KW1 fast road setup

[smoggy mark]

Whats the best hight front and rear for fast road use for KW1's,as once they are fitted i dont want to be messing about ajusting them again.

opinions greatfully accepted.

 

[cossierick]

To be honest ride hight and setup is a personal thing.
Some may say optimum is 30% lower but you may not like that etc !!

Rick

 

[N0ddie]

Getting coilies Mark? Awesome.

As Rick above said, ride height is a personal thing. I would like ours to be a wee bit lower but speed bumps would become too much of a worry for me.

Ours are set roughly perfectly for fast road use height wise I'd say:

 

[smoggy mark]

cheers lads!

Martine yours looks spot on that hight

 

[BenW]

Mine looks pretty much the same as Noddies, rears all the way down and front set to match. I do occasionally catch the middle silenced on big speed bumps but think that might be a worn out exhaust hanger!

 

[smoggy mark]

Mine looks pretty much the same as Noddies, rears all the way down and front set to match. I do occasionally catch the middle silenced on big speed bumps but think that might be a worn out exhaust hanger!

Ha!cheers ben i will keep out the way of speed bumps then!

 

[Yiannis197]

I personally prefer the rear a bit higher again its all down to personal preference.

 

[dangerdaz]

I went 30mm front n 20mm rear on my kw1s when I had them.
Was super

 

[smoggy mark]

Is it right that the drop on all the KW's is the same if wanted but the dampeners are adjustable on the 2's 3's?

 

[ben_r1]

As low as the rears will go and then match the fronts, I hate rake stance.

 

[smoggy mark]

As low as the rears will go and then match the fronts, I hate rake stance.

think the rear can go to 45mm so if the front was 45mm would there be some megga rubbing going on?

 

[BenW]

think the rear can go to 45mm so if the front was 45mm would there be some megga rubbing going on?

Front is lower to start with so probably only lowering the front 30mm to match the rear ride height.

This is how mine's setup, it's how KTEC did it for me. Keep meaning to raise the rear a bit, think a bit of rake would make the handling better.

 

[smoggy mark]

Front is lower to start with so probably only lowering the front 30mm to match the rear ride height.

This is how mine's setup, it's how KTEC did it for me. Keep meaning to raise the rear a bit, think a bit of rake would make the handling better.

ok Ben this looks like what i will set them at 30mm front and all the way down at the back which is 45mm i think.

cheers!

 

[ben_r1]

think the rear can go to 45mm so if the front was 45mm would there be some megga rubbing going on?

I doubt they will actually go that low though. My KW V3s are right down at the bottom and matched to the front, doesn't rub.

 

[smoggy mark]

I doubt they will actually go that low though. My KW V3s are right down at the bottom and matched to the front, doesn't rub.

thanks Ben!my V1s are going on friday so i will just ask them to set the back right down and match to the front.better than getting confused with numbers ha!

 

[nkojic]

Can someone tell me why is my car with this KW V1 so hard and very uncomfortable? Ok my roads are bad but still this is very bad for my taste. Maybe i need to raise height on front?

 

[smoggy mark]

Can someone tell me why is my car with this KW V1 so hard and very uncomfortable? Ok my roads are bad but still this is very bad for my taste. Maybe i need to raise height on front?

could well be that you have them to low,I have mine right down at the back and level at the front with 30mm thred left and feel great they glide over the bumpy roads over here.

 

[henderson]

could well be that you have them to low,I have mine right down at the back and level at the front with 30mm thred left and feel great they glide over the bumpy roads over here.

any pics of them right down at the rear matey?

 

[smoggy mark]

any pics of them right down at the rear matey?

yeah bud will get one soon as they have settled in as ive only done about 50mile on them,dont think theres a lot of difference from the springs maybe slightly lower.

 

[smoggy mark]

any pics of them right down at the rear matey?

There you go matey!just took these and will put a few in the gallery bit.


few with the KW's on 004 by chickster2012, on Flickr

few with the KW's on 006 by chickster2012, on Flickr