K&W Coilover Drop?

[joey]

Anyone else notice K&W's discrepancy on the K&W coilover published drop?
http://kw-suspension.com/en/30_Produ...LER&gruppe=all

The first pic is from their website and says the minimum rear drop is 0.9in.
The second pic is also from their website and implies the minimum drop would be about 1.85in.

The second pic says the minimum distance from center of hub to fender is 15.4in. When I measure my center of hub to fender I get 17.25in.
That equates to a minimum drop of 1.85in, not 0.90in.

I called K&W and they couldn't explain the discrepancy, and said the 15.4in is correct. They also don't recommend raising the car higher than 15.4in due to hitting the bump stops.

Anyone with K&W's have a distance greater than 15.4in, from center of hub to edge of fender?

[jjhuckleberry]

Originally Posted by joey

Anyone else notice K&W's discrepancy on the K&W coilover published drop?
http://kw-suspension.com/en/30_Produ...LER&gruppe=all

The first pic is from their website and says the minimum rear drop is 0.9in.
The second pic is also from their website and implies the minimum drop would be about 1.85in.

The second pic says the minimum distance from center of hub to fender is 15.4in. When I measure my center of hub to fender I get 17.25in.
That equates to a minimum drop of 1.85in, not 0.90in.

I called K&W and they couldn't explain the discrepancy, and said the 15.4in is correct. They also don't recommend raising the car higher than 15.4in due to hitting the bump stops.

Anyone with K&W's have a distance greater than 15.4in, from center of hub to edge of fender?

I just had mine lowered with KWs. It is an AWD. I have 20" wheels. (see pic). Before and after.
I Have 16 1/4 on the rears and 16 on the front hub ctr to fender. I was going to raise them more because of scraping issues. Drop was 2.0 " in front and 1.9 in the rear. It would be impossible to go lower.

[joey]

Originally Posted by jjhuckleberry

I just had mine lowered with KWs. It is an AWD. I have 20" wheels. (see pic). Before and after.
I Have 16 1/4 on the rears and 16 on the front hub ctr to fender. I was going to raise them more because of scraping issues. Drop was 2.0 " in front and 1.9 in the rear. It would be impossible to go lower.

I believe your stock AWD sits 1 inch higher than the RWD.
So your 16 1/4 on the rear would be about 15 1/4 on the RWD.
This is close to K&W's published 15.4in maximum.

I am now having second thoughts about the K&W's.
I based my buying decision on the published 0.9 drop on the rears.
Now it appears the true drop is going be twice that amount, and maybe up to 2inches after the settling.

I purchased the K&W's for the ride/handling improvement, and not to lower the car. Seeing that you are riding 1inch higher, and bottoming out, this is not encouraging

[jjhuckleberry]

Originally Posted by joey

I believe your stock AWD sits 1 inch higher than the RWD.
So your 16 1/4 on the rear would be about 15 1/4 on the RWD.
This is close to K&W's published 15.4in maximum.

I am now having second thoughts about the K&W's.
I based my buying decision on the published 0.9 drop on the rears.
Now it appears the true drop is going be twice that amount, and maybe up to 2inches after the settling.

I purchased the K&W's for the ride/handling improvement, and not to lower the car. Seeing that you are riding 1inch higher, and bottoming out, this is not encouraging

Because mine is an awd my drive train is lower than a RWD. Thats why I'm bottoming. I' m going to raise the fronts another inch. I can raise the rears another 1 3/4 inches but I'm only going to raise it 1". If you are looking for a significant improvement in handling with some sacrifice ride and don't mind the lower look, KW is the way to go.