Track coilovers
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For absolute clarity the picture of mine was taken when I got them brand new in April 22 and had first fitted them, I hadn't even turned a wheel on them at that point :lol:
Below is what the first set looked like when I took them off after 9 years, 50k miles or so and 3 owners, some of whom clearly skimped on maintenance and cleaning...! The beady-eyed amongst you will note one of the dampers is seized solid with the helper spring compressed, explaining why it was a ridiculously firm ride before I replaced them!
Below is what the first set looked like when I took them off after 9 years, 50k miles or so and 3 owners, some of whom clearly skimped on maintenance and cleaning...! The beady-eyed amongst you will note one of the dampers is seized solid with the helper spring compressed, explaining why it was a ridiculously firm ride before I replaced them!
plenty said:
I'm running true coilovers at the rear as well - mine got properly cleaned of and doused in ACF-50 before winter hibernation.
I was planning on fitting coilover socks (I have a set waiting to go on), but speaking with Martin @ MS Motorsport he said they're not a good idea as they trap moisture/condensation.
I figure they're useful for short periods of use in winter, and in combination with regular ACF-50 applications, but will probably get them on and report back in due course !
Should be ok as long as you give them a good coating of ACF-50 first. If you cover them dry and drive for long periods in the wet without removing them then yes, they'll accelerate corrosion.
The covers are easy to detach and refit so it's a simple job to top up the ACF-50 with the car on stands.
The covers are easy to detach and refit so it's a simple job to top up the ACF-50 with the car on stands.
Argenta said:
Are yours V3? As shown in the picture of my leaking rear shock, the rebound adjustment at the top of the Clubsports is a thumb wheel with detents (not via an Allen key as shown in your picture). It’s much easier to adjust through the wheel arch and can be done with the wheel in situ if the car is jacked up.
Your front spring looks like it’s lost some paint, much like my rear springs.
Trouble is that kw changed the design I guess around 2015, so the ones you buy now have the bump adjuster at the top of the damper in the wheel well so you need to jack the car up to get to it. No biggy, but it is not as easy as you might hope.beanie said:That’s a neat solution
They changed it even longer ago than that - when I bought mine in 2013, the rear suspension rebound adjustment was already at the top of the damper within the wheel arch. I bought a pair of new rear dampers in 2020 to replace the leaking damper and found that KW had moved from an Allen key type adjustment to a numbered thumb wheel for bump at the bottom of the shock. My front shocks (again from 2013) adjust top and bottom with an Allen key type coupling.TomK said:Trouble is that kw changed the design I guess around 2015, so the ones you buy now have the bump adjuster at the top of the damper in the wheel well so you need to jack the car up to get to it. No biggy, but it is not as easy as you might hope.beanie said:That’s a neat solution
I don’t find it too much of an inconvenience jacking up the car to adjust the suspension, especially since I most often make adjustments when swapping to my track wheels and tyres. That said, it’s a simple and effective solution for adjustment with the original design.
Nice Mikey 8)
I wish I had compression adjustment like that on the front dampers of the KWs. Instead i have to try and fumble around to insert a 1mm allen key at the bottom of the damper, I mean who came up with that idea and thought it's a good one? :x
what's more annoying is they do a sensible adjuster just not for this series of dampers :thumbsdown:
I wish I had compression adjustment like that on the front dampers of the KWs. Instead i have to try and fumble around to insert a 1mm allen key at the bottom of the damper, I mean who came up with that idea and thought it's a good one? :x
what's more annoying is they do a sensible adjuster just not for this series of dampers :thumbsdown:
