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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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I am in the business of buying some coilovers, but not certain which one I should get. Let me know what you guys think and why and what you have on and what you have driven. Thanks

Kw V3 or PSS9
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Turn-R-Us,Jun 5 2006, 01:46 PM
I am in the business of buying some coilovers, but not certain which one I should get. Let me know what you guys think and why and what you have on and what you have driven. Thanks

Kw V3 or PSS9
This seems like an odd question to me. I don't even think of these units as being in the same league as one another.

Before anyone answers your question we need more information. Why are you getting coilovers? What will you be doing with them? What are you looking for out of a coilover setup?
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:28 PM
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Well it is my daily car, but within the next year I am going to be turning it into weekend track car, with occasional street driving. Is that any help???
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Turn-R-Us,Jun 5 2006, 04:28 PM
Well it is my daily car, but within the next year I am going to be turning it into weekend track car, with occasional street driving. Is that any help???
Lots of help. If you want to turn it into a serious track car I would second what omg said. Go with the KW. The bilstein is a decent coilover but won't give you the same kind of performance the the KW will.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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My only concern is getting the KWs tuned in with the separate compression and rebound. How difficult is it to dial in the settings and how easy are they to get to.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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Bump will take a bit more time to adjust but the rebound adjustments are easy. the bump is more of a fine adjustment. Your focus will probably be rebound more so than the bump.

If you aren't tracking the car, you will probably set both the bump and rebound and forget them. I would say to set them fairly soft for a more comortable daily ride.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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Well it sounds as though the KW V3 are the way to go. Now need to find them for a good price.......

Where are the group buys guys???????? Show me the money
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Old Jun 6, 2006 | 03:41 AM
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I suggest,you get the JRZ,triple adjustable Racing coilovers.
http://www.jrzusa.net/products/race/...djustable.html
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Old Jun 6, 2006 | 10:23 AM
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why not go for the quad adjustable setup.. a measly $9,240.00
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