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Old 01-22-2010, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='1094740' date='Jan 21 2010, 05:26 AM
what you need is a 4 corner adjustment to lower it properly but only a few shops do it from what ive researched

Are spacers needed in the rear or at all?
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Originally Posted by jjsigpi' post='1095636' date='Jan 22 2010, 07:37 AM
Are spacers needed in the rear or at all?
only if you want a wider stance
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='1095644' date='Jan 22 2010, 10:50 AM
only if you want a wider stance
Perfect, thanks PTL... I heard they were needed so the rim would clear the coilover? I just wanted to make sure...
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Originally Posted by edkwok99' post='1051100' date='Nov 9 2009, 06:27 PM
I just bought KW2 coilover.

I am trying to set the ride height and stiffness to OEM sport suspension.

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What is the distance from ground to fender on front and rear wheel? (with OEM wheel diameter)

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How many clicks on the stiffness setting will feel like OEM sport suspension?
DId you have the OEM sport suspension? If so and want to sell, pm me.
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Originally Posted by jjsigpi' post='1095647' date='Jan 22 2010, 07:59 AM
Perfect, thanks PTL... I heard they were needed so the rim would clear the coilover? I just wanted to make sure...
yeah that will help if you lower you car the full 2 inch drop and you have higher offsets

i ran and will run spacers again
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='1095672' date='Jan 22 2010, 11:51 AM
yeah that will help if you lower you car the full 2 inch drop and you have higher offsets

i ran and will run spacers again
Did you run spacers on both the front and rear? How big were your spacers? 10mm?
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Originally Posted by jjsigpi' post='1095713' date='Jan 22 2010, 09:36 AM
Did you run spacers on both the front and rear? How big were your spacers? 10mm?
just in the front

i had two different sets, 5mm and 10mm
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='1094740' date='Jan 21 2010, 01:26 AM
what you need is a 4 corner adjustment to lower it properly but only a few shops do it from what ive researched
just to add to this, PTL is refering to a 4 corner 'balancing'.
And he is right, only certain shops offer this.

just so the OP knows what this is...
your car sits on a level surface, on 4 independent scales.
The weight distribution is adjusted through alignment and coilovers so that its equal on all 4 or depends on how u want it.
you should also be in the car when the final adjustments are made.
The shop i went to (West End), was well aware of KW2 capabilites/installation/settings/ etc.,
and can adjust the ride height/dampening of your car at your request.
GL
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Originally Posted by darkboyz68' post='1095921' date='Jan 22 2010, 02:45 PM
just to add to this, PTL is refering to a 4 corner 'balancing'.
And he is right, only certain shops offer this.

just so the OP knows what this is...
your car sits on a level surface, on 4 independent scales.
The weight distribution is adjusted through alignment and coilovers so that its equal on all 4 or depends on how u want it.
you should also be in the car when the final adjustments are made.
The shop i went to (West End), was well aware of KW2 capabilites/installation/settings/ etc.,
and can adjust the ride height/dampening of your car at your request.
GL
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Originally Posted by nipetronic
my workshop guy told me that some BMW cars sometimes are not align well.
so my rear wheel seems closer to wheel arch compare to left side rear wheels, after I had installed kw2 SC, and lowered it, it seems more obvious.
just my luck?

thank goodness.
my problem was solved! the culprit?
its the rims offset. Its a printing error by Advanti~!
and that shop which sold me the rims said it happened to another Audi car too..
I am surprised why such thing can happen to my ADVANTI RIMS!
but thankfully, the shop arrange with local distributor and got my rims exchange and even help to polish the fron rims too..
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