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      11-09-2014, 11:12 PM   #1
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KW V3 Coilovers M4

I wanted to buy these for my car. How is KW? I had h&R coils on my 335. How do they match up against h&r? A lot better right. I won't be really tracking the car at all just wanna lower the car on some nice coils. I wanted to get some opinions before I bought them. Thanks
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The V3's are amazing!! Love how it drives even thought I'm dumped!! Only 1.5 inches off the floor and still feels like I'm on stock suspension. Idk how H&R feels cause I've never gone the spring route.
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K3 performs the best and it's lifetime warranty, unless you only care for the looks then go the H&R route. If you have adaptive M suspension, then you'll need the KW delete module.
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H&R springs are good but KW are great. Wouldn't trade my club sports for anything else
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KW V3 are nice and better than springs. I wouldnt say they ride as good as stock for comfort tho. ESP if you have EDC.
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KW V3 are nice and better than springs. I wouldnt say they ride as good as stock for comfort tho. ESP if you have EDC.
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Hands down the best solution when it comes to suspension.
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I never had springs, maybe on a honda back in the day. Springs are way to ghetto for a bmw. I had H&R coil overs complete kit I meant on the E92. Def gonna go with KW this time around. Thanks
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Nothing is wrong with well made quality springs if they are paired with a proper set of shocks.
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Nothing is wrong with well made quality springs if they are paired with a proper set of shocks.
I agree completely. I was assuming most ppl doing springs right now on the F82 were doing only springs. I've lowered every car I've ever owned, the reason I prefer coil overs is of course for the adjustability. Sometimes I just wanna be able to tuck my rims for a couple months
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I've had the KW V3s on other cars and love them. A pain to set up correctly though.
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If you are looking for springs for your M4 - do you know our KW HAS? http://blog-int.kwautomotive.net/kw-...sports-bmw-m4/
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If you are looking for springs for your M4 - do you know our KW HAS? http://blog-int.kwautomotive.net/kw-...sports-bmw-m4/
Could you please let us know what the spring rates are in this kit and if different rate springs can be interchanged?

Thank you.
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I wanted to buy these for my car. How is KW? I had h&R coils on my 335. How do they match up against h&r? A lot better right. I won't be really tracking the car at all just wanna lower the car on some nice coils. I wanted to get some opinions before I bought them. Thanks
Cant vouch for these enough. Ive never had a complaint and I've ran them on my last 3 Personal BMW's without an issue. Love it.
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KW V3s are excellent on the f8x. Setup was a breeze and performance absolutely exceeds stock EDC.
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KW V3s are excellent on the f8x. Setup was a breeze and performance absolutely exceeds stock EDC.
They're actually great on any platform really
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KW V3s are excellent on the f8x. Setup was a breeze and performance absolutely exceeds stock EDC.
Whats gonna be the best setup for my rebound and compression for just regular driving and hitting the mountains on the weekends? Id prefer probably a bit more sporty, Ive had tons of lowered cars but never any where I can adjust those parameters. I thought about just taking it to a shop to get professionally balanced. I'd rather do it myself if possible. Thanks
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KW V3s are excellent on the f8x. Setup was a breeze and performance absolutely exceeds stock EDC.
Whats gonna be the best setup for my rebound and compression for just regular driving and hitting the mountains on the weekends? Id prefer probably a bit more sporty, Ive had tons of lowered cars but never any where I can adjust those parameters. I thought about just taking it to a shop to get professionally balanced. I'd rather do it myself if possible. Thanks
Out of the box comp and rebound settings are actually pretty damn good for both street and believe it or not light track use. These guys at KW really know what they're doing
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Agree with Edwin. I haven't touched the oob recommended KW settings since install. Very impressed.

I'm going to the track for first time with the car this weekend, so may have a change of opinion at that point.
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