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Old Sep 9, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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Ok party people. I have an offer that will sweeten the deal on anyone looking to purchase some of the nicest quality coilovers on the market. The name is KW. The bodies of the coilovers are made from Inox Stainless Steel, which is ideal for those in the rust belt who driver their car all year around. These coilovers are the cats meow and we have had them on several cars, and it made the cars handle like a Porsche. So with that being said, here is the specs first off:



Variant 2: Ride height and dampening adjustment (like the Tein SS)---MSRP $1695



The system intended for the experienced driver who requires to not only determine the
individual lowering of their vehicle, but adjust the damper setting to fi ne tune the
system to their needs. The adjustable rebound damper allows adjustment of the pitch
and roll behavior of the vehicle, adapting it to one‘s own driving preferences.


• Damping technology with individually adjustable rebound

• “inox-line“ stainless steel technology at no
additional charge

• Individually height adjustable

• TÜV-tested adjustment range

• High-quality components for long term durability

• Detailed instructions for ease of use

• Infi nitely adjustable rebound damping


Drop Range:
FR & RR 0.9" - 2.3"

Now for the pricing.........

Not only will be provide FREE feight to your doorstep anywhere in the 50 states, but we will also throw in an additional 9% off of the normal retail price! What does that translate to:

V2, normal price is $1559.50, and now is $1419.15 shipped

No coilover out there is this nice in quality for the dollar!!!! If you don't believe me, check out some of their testing to meet German TUV standards, which is a lot higher than our DOT standards.

http://www.kw-suspension.com/en/20_T...logy/index.php
http://www.kw-suspension.com/en/20_T...Test/index.php
http://www.kw-suspension.com/en/20_T...-Rig/index.php

Available for purchase here:
http://www.dezod.com/pd_kw_variant_2_coiloverstc_05.cfm

Please note, these coilovers are a special order item and take 2-3 weeks after the time of order to be received. Most of the coilovers are assembled in Germany and flown here to KW USA for distribution.

We will be lacing the shop tCs in these coilovers VERY soon
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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Are these mono or twin tube? I'd love to sell my SSp's and upgrade to these.
Old Sep 9, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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how long will this deal go on for?
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Originally Posted by WendysOrBust
Are these mono or twin tube? I'd love to sell my SSp's and upgrade to these.
There are twin tube, and here is an excellent blurb from the KW folks

Regardless, we use twin Tube dampers in everything but our 3 way race kits.



1) There first point seems to be about subtle dampening adjustments, which are actually easier to achieve in a twin tube for us, unless we are talking about something like a 3 way (high and low compression plus rebound) but that is a whole other story. We can achieve much more in a twin tube design than a mono tube, and adjustments become much easier on the customer. How many other double adjustable street dampers are on the market?

2) There second point refers to bubbles in the oil, which I have seen in other twin tube dampers. This is because of improper hydraulic fluid and valve technology being used together. Our twin tubes do not foam, period.

3) The larger piston debate is an interesting one. In the end, the piston you use needs to be large enough, but going larger than needed does not make any sense. We use the piston size we need (33mm) to get the results we are looking for.

4) The heat dissipation debate has always seemed odd to me, but I have heard it come up again and again. Dampers get hot when in use. Really hot, but in the end, this again comes down to correct hydraulic fluid being used to avoid problems. I have customer with kits older than build dates of 2000 calling usually looking for new perches and such. I have never had any call because the oil in there system was “overheated” and needed to be replaced. That’s just about 10 years of use.

5) They are definitely right, a twin tube CANNOT be inverted. They are somewhat correct in that it does increase strength, but this has more to do with loads (depending on tires use ect). Again, when we need to, like our 3 way rally systems, we build an inverted mono tube damper. But it just inst useful for everyday driving, it means nothing.



Basically, like many companies, it seems like they are trying to sell the merits of what is available to them, where as KW uses what it is needed for the best solution available for that application. You have to look at it as a tool box, with KW supplying you with the best make and model of tool for the Job at hand. When its needed, we build in Mono tube, but our street, clubsport, and two way race units are all twin tube. Rather than sitting back and debating what works the best, KW would rather prove our suspension designs. The new AMG Black edition uses a KW built Twin Tube Damper, while the Viper ACR uses a KW Built Mono Tube damper. Mopar has always used our Twin Tubes for its SRT4 and LX Chassis Mopar designs, while for the Mopar 2WD rally program, we equipped the Mopar cars with 3 Way Rally kits which were a monotube.



Again, we have proven our designs, and for the customer, I would say its much more important to look at quality of work and response from our customers than from the same uninformed arguments that have been going on for years. Who hold more 24hour wins on the ring than any other Suspension manufacture in the world? KW!



By the way, it’s actually cheaper to build a Monotube damper in General…………



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how long will this deal go on for?
12/31
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Oh man, I really want to upgrade coilovers, these and the B&G;s look and sound amazing. Would you guys have any trade in offers for slightly used SSp's?

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Originally Posted by WendysOrBust
Oh man, I really want to upgrade coilovers, these and the B&G;s look and sound amazing. Would you guys have any trade in offers for slightly used SSp's?

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No sorry, but you can easily sell them here in the classifieds.
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We are placing an order late next week for several sets........who else wants to get it?
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BuMP! UNITS IN STOCK, READY TO SHIP AND HAVE MORE COMING IN AS WELL
Old Dec 26, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Promo is still going until 12/31
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they have top mounts/pillowball mounts?
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nope. you have to use the stock mounts
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Originally Posted by nuke
nope. you have to use the stock mounts
Correct.
Old Jan 21, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by paul_dezod
Originally Posted by nuke
nope. you have to use the stock mounts
Correct.
Aside from the top mounts that Don Gardner is using are there any other companies making adjustable top mounts?
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Originally Posted by Osirion
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nope. you have to use the stock mounts
Correct.
Aside from the top mounts that Don Gardner is using are there any other companies making adjustable top mounts?
That I am aware of, yes. Tein offers a Super Street Edition coilover kit with upper mounts

http://www.dezod.com/pd_tein_super_s...cion_tc_05.cfm
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I don't believe the Teins come with full caster/camber adjustment like the Wild Pony K-Mac plates that we run do.
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Originally Posted by adg016
I don't believe the Teins come with full caster/camber adjustment like the Wild Pony K-Mac plates that we run do.
Dan, from Tein's site

Description:
Pillowball upper mounts are designed to offer greater feed back by eliminating the deflection in OEM rubber bushings. A NWB spherical bearing is used in place of the rubber bushing, which allows for improved tire grip and more accurate wheel alignment. In vehicles with front strut type suspension, an adjustable camber plate is incorporated into the upper mount. Degrees of adjustment will range depending on application.

Additional Features:
• Constructed of Ultra Duraluminum A2017S-4
• NWB spherical bearing
• Gold Anodized finish
• Serration bolt is pressed into the rod and constructed of High Tension S45C material
• Can be as an OEM replacement on certain applications


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Got it. X-axis-only slots mean zero caster adjustment.
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Originally Posted by adg016
Got it. X-axis-only slots mean zero caster adjustment.
Yes. No REAL caster adjustment. Just camber. Do the Wild Pony offer both?
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Yes...I wouldn't run a plate without caster adjustment for a racing application.



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