KW V2 Inox SS Coilovers...Peek inside! & Review on last page
03-17-2004
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KW V2 Inox SS Coilovers...Peek inside! & Review on last page I just received the KW Variant 2 Inox Stainless Steel Coilovers to put on our project 7thgen. To say the least, they are beautiful. We don't have the car in our possession nor on the road at this point, but we will have these on soon. Looking forward to carving some corners with these babies. Also pictured is the Ingalls Rear Camber Kit & Ingalls Camber measuring Tool.
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Rep Power: 0 hi, i have a question, when u install it, can u just post a review?i now have positive camber on the front and the mechanic told me thats the most negative i can go, i dont believe him, but its still snowing and hard to take off wheels to check, pls post how much negative camber u can go when u install? thanks
o, and do u sell the camber gauge and how much
thanksw!
o, and do u sell the camber gauge and how much
thanksw!
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by macrossranma
hi, i have a question, when u install it, can u just post a review?i now have positive camber on the front and the mechanic told me thats the most negative i can go, i dont believe him, but its still snowing and hard to take off wheels to check, pls post how much negative camber u can go when u install? thanks
o, and do u sell the camber gauge and how much
thanksw!
hi, i have a question, when u install it, can u just post a review?i now have positive camber on the front and the mechanic told me thats the most negative i can go, i dont believe him, but its still snowing and hard to take off wheels to check, pls post how much negative camber u can go when u install? thanks
o, and do u sell the camber gauge and how much
thanksw!
You are aware that the fronts have a built in camber adjustment, right? They have an oval shaped bolt hole that allows camber adjustment. Yes, we sell the gauge, it's $85 shipped.
03-18-2004
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by macrossranma
thanks, i'll order the gauge in a week or so, by the look of it how much negative can u go for the front? thanks!
thanks, i'll order the gauge in a week or so, by the look of it how much negative can u go for the front? thanks!
03-19-2004
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by dacivic
How much is the Ingalls Camber Gauge? How do you use it?
How much is the Ingalls Camber Gauge? How do you use it?
The gauge is $85 shipped.
You put on your brake rotor with stock suspension and calibrate it to 0. Put on your new suspension, then plop it on the brake rotor and it tells you how much camber to correct. Simple device.
03-19-2004
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Rep Power: 335 you can get the very cheap or expensive on ebay
search using "camber gauge" or click the link below.
Some are like $14
http://search.ebaymotors.com/search/...0&BasicSearch=
search using "camber gauge" or click the link below.
Some are like $14
http://search.ebaymotors.com/search/...0&BasicSearch=
03-19-2004
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Rep Power: 0 Between 1.4 and 2.6".
KW's are all dampening adjustable on the low speed portion of the shock curve, allowing you to control the pitch and the roll of the vehicle effectively.
350F/500R
Note some other spring rates:
Super Street (EM2/ES1) 336F/448R
Flex (EP3) 448f/559R
Flex (DC5) 448F/559R
Jic:
FLTA2 (DC5) 450F/506R
FLTA2 (EP3) 450F/506R
KW's are all dampening adjustable on the low speed portion of the shock curve, allowing you to control the pitch and the roll of the vehicle effectively.
350F/500R
Note some other spring rates:
Super Street (EM2/ES1) 336F/448R
Flex (EP3) 448f/559R
Flex (DC5) 448F/559R
Jic:
FLTA2 (DC5) 450F/506R
FLTA2 (EP3) 450F/506R
03-20-2004
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Rep Power: 583 how easy is it to adjust the dampening......cuz for long trips i would like to make them softer. Is the dampening control similar to Teins SS ?
03-21-2004
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by civic01vtec
how easy is it to adjust the dampening......cuz for long trips i would like to make them softer. Is the dampening control similar to Teins SS ?
how easy is it to adjust the dampening......cuz for long trips i would like to make them softer. Is the dampening control similar to Teins SS ?
It's a **** that you turn. Not hard @ all.
03-30-2004
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Rep Power: 0 Ok. We installed them this last weekend, which went quite well, just time consuming. There were no fitment issues or quirks that required fabrication. Everything lined up just as it should have.
The ride is aggressive, but not overly rough. You can feel every contour of the road as well. I haven't tried an spirited driving yet, but will very soon. I have rear set at 24" from the ground the mid fender well. The front, looks slammed, but really isn't. It is 23.75" from the ground to the top of the fender. I counted each individual thread, which allowed to me to get 3 of 4 coilovers at the exact height that I wanted, but somehow the front left is .25 of an inch lower than the front right. It is not noticeable, but is a measurable difference. Anyone else with KWs experience this?
The ride is aggressive, but not overly rough. You can feel every contour of the road as well. I haven't tried an spirited driving yet, but will very soon. I have rear set at 24" from the ground the mid fender well. The front, looks slammed, but really isn't. It is 23.75" from the ground to the top of the fender. I counted each individual thread, which allowed to me to get 3 of 4 coilovers at the exact height that I wanted, but somehow the front left is .25 of an inch lower than the front right. It is not noticeable, but is a measurable difference. Anyone else with KWs experience this?
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Rep Power: 359 did you put them on an o1 is that why you didnt need the upper mount? how would these be for daily driving?
03-31-2004
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by runner1738
did you put them on an o1 is that why you didnt need the upper mount? how would these be for daily driving?
did you put them on an o1 is that why you didnt need the upper mount? how would these be for daily driving?
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Rep Power: 335 whay oem peices did you use?
also the member Spanky (nice yellow civic) is sponsored by KW I'd ask him about the level difference issue with the front end.
also the member Spanky (nice yellow civic) is sponsored by KW I'd ask him about the level difference issue with the front end.
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Rep Power: 359 how much softer can you make them for daily driving? cause some have said its to much for daily driving or overkill
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Rep Power: 393 thats because the left side weighs more than the other. its noticable on some cars even when its stock. Its just more so when you lower the car since the gap is much smaller
