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Old Oct 29, 2003
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Question Kw Owners!!!

THis is for all KW owners!! is it just me or is the KW suspension really stiff???


I dont think these were as good as i expected they would of been!
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Arn't they suppose to be stiff? they are performance coilovers after all.
a Spring rate of 350 F and 500 Rear is far from being "Soft"
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lol, i dont like the ride at all...
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Originally posted by TriptronicCIVIC
lol, i dont like the ride at all...
Sorry to here that man. Maybe you can order softer springs from KW and adjust the damping to match...350 isn't too stiff. I don't know about 500 though. My spring rates are 336 in the front and 448 in the rear. They don't feel too stiff to me, actually I think it's a little soft. I have teins buy the way. Check with KW and see what they can do.
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ya , i dont know ... i expected the ride to be smoother... i mean i can definately feel the bumps....

maybe its just me, and i want like a perfect BMW ride... lol
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BMW suspensions aren't super squishy either. You can feel bumps in them too... fortunately they've got progressive shocks in them that can stiffen and soften depending on conditions of the road and driving characteristics.

Why not try dialing the dampers down. Maybe you just have them set too firm.
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no my damper settings are almost at the softess setting

i think a 1/4 off the softess
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Well....I'll buy them for a good price if you want to get rid of them.
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nah i spent way too much money on lowering my car.. not gotta waste another 600 bucks to get rid of em

thanks anyway
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Originally posted by TriptronicCIVIC
nah i spent way too much money on lowering my car.. not gotta waste another 600 bucks to get rid of em

thanks anyway
do you hear sqeaks when you hit bumps and holes? i can hear sqeaks on mine. i dunno what causes it probably the springs?
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you have KW?
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hey triptronicCIVIC, did u order the ep3 version of the v2?im about to order it with kwsuspension, but just wanna absolutely make sure the ep3 version fit my 2001 civic coupe

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Originally posted by macrossranma
hey triptronicCIVIC, did u order the ep3 version of the v2?im about to order it with kwsuspension, but just wanna absolutely make sure the ep3 version fit my 2001 civic coupe

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when ordering, just specify the car where you are going to install it and they'll send you the right ones.
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Originally posted by TriptronicCIVIC
you have KW?
yes i have kw's v2. you haven't answered my question yet.
i have it for almost 4 months now.
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ANY KW OWNERS HAVE NOISES COMING FROM THEIR BACK SUSPENSION??
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