KW Coilover Settings and Review

frankster

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greygrey370

Just installed a set of kw variant 3 on my nismo edition 370z. What are the recommended adjustments to make the ride comfortable? also does the car have to be lower at the front than the back? since the car is a rear wheel drive?

chops

you want more comfortable than stock springs/struts?

if so, here is what i did. follow instructions, and turn all valves to hardest setting. then from there:

front/rear:
rebound - 9 clicks open (this should be what comes set from the factory)
compression - 1.5 turns open (this is a half turn softer from factory)

try this first, it should be relatively softer than the factory settings. if its not soft enough, open the rebound 1 more click open. as for the rear being higher than the front. its not necessary...but i have my rear maybe 1-2cm higher than the front, i like the aggressive look




on topic with the thread, im running the following:

front:
rebound - 8 clicks open
compression - 1 turn open (factory)

rear:
rebound - 7 clicks open
compression - 1 turn open

i figured, the stock nismo setup has a stiffer rear, so i adjusted it to be similar. sure enough, ride quality is definitely on par with the stiff stock nismo suspension, ill probably soften the rebound back to 9 front, 8 rear

greygrey370

Thanks for the quick response. Whats the best way to adjust the coilover height so that all 4 sides are equal in height? it was equal when i had it adjusted suddenly the rear dropped 5mm each. Is there a tool or a way to measure the height of the vehicle precisely and adjust the coilover?

memorylasts

***IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PROPER WAY TO SECURE YOUR VEHICLE WHILE IT IS SUSPENDED TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND HAVE IT DONE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU OR YOUR CAR****

***DO NOT AND I MEAN DO NOT USE THE WIDOW MAKER... AKA THE JACK IN THE TRUNK UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.***

Use a tape measure, get the measurement now, and see how much it needs to go up, i would measure from the ground through the middle of the wheel to the high point of the arch.

Losen rear wheels

Put on Jack stands

Take off rear wheels, after you have secured it on jacks.

now grab the wench like thing that came with your V3's

Get comfty...

spray down the collar threads to clean it

For the front you will need the 2mm allen key to loosen the collar, this gets spun up to raise the car and down to go down.

for the rear use some muscle and crank on the collar so the collar goes down and the car goes up, might be a bit of trial and error, but it isn't that complicated. Move the colar the distance of height you want...

Put the wheels back on make sure they are snug, put it on the ground, and then tighten them to their proper torque spec.

go for a drive to let them re settle, and measure and see if it is where you want.

Hope this helps.

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