KWs vs. stock
02-04-2006, 10:19 PM
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KWs vs. stock
I will be looking to lower my new s2k soon and after searching, i can't find too many good reviews...so far it seems that most people agree that KWs are easily the best for the price but a lot of other people keep saying that the stock suspension is almost as good
how much better are the KWs than stock suspension? i'm coming from an rsx-s with tein ss-p, progress front and rear sways, and mugen front and rear strut bars
i'll be road racing this car but will mostly be driving it on the city streets (but we have smooth roads)...so can someone give me a comparison of KW to stock and possibly KWs to other coilovers?
how much better are the KWs than stock suspension? i'm coming from an rsx-s with tein ss-p, progress front and rear sways, and mugen front and rear strut bars
i'll be road racing this car but will mostly be driving it on the city streets (but we have smooth roads)...so can someone give me a comparison of KW to stock and possibly KWs to other coilovers?
02-05-2006, 08:16 AM
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they are 6 better. 
Now I don't think anyone is saying that stock is as good as the KW's but that stock shocks work VERY well and they work better than most people take advantage of. But if you want something stiffer than stock the KW's are a great alternative and for the price they'll tough if not impossible to beat.
-Ry
Now I don't think anyone is saying that stock is as good as the KW's but that stock shocks work VERY well and they work better than most people take advantage of. But if you want something stiffer than stock the KW's are a great alternative and for the price they'll tough if not impossible to beat.
-Ry
02-05-2006, 03:50 PM
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What do they do compared to stock? I know you can lower the car easier, but do you get less body roll, less compression during cornering, etc. over stock?
Do you set them so the softest setting for driving around town, medium setting for mountain road fun, and then set them on the hardest setting for autoX or track days?
Do you set them so the softest setting for driving around town, medium setting for mountain road fun, and then set them on the hardest setting for autoX or track days?
02-05-2006, 08:34 PM
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I would trade my stock susp over KWs in a second. Stock is track worthy but it's a one size fit all compromise. Like gear ratios there is no single best set up. It might yield good results for a particular track or not. With the KWs you have the flexibility to tune the car but then again there are bad tuners and there ar good ones. which one are you? 
02-05-2006, 08:39 PM
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MrBurner, maybe you should track it first with the stock suspension first before making any changes. It takes a lot of driving ability (sorry, don't know your abilities) before the stock suspension becomes limiting.
02-05-2006, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Raymund,Feb 5 2006, 09:34 PM
I would trade my stock susp over KWs in a second. Stock is track worthy but it's a one size fit all compromise. Like gear ratios there is no single best set up. It might yield good results for a particular track or not. With the KWs you have the flexibility to tune the car but then again there are bad tuners and there ar good ones. which one are you?
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02-06-2006, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Ludedude,Feb 6 2006, 12:27 AM
What's it going to take to get you into a set of these?
02-06-2006, 07:32 AM
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[QUOTE=gomarlins3,Feb 5 2006, 05:50 PM] What do they do compared to stock?