Anyone read the SCC article this month (may07) about KW V3 coilover install (w/ 17

 

I measure from the fender lip to the ground, gap measuring is too vague. I am 25 1/8" on front and rear. My car is corner balanced. YMMV

 

Thanks HunterEZ

 

[quote name='slackfaster' date='Mar 28 2007, 12:59 PM'] Anyone read the SCC article this month (may07) about KW V3 coilover install (w/ 17

 

Corner balanced...running 13 1/4 front; 13 1/2 rear...measured from center of hub to fender lip.

 

Hunter,

what do you do about the driveshaft spacing?

do you have J's spacer?

what are your thoughts on that issue?

 

I don't have them yet. They're suppose to help with cv joint wear but we've got no hard data that it does. I will probably order them when my cv joints go bad.

 

Dont think pss9 is meant to ride that low.. IIRC it's max is 45mm

 

I just looked it up and you're close - it says "approx 35mm drop" ( I still have the install instructions...)


max frnt adj : 310mm - 345mm from tp spring pearch to cntr mount screw
------- 12.2047" to 13.5827" and I'm 12.5 in the frnt --- safe

max rear adj : 205mm-215mm from tp spring pearch to cntr mount screw
-------- 8.2677" to 8.4646" and i'm 8.25 in the back -- to low --

I'm going to get it closer to 8-7/16" (8.4375")

 

Another alternative might be to bump up the spring rates, I'm not sure what tolerances the shocks can handle up to, but maybe around 20% increase shouldn't be overwhelming.

I'm seriously thinking about these shocks