Hi guys, I will explain my situation and letīs hope that you have some ideas about how to fix this
I purchased a KW v3 kit, with springs 50-200 front, 60-170 rear. My goal with the suspension was to drop the car ~1.3". The problem is that I found a bargain for some used front KW CS top mounts and I was stupid enough to buy them as well. KW told me that they are compatible
but they are not, because apparently the CS top mounts attach the coilover differently and this results in shortening the useful range of the shock (or, that is what I understand after mounting them. It is just a guess)
I got the parts installed, and the result is that the car height is higher than "it should be". I will illustrate, in the pictures you can see that the front coilover is adjusted to "0" threads below the ring. So, that is the minimum possible car height. Now check how "low" is the car. I am happy with this ride height, but the setup is wrong. In theory, the car should be much lower when using the lowest thread adjustment.
The problem is, that the shock compression range is only 15 mm (mechanic told me), which is nothing, so the car handle is very bad. I want to increase the compression range, but maintain the ride height
I contacted KW and they sent me a front springs replacement of 50-170mm. They are shorter, so yes there will be more threads below the ring, but this will not fix the shock compression issue, right?? from my understanding, the compression will be always 15 mm?
I wonder what should I do... would the shorter springs indeed fix the issue? if not, should I go back to oem top mounts? I don't even know if that is the issue, looking forward to your thoughts
