KW V2 impressions and settings

[Meister]

Originally Posted by artichoke

Thanks. I just sent a PM to ask Teahead. I am wondering if the KWs are really better than the stock shocks if I don't want to lower the car.

I can absolutely guarantee you that the KWs (unlimited lifetime warranty) are supremely better shocks than your stockers.

A stock SRT8 is a wallowing whale compared to my ride when it comes to handling, arti'. You can take that to the bank.

[cbutler32]

Originally Posted by Meister

I can absolutely guarantee you that the KWs (unlimited lifetime warranty) are supremely better shocks than your stockers.

A stock SRT8 is a wallowing whale compared to my ride when it comes to handling, arti'. You can take that to the bank.

y'know wingman,
you're killing me...
on Jan. 14th, 2006...
you were just happy to keep up with me...
2 weeks later, you were saying I was all overthe place...
a month later, I was getting smoked... (last time I checked - I was still in the lead and pulling away constantly)
now 2 months later, an srt8 is a "wallowing whale"...
hey now bud...
I love you and all...
but them ther are fightin' words...
(cut to John Wayne in Ireland fighting the future brother in law)
yeah!
yeah!
I drove both guys...
my SRT8...
and a SRT8 with KW's...
does it help?
yes...
is the SRT8 a wallowing whale?
NOT EVEN!
not like a 300C Limited (cruiser) (bring it guys) I've got teflon body armor...
hehehe
wingman...
you're too much sometimes...
KW should give you a free set after all this...

[Meister]

Originally Posted by cbutler32

y'know wingman,
you're killing me...

Just suck it up and get over it, cbutler.

I could have tapped your rear bumper so many times on that run that it's not even funny. You were a definite impediment to my forward progress.

And while your stock suspended SRT8 was wallowing like a hog my ride was staying dead flat.

So get real and get over it.

[chasb]

Originally Posted by Meister

Just suck it up and get over it, cbutler.

I could have tapped your rear bumper so many times on that run that it's not even funny. You were a definite impediment to my forward progress.

And while your stock suspended SRT8 was wallowing like a hog my ride was staying dead flat.

So get real and get over it.

Along with the Superships tune up

Will now give me

Magnaflows
Mopar CAI
Flashpaq Tune
Hotchkis sways
KW V2's
Riding on Goodyear F1 super car 245/45 zr20's

I guess I will then need to go and find a stock SRT 8 and take him on???

( I DON'T THINK SO-however this sure makes for good reading.

While I am normally not a follower, Meister is the man- I basically have done (almost) everything to my car that he has.

[artichoke]

Originally Posted by chasb

Along with the Superships tune up

Will now give me

Magnaflows
Mopar CAI
Flashpaq Tune
Hotchkis sways
KW V2's
Riding on Goodyear F1 super car 245/45 zr20's

I guess I will then need to go and find a stock SRT 8 and take him on???

( I DON'T THINK SO-however this sure makes for good reading.

While I am normally not a follower, Meister is the man- I basically have done (almost) everything to my car that he has.

Chasb can I get a ride in your car after you get the KW's and Hotchkis on there?

[teahead]

I hope MOnday (when I get the car back) to give you my impressions of the KWs w/the Eibach sways.

Gave it to them Friday at 9am. Guess it's taking longer than they thought it would so there it sits in their shop over the weekend.

[artichoke]

Originally Posted by teahead

I hope MOnday (when I get the car back) to give you my impressions of the KWs w/the Eibach sways.

Gave it to them Friday at 9am. Guess it's taking longer than they thought it would so there it sits in their shop over the weekend.

They must be a specialty shop, not work on weekends I guess. This isn't easy enough to have a regular tire shop do it?

[Meister]

Originally Posted by artichoke

Chasb can I get a ride in your car after you get the KW's and Hotchkis on there?

Chasb, tell arti' no dice.

Not until you've had a chance to harass him on some super tight twisties somewhere.

[teahead]

Originally Posted by artichoke

They must be a specialty shop, not work on weekends I guess. This isn't easy enough to have a regular tire shop do it?

I wouldn't trust a tire shop to do the work.

Yeah, it's specialty frame and alignment shop. No weekend work for these guys! I don't blame 'em. Tough work that these guys deserve a break. They know me by a 1st name basis since I've used these guys for the past 20 years.

[artichoke]

Originally Posted by Meister

I can absolutely guarantee you that the KWs (unlimited lifetime warranty) are supremely better shocks than your stockers.

Note that the lifetime warranty applies to manufacturing defects only. It doesn't help for normal wear and tear, which includes the shock losing pressure over several years. Also, the shock cannot be recharged, worked on or replaced. As the shock ages, the bump setting cannot be adjusted (it could if it were a V3) but the rebound setting can be tightened for a while to compensate. The only solution, once the shock can no longer be adjusted satisfactorily is to buy a whole new coilover. Fortunately it's an oil shock so it probably will last longer than if it were gas.

I have this from a German-accented salesman at a company in Las Vegas that says they are a national distributor for KW. Since they don't sponsor this forum I probably cannot mention their name here.

Tein, a Japanese company that may be developing coilovers for the LX, claims their shocks can be disassembled and worked on.