Nice!! What kit did you order?
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LOWERED!! KW Adjustable coil springs installed....
Took the time to install my KW springs today... Install wasnt too bad. It took me about 4 hours crawling aroung by myself. A lot of that time was taking the wheels on and off to make height adjustments.. And another 1/2 hour was needed to run to the store to buy 2 set screws that were needed and some crazy German neglected to include....
The spings are fully adjustable height wise. I ended up adjusting the car down 1" all the way around. I measured from the ground to the front and rear wheel lips, and also the front splitter to gauge the difference... I will give the car few hundred miles to "settle", as they mention the car may settle another .2"-.3".... Then I will have the alignment checked..
Ride quality, honestly, has not been affected AT ALL... rides quality is exactly the same in all 3 Suspension Modes, but is definetly less "floaty" when in "Street" mode, which is what I use on our wonderful Wisconsin roadways...
Before and after pics... thoughts? I am VERY happy with the look...
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The spings are fully adjustable height wise. I ended up adjusting the car down 1" all the way around. I measured from the ground to the front and rear wheel lips, and also the front splitter to gauge the difference... I will give the car few hundred miles to "settle", as they mention the car may settle another .2"-.3".... Then I will have the alignment checked..
Ride quality, honestly, has not been affected AT ALL... rides quality is exactly the same in all 3 Suspension Modes, but is definetly less "floaty" when in "Street" mode, which is what I use on our wonderful Wisconsin roadways...
Before and after pics... thoughts? I am VERY happy with the look...
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Nice!! What kit did you order?
Close to 50* today.. I was actually sweating a bit. It felt good.
99% sure that the height doesnt change between suspension modes.. just the rate of dampening of the shocks or whatever you want to call them..
Full coilovers? My KWs are fully adjustable. I could go another 1.5"-2" easy with just the turn of a wrench..
Yup.. thats what I have!! Let me know wheb you do the install.. I can save you a ton of time with the height adjustment if your interested..
Camber looks about the same.. we will see when its aligned..
If you like how mine looks, I can PM you the details on how to get it there in the adjustments... it took a lot of trial and error on my part. Keep in mind, it may settle another 1/4" from what I pictured..
Ill send you the details tomorrow..
I cant see that happening....
I know some have expressed interest in the kit I used, and BossHawg has purchased one. So, in order to save you guys the time, I will give some tips here for installing...
I bought the KW kit, part # 25327018. I paid $725 shipped, I have since seen it for as low as $650 shipped.. They cost twice what regular drop coils cost, but offer FULL height adjustment. They are listed for a 1" drop, but they will go to 2"-2.5" easily...
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You can see there is a black base/seat on the rear spring, and a gold one for the front. These are threaded and the purple collar will adjust the height. To get 1" drop, I adjusted the purple collar in the rear 10 TURNS from the bottom. That gave me exactly 1 inch. I was lucky, because on the rear, you have to remove the spring again to make adjustments, which takes a little bit of time. I nailed it on the first try. When doing the rears, I use the "cradle" method. This involves lowering the rear cradle one side at a time. Others have just dropped the rear control arm. I dont like the idea of lowering and raising a control arm under spring tension, so I drop the cradle. Leaving the opposite side cradle bolts tight when dropping should NOT affect alignment..
The front, I ended up adjusting the purple collar up 3/4" from the gold base. I cant say how many turns, because it took about 4 tries to get the 1" drop I was looking for, and I lost count. When you make height adjustments, you would think that moving the base and adjusment collar apart 1/4" would affect height 1/4" but it doesnt work that way.
Here are the instructions I used. The KWs come with instructions that are marginal at best...
http://ekazsrt8.net/documents/P5155436.pdf
This job is actually pretty simple. You will need basic tools, along with a couple floor jacks and stands. You WILL need a strut spring compressor to do the fronts, or you will have to bring the front assemblies to a shop to remove the stock springs. You will also need a good torque wrench. I used air tools this time around, but on my last SRT, I did everything by hand. New cars come apart pretty easy..
Im going to say that a number of springs will work on our cars... Mopar Stage 1s, H&Rs, Eibachs, etc.. All at half the price. But, none will offer height adjustment like the KWs...
If somebody has ?s, post up, I will do my best to answer..
Good Luck!
I bought the KW kit, part # 25327018. I paid $725 shipped, I have since seen it for as low as $650 shipped.. They cost twice what regular drop coils cost, but offer FULL height adjustment. They are listed for a 1" drop, but they will go to 2"-2.5" easily...
You can see there is a black base/seat on the rear spring, and a gold one for the front. These are threaded and the purple collar will adjust the height. To get 1" drop, I adjusted the purple collar in the rear 10 TURNS from the bottom. That gave me exactly 1 inch. I was lucky, because on the rear, you have to remove the spring again to make adjustments, which takes a little bit of time. I nailed it on the first try. When doing the rears, I use the "cradle" method. This involves lowering the rear cradle one side at a time. Others have just dropped the rear control arm. I dont like the idea of lowering and raising a control arm under spring tension, so I drop the cradle. Leaving the opposite side cradle bolts tight when dropping should NOT affect alignment..
The front, I ended up adjusting the purple collar up 3/4" from the gold base. I cant say how many turns, because it took about 4 tries to get the 1" drop I was looking for, and I lost count. When you make height adjustments, you would think that moving the base and adjusment collar apart 1/4" would affect height 1/4" but it doesnt work that way.
Here are the instructions I used. The KWs come with instructions that are marginal at best...
http://ekazsrt8.net/documents/P5155436.pdf
This job is actually pretty simple. You will need basic tools, along with a couple floor jacks and stands. You WILL need a strut spring compressor to do the fronts, or you will have to bring the front assemblies to a shop to remove the stock springs. You will also need a good torque wrench. I used air tools this time around, but on my last SRT, I did everything by hand. New cars come apart pretty easy..
Im going to say that a number of springs will work on our cars... Mopar Stage 1s, H&Rs, Eibachs, etc.. All at half the price. But, none will offer height adjustment like the KWs...
If somebody has ?s, post up, I will do my best to answer..
Good Luck!
Tammie, the clearance at the splitter at stock ride height was 6 5/8" all the way around. After lowering, it is now 5 3/4"... I have steep approaches on both of my driveways and havent scraped....
Good Luck!
Purchased off of Ebay from seller "tier1motorsports" ... Offered $725 shipped,had a tracking number in 20 minutes and they were delivered 2 days later...
Uuuuuuhhhhhhh..............no
Either that, or you referenced the most annoying song ever that I am pretty sure was produced before I was born.. sorry I cant relate..Tammi, Stella must just not be musically inclined, that's all.
Its "sad" because I dont relate to a crappy song that was released in a year before I was born? Im not a fan of 70s rock, and I dont consider them "classics"... I dont think its "sad" that you probably dont relate to the 80s and 90s music I grew up with and now consider "classics"..
3/4 of an inch would be no problem at all...
I did put the info in the post on a previous page...
Thank you!!
Im sure it would.. not a concern of mine..
Updating this thread... Car has settled another .25", for a total of 1.25" lower than factory. I have yet to scrape or rub anything, including the splitter. Rides really nice, actually there really isnt any difference than factory besides sitting lower...
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You WILL have to get creative with the rear splash shield. I actually ended up trimming mine a bit.....
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