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koyv90 11-15-2012 06:04 PM

Stance Vs Kw3 vs Fortune Autos?
 
anyone run these? Any opinions on which is better?

I've heard great things from both Stance and Fortune Auto's on S13's and S14's and Kw3 are sworn by a lot of members on here.

I doubt you could go wrong with either just wondering if anyone had any experience with multiple coil overs.

jumbaco 11-15-2012 06:13 PM

what's your budget? what are you looking for in a coilover?

Circuit Motorsports 11-15-2012 07:02 PM

Yeah these are all really different, it's not apples to apples.

Budget, car uses, goals for suspension - what kind of adjustability do you want/need?

ModBargains.com 11-15-2012 07:38 PM

I don't have experience driving on anything but the KW's, but I know for sure I've never had a complaint on KW V3's since I've been in the business... Considerably more performing then stock, that's given of course, but after the several spring kits I've been on, few different coilover sets as well, I landed at KW's, and stuck with it, and now it's the only coilover I'll put on my cars.

There's a ton of reasons why, but most guys will agree it's the most streetable kit with good performance (at least in my opinion).

Mr.Jay 11-15-2012 08:01 PM

KW V3s are deff the standout in that group but also for good reason considering they are much more than the others

gmookher 11-15-2012 08:31 PM

kw3>stance>fortune

Speed Element 11-15-2012 09:26 PM

KW V3 will most likely be the best street/track setup out of the 3.

Grip Ronin 11-16-2012 12:57 AM

my s14 has stance's. i dont like them and the front damper adjustments seized. not to mention there on the bottom of the damper. that just made adjustments a breeze when they did work -_-.
im planning on fortune autos for the frs

SubieNate 11-16-2012 03:50 AM

From what I've read, I'd put the FA's over STANCE any day. STANCE just seems like an expensive BC to me.

I think KW's are in a different league than either of those though.

dori. 11-16-2012 07:21 AM

If money is no object then yeag the V3's all the way. I just find it lame that they don't come with camber plates (or am I wrong)

deedz 11-16-2012 07:23 AM

definitely KW is the better choice versus fortune auto and Stance but at the same time they have about a 1000 dollar price difference, all depends on what youre looking for and how much you wanna spend

Racecomp Engineering 11-16-2012 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dori. (Post 560128)
If money is no object then yeag the V3's all the way. I just find it lame that they don't come with camber plates (or am I wrong)

They don't come with camber plates. Many (but not all) higher end european coilovers do not by default but may have the option.

Some choose to run the KWs with stock rubber tophats for comfort and longevity sake. Others don't want to run the often crappy camber plates that come with coilovers and want to run their own higher quality stuff (like Vorshlag plates which also add caster).

It would be nice if KW had the option for a camber plate pre-installed, but that is a service we offer at RCE. Assembled/torqued/adjusted with either stock top mounts or camber plates. Put them on and have fun. :)

And yeah, the KW's are great. We're working on our RCE Tarmac 2's, which are built by KW but we've still got some work to do.

- Andrew

JoeBoxer 11-16-2012 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering (Post 560474)
They don't come with camber plates. Many (but not all) higher end european coilovers do not by default but may have the option.

Some choose to run the KWs with stock rubber tophats for comfort and longevity sake. Others don't want to run the often crappy camber plates that come with coilovers and want to run their own higher quality stuff (like Vorshlag plates which also add caster).

It would be nice if KW had the option for a camber plate pre-installed, but that is a service we offer at RCE. Assembled/torqued/adjusted with either stock top mounts or camber plates. Put them on and have fun. :)

And yeah, the KW's are great. We're working on our RCE Tarmac 2's, which are built by KW but we've still got some work to do.

- Andrew

We were discussing rates in another thread, i know the KW is around 6k/7k will the Tarmac's be a little stiffer?

koyv90 11-16-2012 01:13 PM

Its for a daily driver with some spirited driving(cornering, Auto x) and drifting fun! I don't think price will be a problem. So Sounds like Kw3s or FA. I thought Camber plates are important for alignment and gives you more of a range to control when lowering your car?


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