Coilovers Which Brand Is Best
08-02-2012, 10:12 AM
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In the end it depends on what application you're looking for anyway. Is it street, track, comfort? I say first choose your application and then which brand would be the best for that application. You will get a lot of responses saying get this or that, but you don't know the responder's driving style nor how they like "their" car to feel right for them.
08-02-2012, 04:21 PM
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I've seen people saying positive things about them. I've never seen anything bad about them either.
In the end it depends on what application you're looking for anyway. Is it street, track, comfort? I say first choose your application and then which brand would be the best for that application. You will get a lot of responses saying get this or that, but you don't know the responder's driving style nor how they like "their" car to feel right for them.
In the end it depends on what application you're looking for anyway. Is it street, track, comfort? I say first choose your application and then which brand would be the best for that application. You will get a lot of responses saying get this or that, but you don't know the responder's driving style nor how they like "their" car to feel right for them.
I'm over 100k miles and it seems like i feel every bump unless the road is really smooth and it feels a little floaty at "freeway" speeds 
08-03-2012, 08:50 AM
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I guess im looking for something similar to, or just a little stiffer than the stock sport suspension, but with a similarly smooth ride. I want to be able to take that 30mph on-ramp horseshoe at 65 without the nose diving to the outside. And i'm also looking for the lowering option that coilovers provide. I'm probably never going to track a 530, but i still want it to stick to the road. Its pretty good as is, on 19" 166's. But i want to squat it down a little bit. I'm over 100k miles and it seems like i feel every bump unless the road is really smooth and it feels a little floaty at "freeway" speeds
I'm over 100k miles and it seems like i feel every bump unless the road is really smooth and it feels a little floaty at "freeway" speeds
09-23-2012, 08:39 PM
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KW has, arguably, the best material construction quality of any coilover kit that I've seen. KW not only designs and manufacturers the coilovers, but they test them as well, to TUV certification levels. They also do this for each individual name plate which means they do it for Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Chevrolet and more. They also design and valve all the suspension dampers to each individual MODEL within that brand, so you're getting something truly unique.
KW's are designed with street driving in mind, that's what they're designed for unless you talk about the clubsport models. All of KW's essential parts are built in-house, they are not outsourced like a lot of other companies. Though to some, this isn't a big issue, but when you consider that gives them a very big advantage on the quality control of a system, other companies just cannot compete with that.
TUV Certification, as I've touched on before, is the highest quality of certification that a company can receive in Europe. Getting TUV certification requires such a large amount of time to seek this endorsement, it's unbelievable. Each individual part such as the coils, the shocks, and the strut cartridges are individually tested, and then re-tested to insure that it meets or exceeds TUV's very strict requirements.
Here's the kicker! Not only did the KW coilovers pass the TUV's rigorous requirements, but it did so on EVERY ride height setting, including the lowest possible setting available. I highly doubt most other coilover companies have the time or the energy, let alone the money to even do such a thing.
The strut housing/shock bodies are T-304 stainless and they are completely impervious to rust, corrosion, acid rain, salt on the roads and of course any other things you might see such as that. All their brackets are 10.9 rated T-6 Aluminum alloy that are all anodized to prevent corrosion.
The second kicker here, is that KW is also an OE supplier to Eibach ironically, because some of the springs they manufacture actually go onto other coilover kits! Lastly, KW is the OE supplier to all the Mercedes-Benz AMG cars, which is an astonishing fact on itself, a real achievement to any company.
Not only that, but as of late, they are also the OEM suspension on the FASTEST production car currently to run around the Nurburgring - The Dodge Viper ACR 10 (AKA ACR-x). THIS is why I stick with KW on my car!
Just as a word of advice, just make sure to purchase through an authorized KW distributor if you are thinking about KW Coilovers.
KW's are designed with street driving in mind, that's what they're designed for unless you talk about the clubsport models. All of KW's essential parts are built in-house, they are not outsourced like a lot of other companies. Though to some, this isn't a big issue, but when you consider that gives them a very big advantage on the quality control of a system, other companies just cannot compete with that.
TUV Certification, as I've touched on before, is the highest quality of certification that a company can receive in Europe. Getting TUV certification requires such a large amount of time to seek this endorsement, it's unbelievable. Each individual part such as the coils, the shocks, and the strut cartridges are individually tested, and then re-tested to insure that it meets or exceeds TUV's very strict requirements.
Here's the kicker! Not only did the KW coilovers pass the TUV's rigorous requirements, but it did so on EVERY ride height setting, including the lowest possible setting available. I highly doubt most other coilover companies have the time or the energy, let alone the money to even do such a thing.
The strut housing/shock bodies are T-304 stainless and they are completely impervious to rust, corrosion, acid rain, salt on the roads and of course any other things you might see such as that. All their brackets are 10.9 rated T-6 Aluminum alloy that are all anodized to prevent corrosion.
