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madness
Friday 15th April 2005, 11:39
I have just fitted the KW coilover kit which has been in my possesion since december.
Compared to the top adjustable Koni's i had before they are on a different planet. Much better handling, ride , everything!
The kit can lower the car by 60+mm if req'd and is ride height adjustable.
To anybody thinking of getting suspension soon --- save up and order a KW kit you wont be dissappointed!!!!!!!!!!!!
My car is now -50mm!!!!

mikey
Friday 15th April 2005, 11:41
any pictures mate,be nice to have a look at it all lowered!!

After_Shock
Friday 15th April 2005, 11:46
Thats what I had on my C70 KW Variant 2 Coilovers, could lower it enough so the front end of the car woudlnt get over speed humps and that was with the standard bumper!

They do need setting up correctly though, as in corner weighted and defo get the tracking checked and re-checked once you have adjusted the height!

misterpeck
Friday 15th April 2005, 11:54
:worthless

Redbrick
Friday 15th April 2005, 19:14
Don't go too low or this happens:

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/photopost/data/500/medium/29DSC00044.JPG

This was replaced under warranty but I did have to give the ride heights at all corners and they told me I'd gone too low.

Took months for mine to settele down, it was really bouncy to start with! Hard as nails now :)

TangoDeltaSierra3
Friday 15th April 2005, 19:48
What kinda price is the KW kit in comparison to Bilsteins at £500 ish. :B_steerin

After_Shock
Friday 15th April 2005, 20:55
From memory theirs 3 kits available all with different levels of adjustability but prices probably start 700ish for the basic kit and got to £12-1300 although I am guessing.

The front end of mine took about 2 months to finally settle but the back end never did even after 7 months of use.

Redbrick
Friday 15th April 2005, 21:22
http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/frame-detail.asp?PAGE=/kw-suspension.htm

Varient 2 seems to have gone up in price :(

Varient 3 is available in the States but not listed here.

Only S40 catered for in varient 1.

jross
Saturday 16th April 2005, 05:02
Don't go too low or this happens:

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/photopost/data/500/medium/29DSC00044.JPG

This was replaced under warranty but I did have to give the ride heights at all corners and they told me I'd gone too low.

Took months for mine to settele down, it was really bouncy to start with! Hard as nails now :)

Hard to tell.. what's the damage there? (sorry, not 100% sure what I'm looking at)

madness
Saturday 16th April 2005, 10:46
looks like your suspension bush popped out !! probably due to general wear and tear a bit as well.

not seen that before.

mine is setup properly by 4 wheel laser alignment, it could go lower but the front negative camber is at the end of it's adjustment so i would scrub the tyres

i got my kit for 830 inc.
Motor sport world add 30 for p+p !!
my local carnoisseur shop soorced it for me direct from germany but i took
a month to pass through customs due to a mix up!!!

and lastly- is there such a thing as too low????? :B_steerin :jaw:

After_Shock
Saturday 16th April 2005, 12:23
Too low is when the car becomes undriveable!

Redbrick
Saturday 16th April 2005, 17:49
The KW kit is designed to drop the car between two measurements. If you drop the car lower you are out of spec and it puts undue stress on components. Thats what KW told me.

The photo is the bush out of the shock yes, but after 2 weeks! That isn't wear and tear.

Ross9
Monday 18th April 2005, 00:25
and lastly- is there such a thing as too low????? :B_steerin :jaw:

Yes, when this happens, its too low.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Ross9/FlatPipe.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/Ross9/DeadBox.jpg

What you see there is my old front pipe, and my old gearbox casing (patched up) after both met with the ground at approx 80-90mph while braking and hitting a bump all at once.

On the same springs the car couldnt be mapped as the exhaust was touching the roller as it sat on the RR

Needless to say I have now changed the springs to make it a more sensible height, yet thankfully not sacrificed any handling.

Ross