Kw V1 handling question/problem

Ant94 · 01-24-2014, 10:40 AM

I've had my Kws installed for almost a year now and my one gripe with them way they react to larger dips in the road at highway speed. A lot of the times when I'm driving over the dip at end of a bridge, or just a dip in the road in general, the car feels like it just drops out from underneath me. I don't feel like I lose any control when it happens, but it's somewhat uncomfortable and annoying on longer trips. Otherwise the ride is smooth, and quiet.

I want to know if this is just normal for cars with more aggressive spring and rebound rates, or if it might be a problem with my setup. This is my first set of coilovers and I'm not familiar with the ride characteristics.

I have the car set a max height in the rear, and slightly less than max in the front(approx. 2 finger gap all around), and rolling on 17" non-rft tires.

I would appreciate any knowledge you guys have to share, thanks!

Reckless335 · 01-24-2014, 11:17 AM

Lower it more.

Gate7 · 01-26-2014, 05:30 PM

Lower it lol

Yeah that's pretty normal. Raise it just a tad, more compressed spring -less bounce.

01-24-2014, 10:40 AM	#1
Ant94 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 32 Posts Drives: Black e92 328xi Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (1)	Kw V1 handling question/problem I've had my Kws installed for almost a year now and my one gripe with them way they react to larger dips in the road at highway speed. A lot of the times when I'm driving over the dip at end of a bridge, or just a dip in the road in general, the car feels like it just drops out from underneath me. I don't feel like I lose any control when it happens, but it's somewhat uncomfortable and annoying on longer trips. Otherwise the ride is smooth, and quiet. I want to know if this is just normal for cars with more aggressive spring and rebound rates, or if it might be a problem with my setup. This is my first set of coilovers and I'm not familiar with the ride characteristics. I have the car set a max height in the rear, and slightly less than max in the front(approx. 2 finger gap all around), and rolling on 17" non-rft tires. I would appreciate any knowledge you guys have to share, thanks!
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01-24-2014, 11:17 AM	#2
Reckless335 Captain 77 Rep 980 Posts Drives: '08 BSM 335i e92 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Norfolk iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [0.00]	Lower it more. __________________ '08 BSM E92 335i 6MT/MHD stg 2+/VRSF 7" FMIC/VRSF CP/HKS BOV/VRSF catless DPs/BMS DCI/muffler delete/BC Extreme lows/OEM style 167s/BMS high side OCC/Mishimoto low side OCC/etc
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01-26-2014, 05:30 PM	#3
Gate7 Oh rly? 46 Rep 339 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Lower it lol Yeah that's pretty normal. Raise it just a tad, more compressed spring -less bounce.
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