The second kicker here, is that KW is also an OE supplier to Eibach ironically, because some of the springs they manufacture actually go onto other coilover kits! Lastly, KW is the OE supplier to all the Mercedes-Benz AMG cars, which is an astonishing fact on itself, a real achievement to any company.
Not only that, but as of late, they are also the OEM suspension on the FASTEST production car currently to run around the Nurburgring - The Dodge Viper ACR 10 (AKA ACR-x). THIS is why I stick with KW on my car!
Just as a word of advice, just make sure to purchase through an authorized KW distributor if you are thinking about KW Coilovers.
09-24-2012, 01:47 PM
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The car is wayyyy too bouncy if you use the softest setting on ksport. I have them around the middle and its still pretty rough.
09-24-2012, 02:38 PM
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here's our thread on CKS coilovers as an option for more info: https://5series.net/forums/topic/124032-cks-coilovers/ 
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KW has, arguably, the best material construction quality of any coilover kit that I've seen. KW not only designs and manufacturers the coilovers, but they test them as well, to TUV certification levels. They also do this for each individual name plate which means they do it for Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Chevrolet and more. They also design and valve all the suspension dampers to each individual MODEL within that brand, so you're getting something truly unique.
KW's are designed with street driving in mind, that's what they're designed for unless you talk about the clubsport models. All of KW's essential parts are built in-house, they are not outsourced like a lot of other companies. Though to some, this isn't a big issue, but when you consider that gives them a very big advantage on the quality control of a system, other companies just cannot compete with that.
TUV Certification, as I've touched on before, is the highest quality of certification that a company can receive in Europe. Getting TUV certification requires such a large amount of time to seek this endorsement, it's unbelievable. Each individual part such as the coils, the shocks, and the strut cartridges are individually tested, and then re-tested to insure that it meets or exceeds TUV's very strict requirements.
Here's the kicker! Not only did the KW coilovers pass the TUV's rigorous requirements, but it did so on EVERY ride height setting, including the lowest possible setting available. I highly doubt most other coilover companies have the time or the energy, let alone the money to even do such a thing.
The strut housing/shock bodies are T-304 stainless and they are completely impervious to rust, corrosion, acid rain, salt on the roads and of course any other things you might see such as that. All their brackets are 10.9 rated T-6 Aluminum alloy that are all anodized to prevent corrosion.
The second kicker here, is that KW is also an OE supplier to Eibach ironically, because some of the springs they manufacture actually go onto other coilover kits! Lastly, KW is the OE supplier to all the Mercedes-Benz AMG cars, which is an astonishing fact on itself, a real achievement to any company.
Not only that, but as of late, they are also the OEM suspension on the FASTEST production car currently to run around the Nurburgring - The Dodge Viper ACR 10 (AKA ACR-x). THIS is why I stick with KW on my car!
Just as a word of advice, just make sure to purchase through an authorized KW distributor if you are thinking about KW Coilovers.
KW's are designed with street driving in mind, that's what they're designed for unless you talk about the clubsport models. All of KW's essential parts are built in-house, they are not outsourced like a lot of other companies. Though to some, this isn't a big issue, but when you consider that gives them a very big advantage on the quality control of a system, other companies just cannot compete with that.
TUV Certification, as I've touched on before, is the highest quality of certification that a company can receive in Europe. Getting TUV certification requires such a large amount of time to seek this endorsement, it's unbelievable. Each individual part such as the coils, the shocks, and the strut cartridges are individually tested, and then re-tested to insure that it meets or exceeds TUV's very strict requirements.
Here's the kicker! Not only did the KW coilovers pass the TUV's rigorous requirements, but it did so on EVERY ride height setting, including the lowest possible setting available. I highly doubt most other coilover companies have the time or the energy, let alone the money to even do such a thing.
The strut housing/shock bodies are T-304 stainless and they are completely impervious to rust, corrosion, acid rain, salt on the roads and of course any other things you might see such as that. All their brackets are 10.9 rated T-6 Aluminum alloy that are all anodized to prevent corrosion.
The second kicker here, is that KW is also an OE supplier to Eibach ironically, because some of the springs they manufacture actually go onto other coilover kits! Lastly, KW is the OE supplier to all the Mercedes-Benz AMG cars, which is an astonishing fact on itself, a real achievement to any company.
Not only that, but as of late, they are also the OEM suspension on the FASTEST production car currently to run around the Nurburgring - The Dodge Viper ACR 10 (AKA ACR-x). THIS is why I stick with KW on my car!
Just as a word of advice, just make sure to purchase through an authorized KW distributor if you are thinking about KW Coilovers.
09-26-2012, 06:22 PM
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