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I'm getting these installed along with a bunch of other things. I want to try to and get this thing on point. I've read all the threads I can - not a ton on the KWs. Seems to be some disagreement on the optimal ride height settings for these coilovers. RS vs RS+10. Right now, I'm leaning towards the latter, though I love the look of RS ride height.
Do you have stock front uprights? If so going lower than RS +10 will produce bump steer. Bump steer kit will help but you will really want RS or BBI uprights to go RS low.
Do you have stock front uprights? If so going lower than RS +10 will produce bump steer. Bump steer kit will help but you will really want RS or BBI uprights to go RS low.
Yeah, I am not planning on buying the bump steer kit if going RS+10 - I had resigned myself to getting the kit if I went RS height, however.
I used to have a GT4 which was pretty low to the ground. Not sure if RS ride height is much different than that from a practical standpoint, in terms of scraping. The GT4 had a long lip and this made the approach angle tough. As of now, I have the standard C4S (ie Turbo) front bumper.
With the expense of everything I'm doing now, RS uprights (which I thought were discontinued) and BBI uprights are a slippery slope that I want to avoid.
Yeah, I am not planning on buying the bump steer kit if going RS+10 - I had resigned myself to getting the kit if I went RS height, however.
I used to have a GT4 which was pretty low to the ground. Not sure if RS ride height is much different than that from a practical standpoint, in terms of scraping. The GT4 had a long lip and this made the approach angle tough. As of now, I have the standard C4S (ie Turbo) front bumper.
With the expense of everything I'm doing now, RS uprights (which I thought were discontinued) and BBI uprights are a slippery slope that I want to avoid.
RS uprights are back in production, you can get them here from Gert @ carnewal. I bought mine earlier this year and they have stamped 2018 production codes. The kit from Gert, which also includes new tie rods and wheel bearings, is pretty reasonable compared to BBI. The BBI units look very slick, I just could not justify the cost personally.
I have KW's and RS uprights and bump steer, and a bunch of other Tarret bits also. My height is pretty low. I got uprights from sunset porsche, they have them instock.
The height definitely does not seem too low. Plenty of clearance, and if you want to do RS, it seems like the height would be fine.
I have heard that bump steer can be bad, but I don't notice much. The car is a little "darty" but it may be a function of the new alignment (RS). If you like the look of RS, I would do it. You can either buy new uprights, or live with the bump steer. I suspect that for a street car, the horrors of bump steer are probably overblown.
The V3's have a specific adjustment range, I measured the front with calipers yesterday, and it seems like it covers from RS+15 down to below RS. It will go much farther in each direction, but those are the limits that KW recommends.
Thanks for comments so far - some cool looking cars...
Looks like between uprights, tie rods, bearing and added labor — probably ~$2k additional cost, if not more. May have to stick with RS+10mm for now. I think I can get away without the bump steer mod at this ride height...
Doing LWFW/RS clutch, Fister exhaust, KW v3 coilovers and engine out stuff as it is... the slippery slope comes quick.
Seb - thank you. I don’t want to ride that low, so really more interested in how high they can go. Target would be RoW sport, which is 144/127 (F/R). Do you know? Thanks again.
Seb - thank you. I don’t want to ride that low, so really more interested in how high they can go. Target would be RoW sport, which is 144/127 (F/R). Do you know? Thanks again.
05-24-2019, 10:03 AM
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