b0r1cha

hey guys,

i think i finally made up my mind on which coilovers to get and im thinking the KW v3 due to all the positive things i am reading about it on the forum.

couple things:

am i able to adjust camber with these also?
where is the best place to purchase them via online or local? ( i am located in TOrrance, ca 90505)

thanks guys!

QuangNguyen_89616

Look at my thread above your for some pricing (=

Chris_Lum

no, you can't adjust camber with aftermarket coilovers on our cars because we don't have camber plates.

Croc

in the S camber is adjusted in the suspension. doesn;t matter what struts you have.
bear in mind that they're somewhat soft and have more body roll than other coilovers with stiffer springs.
but with separate bump/rebound adjusters it's easier to tune them for your taste.

whiteflash

What?

b0r1cha

so would i get a significant amout of camber if i lower my car on coilovers? and to fix it would i need a camber kit???

whiteflash

No. If you buy the v3's, you'll be able to adjust a lot of things. I'm sure you know what you can adjust on the KW's themselves. Regardless of what dampening system you use, you can still adjust toe, caster and camber on the S. The the stock camber adjustments will only so far, so if you're looking for extemes you'll have to find an aftermarket solution. I believe the limit is -3 degrees on the stock adjustment, I could be wrong. Though know this, the S adjusts for toe and camber at the same time. Optimal results will probably be found around -2.0 to -2.2 derees in the rear and -1 or so up front. Request for your caster to be 6+.

Just make sure you get a proper alignment after (or when) they're installed.

Chris_Lum

my assumption is that he's asking if the coilovers themselves will allow camber adjustment. And so my answer was NO because we don't have a MacPherson type suspension that has camber adjustment BUILT INTO the suspension in the form of camber plates.

Because if he was asking if installing coilovers would keep him from being able to adjust camber, then that wouldn't make any sense at all.

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OP, You will not need a camber kit to correct it back to a sensible spec.

Max neg camber wise, the front allow about a max of -2.8 to -3.0ish. The rears allow for about -4.0 max. If you want MORE camber, you can do something like a J's camber joint in the front to allow more negative, but it sounds like you are concerned with TOO MUCH negative camber. So in that case, don't worry about being able to dial it back to stock specs after you drop it--On this car, you WILL be able to without having to buy anything else.