Noise with KW Variant 2 coilover?

[300CUL8R]

A guy at my tire shop said he has concerns about additional noise with aftermarket coilovers.

Anyone install the KW V1 or 2 and experience this?

Thanks.

[joey]

What kind of noise? I don't hear anything different with my V2's.

[Northern Rider]

No noise from the KW V2's here.

Just get the odd squeak from the Hotchkiss sways.

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by 300CUL8R

A guy at my tire shop said he has concerns about additional noise with aftermarket coilovers.

Anyone install the KW V1 or 2 and experience this?

Thanks.

If you don't change the strut mount I am not sure where the additional noise would come from. Could you ask him why he felt this way? He may know something we don't.

[300CUL8R]

He seemed to think there was some sort of metal to metal contact that would cause a "clacking" sound. Not sure he knows what he's talking bout.

Do and of you SRT guys feel a significant difference over stock?

[JusticePete]

We make coilovers -- not for the 300 - and I drive every day on my coilovers. There is no noise inherent in a coilover upgrade. There is noise is you replace the the strut mount and move to a spherical bearing metal castor / camber plate when you install a coilover there with be very different NVH characteristics with more road noise and vibration transferred directly to the body structure. I could be wrong, but I don't think the KX kit requires the use of these plates. There should be no additional noise.

[Top40]

I had a slight squeaking noise on my AWD 300C...found out that it was the rubber boot located on the fronts...I cut it out completely and no more squeak...never a clacking sound

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by Top40

I had a slight squeaking noise on my AWD 300C...found out that it was the rubber boot located on the fronts...I cut it out completely and no more squeak...never a clacking sound

...cut out which rubber boot?

[fatchance]

I've had mine for over 2 years and have no issues what so ever. The KW V2 are the best.

[Top40]

The rubber dust/boot cover that is on the original shock. It will not totally fit into the spring which was causing the fronts to squeak when I went over bumps. after I removed them the squeak stopped. I also read in another KW V2 forum that these should be cut off upon initial installation since they do not fully sit inside the spring.