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      07-18-2009, 08:36 AM   #1
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KW Coilovers - what range of height adjustment?

I'm seriously looking into getting some KW Coilovers, perhaps v2 or street comfort.

I'm not looking to get the total slammed look but would like to have the option to adjust the ride height so that the tyre sits approx half inch off the fender for the front and perhaps flush on the rear.

Can someone tell me what height the KW coilovers are at their highest setting as I wouldn't like this to be already set too low if I wanted it a little higher which gives me no scope for adjustment.

I suspect the front of the hatch is the same as the coupe and perhaps the hatch has less clearance than the coupe on the rear as stock

Here are some pics I took of my 130i M Sport which I have over exposed just so that the clearance can be seen better.
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Another option is just to get Eibach springs but from what I have read on some forums, some installations have hardly had any effect on ride height with one person saying it's higher than stock M Sport!

I think the Coupe Eibach springs must be lower than the hatch as the pics I've seen on here prove that.
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      07-18-2009, 04:44 PM   #2
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KW V2 coils have a min-max adjustment of 1.2"-2.1" front and .9"-2" rear. Here is my car on V2s, I can go lower but need to be able to drive the thing



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Thanks Nick

So I assume the highest setting is 1.2" lower than stock.

Nice wheels, Can I ask what are they and size/offset? They seem to fit the 1er perfect!
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KW street comforts are supposed to be a min drop of .8"... These are the CO's I'm going with...
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KW V2 coils have a min-max adjustment of 1.2"-2.1" front and .9"-2" rear. Here is my car on V2s, I can go lower but need to be able to drive the thing
Love how your car looks, do you happen to know the adjustment details of your car? Today I installed KW V2 on my car but the height is pretty messed up. I don't have a reference point to adjust them. For the rebound I adjusted it 8 clicks from stiff...

Any help with the height adjustment setting will be very appreciated.
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I just installed mine today. I have 8 clicks open for front and 6 clicks for the rear. Current the height for the front is 13" (measured from roundel to top of wheel fender, and the rear is also the same. See photo.

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Lowered with KW V2
That is the perfect drop.
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I just installed mine today. I have 8 clicks open for front and 6 clicks for the rear. Current the height for the front is 13" (measured from roundel to top of wheel fender, and the rear is also the same. See photo.

Thanks for the photo. Do you have a closer up photo showing the gap in between the front fender and tyre?
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Thanks Nick

So I assume the highest setting is 1.2" lower than stock.

Nice wheels, Can I ask what are they and size/offset? They seem to fit the 1er perfect!
Glad you like the wheels, they are the Vorsteiner V-302's in a 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 front and rear. I am running Nitto INVOs in 235/35/19 and 265/30/19 which is a bit aggressive. I suggest a 225/35/19 and 255/30/19.
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Love how your car looks, do you happen to know the adjustment details of your car? Today I installed KW V2 on my car but the height is pretty messed up. I don't have a reference point to adjust them. For the rebound I adjusted it 8 clicks from stiff...

Any help with the height adjustment setting will be very appreciated.
I wish I knew but I had the shop adjust the car as low as it could go without rubbing. I will count the threads next time the car is in the air.
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Thanks for the photo. Do you have a closer up photo showing the gap in between the front fender and tyre?
I will post more photos later. I guess the gap now is about 3/8 inch (front & rear). It would probably drop further in the weeks to come.
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I will post more photos later. I guess the gap now is about 3/8 inch (front & rear). It would probably drop further in the weeks to come.
Nice drop, do you know the number of threads in the adjustment?
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Sorry I did not count the number of treads. What I did was trial & error. Just keep adjusting until its perfect. I would wait a few days between adjustment to let the springs settle.
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Here are the close up shots of the front and rear wheels.

Front: 12 7/8 inch from roundel to wheel fender;
Rear : 12 7/8 inch from roundel to wheel fender;
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Thanks for the pictures. Can I ask if there is scope to make the height any higher or are you already near the top of the adjustment thread?
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There should be room to go up from there, at least on my car, I can still go higher but who wants that
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I guess it could be nice to go higher for the winter months. I'm not sure if would really make that much of a difference though.
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Thanks for the pictures. Can I ask if there is scope to make the height any higher or are you already near the top of the adjustment thread?
Yes you can put it back to stock height.
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Thanks, that's what I wanted to hear. Not that I would want stock height but it's good to have a very good range for adjustment
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if you want to wreck your coils... Then drive them in the winter.....
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