KW v3 bump and rebound settings
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:29 pm
Hi All,
I would like to share my thoughts with you all on how I have found the KW v3s over the last two months after fitting.
Firstly, it is a huge improvement over the DRC as we all know. If you still have DRC stop kidding yourself that it is working, because it isn’t. I wish I had made the change a lot sooner. I also had the anti roll bars upgraded and together the car corners so much better. It feels like the dead horse nailed to the front bumper has been on a diet.
I would like hear from those who have tried any different settings as it isn’t exactly easy to adjust them unless you have all the kit needed.
The suggested settings are:-
Front axle REBOUND 1.00 Turns open BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
Rear axle REBOUND 1.50 Turns open BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
Or for newer shocks
Front axle REBOUND 6 Clicks BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
Rear axle REBOUND 9 Clicks BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
The range is 3 full turns or 18 clicks from fully closed (hard) to soft
I had mine set to +2 units harder rebound (two units less open) from the recommended which works well but I personally feel this is a little hard but forgiving. I don’t want to go too soft and waste the new ARBs but need to make the commute more comfortable.
I have been e-mailed KW in Germany and if I can get any other info I will post it. They apparently didn’t know anything about the “Nürburgringâ€
I would like to share my thoughts with you all on how I have found the KW v3s over the last two months after fitting.
Firstly, it is a huge improvement over the DRC as we all know. If you still have DRC stop kidding yourself that it is working, because it isn’t. I wish I had made the change a lot sooner. I also had the anti roll bars upgraded and together the car corners so much better. It feels like the dead horse nailed to the front bumper has been on a diet.
I would like hear from those who have tried any different settings as it isn’t exactly easy to adjust them unless you have all the kit needed.
The suggested settings are:-
Front axle REBOUND 1.00 Turns open BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
Rear axle REBOUND 1.50 Turns open BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
Or for newer shocks
Front axle REBOUND 6 Clicks BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
Rear axle REBOUND 9 Clicks BUMP 0.75 Turns Open
The range is 3 full turns or 18 clicks from fully closed (hard) to soft
I had mine set to +2 units harder rebound (two units less open) from the recommended which works well but I personally feel this is a little hard but forgiving. I don’t want to go too soft and waste the new ARBs but need to make the commute more comfortable.
I have been e-mailed KW in Germany and if I can get any other info I will post it. They apparently didn’t know anything about the “Nürburgringâ€