kW v3 coilovers
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 8:40 pm
Enjoy!veilside85 wrote:
It will be my first time around it.im happy now I have found a set up I'm pretty confident with.
Enjoy!veilside85 wrote:
It will be my first time around it.im happy now I have found a set up I'm pretty confident with.
Awesome. Is that...veilside85 wrote:All sorted gone for 12/11 front 9/8 at the back and lowered the front 5mm on the front feels like it's on rails now
Still a learning curve for myself.ive got it where I have confidence in the car now.I was lacking it this morning just didn't feel right.would you recommend dialling out the bump abit?MrPT wrote:Awesome. Is that...veilside85 wrote:All sorted gone for 12/11 front 9/8 at the back and lowered the front 5mm on the front feels like it's on rails now
Front rebound: 12 (out of 16 clicks open)
Front bump: 11 (out of 12 clicks open)
Rear rebound: 9 (out of 16 clicks open)
Rear bump: 8 (out of 12 clicks open)
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Would be interesting to hear if you ever max out the suspension travel with those bump settings. They do seem to provide a really good balance of handling and ride comfort when set that soft, especially on those MPSS (that's how mine came from the previous owner).
There are at least three places around the Nordschleife you are likely to bottom out the suspension, even on the stiffest settings, especially if you have the added weight of a passenger.MrPT wrote: Would be interesting to hear if you ever max out the suspension travel with those bump settings. They do seem to provide a really good balance of handling and ride comfort when set that soft, especially on those MPSS (that's how mine came from the previous owner).
Good to know!exdos wrote:There are at least three places around the Nordschleife you are likely to bottom out the suspension, even on the stiffest settings, especially if you have the added weight of a passenger.MrPT wrote: Would be interesting to hear if you ever max out the suspension travel with those bump settings. They do seem to provide a really good balance of handling and ride comfort when set that soft, especially on those MPSS (that's how mine came from the previous owner).
I found that the H&R ARBs fitted with Eibach springs and standard shocks but not with KW Clubsports. It was fairly easily fixed with adjustable droplinks, so you might find the same with V3s.veilside85 wrote:15/8 12/6 biggest improvement was tyre pressures dropped them down to 28psi. Think new anti roll bars next hopefully get rid of some of the role.
Gonna have to dial the rebound down abit for the uk roads.
Sounds like a fun experiment. Still on MPSS and the OEM alloys?monaco_blue wrote:I installed a set of V3s on my car last year and had the geo set up by center Gravity. All the adjustments were in the middle of the range. A friend and I did some back to back driving on a bumpy and curvy B road near his home. He is a keen track day driver and raced a GT3 in the VLN series at the Ring for 4 or 5 years a while back. He knows how to pedal. Many years ago I used to be faster around the Ring in my Caterham than he was in a 964RS but he now runs away from me on the track.
We tried 4 cars - my Z4M coupe, a new BMW M4, a nearly new Cayman GT4 and a 20 year old Lotus Elan Turbo on Ohlins. Guess which car was the scariest, most ready to spit you off and feeling least in contact with the tarmac?
The Z4M!
The car's only just come out of its winter hibernation so experimentation with softer settings is very much in the plan.
PS. The most composed car was the Elan - pretty good for a 20 year old FWD cabrio. Lotus does know a thing or too about suspension design.
Like you mentioned I use to be able to light the tyres up on stock suspension with the v3's it has so much more traction.monaco_blue wrote:Yes, still on stock alloys and Conti SportContacts, fairly fresh on all 4 corners. Prior to fitting the V3s the car was a little scary - wheel spin at 70mph in the rain is a bit sphincter clenching when it's unexpected. The V3s helped and then the proper geo (road focused rather than maximum corning grip) helped a bunch more and the car feels much more consistent and stable. Until it gets real bumpy and then the suspension (on its current settings) feels overwhelmed by what's being thrown at it. Just out for a hoon this morning and under power the traction light flashes on a bumpy straight section of B road. My V10 M5 handles that without getting its knickers in even the slightest of twists.
I do like that the Z4M has to be "worked" to be driven at speed - I've no problem with that and rather enjoy it. But a bit more composure when the road isn't billiard-table smooth would be nice. The ride and composure of the Cayman GT4 are astonishingly good considering its capabilities.
they didn't ofer ARB when i got my CS dampers, has that changed now?veilside85 wrote:Like you mentioned I use to be able to light the tyres up on stock suspension with the v3's it has so much more traction.monaco_blue wrote:Yes, still on stock alloys and Conti SportContacts, fairly fresh on all 4 corners. Prior to fitting the V3s the car was a little scary - wheel spin at 70mph in the rain is a bit sphincter clenching when it's unexpected. The V3s helped and then the proper geo (road focused rather than maximum corning grip) helped a bunch more and the car feels much more consistent and stable. Until it gets real bumpy and then the suspension (on its current settings) feels overwhelmed by what's being thrown at it. Just out for a hoon this morning and under power the traction light flashes on a bumpy straight section of B road. My V10 M5 handles that without getting its knickers in even the slightest of twists.
I do like that the Z4M has to be "worked" to be driven at speed - I've no problem with that and rather enjoy it. But a bit more composure when the road isn't billiard-table smooth would be nice. The ride and composure of the Cayman GT4 are astonishingly good considering its capabilities.
Has any one fitted kW arbs ??