here who had them on his M235i and installed them. RWD 14' 6MT.
I had to special order "2040" front springs from KW directly because the ones that came on it were WAY soft (spring bottomed out while parked, bumper touching the garage floor, I didn't even try driving it). I replaced the rear springs with Dinans that I had on hand. That brought the car up a decent amount. Enough for me to daily the car while it's set on the absolute highest setting. Wasn't thrilled but it worked. Now I need a couple mm because of taller snow tires rubbing when I pull into my driveway and now I'm thinking about it again. This can't be right, there is no way KW would have the V3 setup so that when they are set at mid range, the cars bumper is on the ground. KW confirmed that my dampers and front spring setup were the proper setup for the car and for each other. Anybody else experience this?
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05-03-2022, 02:13 PM | #3 |
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Lots of KW springs are known to sag over time. Sometimes even new sets need to be maxed out to get the ride height needed for the back of the car.
What is the free length of the rear springs? Should be around 9". have a look at the spring and inspect for the coils contacting each other(coil bind). You will see a thin line of missing powder coat between the coils. |
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The fronts are maxed out adjusted as high as I'm willing to thread the cuff up, half the spring paint is blown off. Definitely some binding when it bottoms. Pathetic that springs correctly identified for my model and given to me directly by KW are so ridiculously soft and undersprung for this car that it can barely be driven without other brands having to fix the problem. If I wanted a slammed car I would have bought bags. I just wanted to be slightly lower on much better dampers..
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No helpers for V-series on this chassis. The progressively wound rear springs just sag more than usual over time.
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