KW V1 Suspension

[btz461]

Doing a refresh on the suspension and looking at KW V1 front and rear. I read that you guys favor the Koni systems like TC Kline and Ground Control but these are not distributed to New Zealand.
Given that our car is fast road use only I thought a Single Action system like the V1 would suit our usage best, and is readily available, and would firm up the four corners and give the car a little drop in ride height.

Pro's and cons from the suspension guru's on here?

Thanks for reading and all advice appreciated

[rf900rkw]

I wouldn't say I'm a Koni fan as much as I'd say I'm NOT a Bilstein fan. I have the KW V1 on my coupe, and can say it drives much like a Koni setup. Go for it.

[Krohn27]

I don't have the V1 on my coupe, but I do have the V3. I will say that I'm very impressed with the suspension, and the build quality seems to be very nice. No regrets so far.

[btz461]

Thank you both taking the time to reply.

FWIW the spring ratings on the V1 set up are Front 70nm (500 ft lbs)and Rear 80nm (600 ft lbs) if my conversions are correct.

Add a pair of ARBs (H&R Whiteline or similar) and the combination should give us more point and squirt-ability with less squat under acceleration and dive under braking.

After reading the Spring Rate Theory and Application postings started by Ben Fenner that you and others have contributed to Randy, this set up will be too firm OR given the nature of our roading system (not many pot holes and tarmac irregularities in comparison to US highways) just right!

Will report back once installation is complete, by nature I'm a bit of a procrastinator so it may take some time

[rf900rkw]

The V1's I have are round 350-400 front, and the rear is highly progressive. Neither nm nor ft-lb are units applied to springs.

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Ah, but 70 N/mm converts to 400 lb/in.

[///Mpmp1025]

Doing a refresh on the suspension and looking at KW V1 front and rear. I read that you guys favor the Koni systems like TC Kline and Ground Control but these are not distributed to New Zealand. Given that our car is fast road use only I thought a Single Action system like the V1 would suit our usage best, and is readily available, and would firm up the four corners and give the car a little drop in ride height. Pro's and cons from the suspension guru's on here? Thanks for reading and all advice appreciated

Depends on what your intended use. If you take your car to the track from time to time, you might be left wanting more, the V2 will be better suited for that type of use. The V1s are great for street use, I was impressed by how they rode. My friend has a 1 M on club sports, I was throughly impressed by how well they drove on the street and track. Granted it's a different car but the ride was really good. Shock adjustment was also super easy. I almost went with those when upgrading my suspension, but cost was a bit of an issue. I used to be a Koni purist but can vouch KW makes a great product.

db

[btz461]

The V1's I have are round 350-400 front, and the rear is highly progressive. Neither nm nor ft-lb are units applied to springs.

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Ah, but 70 N/mm converts to 400 lb/in.

Silly me of course I meant lbs/inch as the measurement unit...

[MC28REPSOL]

I'm running KW Club Sports and I love them ... Much better then Ground Control which I replaced with the KW's