Rostr02

Is any body using these on their CRX. I was thinking about Groundcontrol and Koni's but was waiting to see how the KW's rode (know someone who is getting them) I think it will cost me about $1300 with some stiff a** spring rates. Any body with KW's know how they ride?

EL Vap133

Never heard of them, but at that price why not go with TEINs?

4drEF

I've actually heard of these KW's. They aren't mainstream (yet), but from what I have heard they are good stuff!

Project91CRX

Here's some info for you about the KW Suspension.

http://www.thezcr.com/index.ph...=3201

Special for thezcr.com members
Variant 1 for 950 shipped
Variant 2 for 1275 Shipped

Bluelight

I have 2 friends that are running KW's. Both in EF hatches. One has variant 1's and the other runs variant 3's. I would personally take them over any other suspension in the same price range. They are that good.
Please contact the guys here http://www.kwsuspensions.com for more info. They are friends of mine up here in BC, Canada.

Cheers

*quick edit - Yes, Tom is one of my friends that work for KW N. America as posted by Project91Crx. http://www.thezcr.com/index.ph...=3201




Modified by Bluelight at 1:42 PM 11/3/2003

filthyCREX

you could save a little cash going KONIs and GC... its definatly a proven set up!

the KWs sound good tho.

Rostr02

Do you know what spring rates they are running? I heard that you do not need as high a spring rate with kw's. Do you know if this is correct. I was going to run 500 all around with ground control and koni's

Tom@KW

The front springs have a rate of 342lbs while the rear is a progressive spring.

The reason KW has lower spring rates than most aftermarket coilover companies is that KW is one of only three companies in the world that can tune the shocks they way we do. The other two are Penske and Olins, and both of these companies only build suspension for race vehicles to my knowledge, while KW builds both street and race only applications.

KW tunes the high speed and the slow speed of the piston separately. What this means is that when you hit a speed bump, a bumpy road, ect ect, the piston inside the shock is at its “fast speed”. This area is tuned very close to a stock system in a KW shock, which means great comfort for the driver. When coming into a corner, or breaking, the piston inside the shock is in its “slow speed”. This range is tuned to be far more aggressive than stock. This means that you get both a comfortable ride, and great handling. Other features of a KW system are the stainless steel construction and independent compression and rebound adjustability on the variant 3 systems.

I’m sure you’ve all had a suspension with really high spring rates. The purpose of this was to get better handling without real shock tuning involved, because until about ten years ago shock tuning technology just wasn’t available. Because we can tune our shocks, a high spring rate is not something we need, as this will only damage performance and comfort in the end. A good real world example of this is watching GT racing. Ever seen a car coming around the corner with two wheels off the ground? Because the shock is so stiff and spring rates are so high, they can’t keep both wheels on the ground, and the suspension can no longer do its job properly on any uneven surface. It may look cool, but who has better traction, they guy with two wheels on the ground or the car with all four?

Check out all the info at http://www.thezcr.com. There will be a group buy running there until the end of this week. Or check our website at http://www.kwsuspensions.com. You can also call my office with any questions you have at 1-888-530-1433 ext 101.

Not trying to sell anyone anything here, just wanted you guys to have the right answers. Mods, if there is a problem with me posting this, (I know you have to have rules on companies posting information, I just couldn’t find anything in the rules that said I couldn’t post this) please let me know and just delete the post. I post here under another name as well, that’s how I caught this thread. Have a good one guys, and give me a call with any questions, as I don’t get to check out these sites very often with all the work I have in front of me.

Happy driving!

Rostr02

Thank you for all of the info. I do not have all of the money I need now to buy them, it will take me about 4 weeks but I plan on buying the variant 3 system.