I'm interested in getting some coilovers to reduce the ride height and provide minimal harshness on the street (although I would like to crank up the bump for track usage).

I can get some KW v3 locally, but don't know if they are adjustable for bump whilst installed in a Cayman. Can anyone throw light on this?

How harsh on small sharp bumps eg expansion gaps on concreete roads are they compared to a standard Cayman S suspension (non-PASM)?

How much negative camber on the front can you get with them installed and/or did you install additional hardware to increase neg camber?

Anything else to know about the KW V3?

 

check page 2 ( next page) - post "mod pics " for pics of CS w/ KW Var 3 and post "springs vs coilovers" for discussion on ride w/KW's

 

The V3 is a track type suspension for the street. Its not really a 'harsh' suspension, but its not as comfortable as stock. You wont think you cracked a spinal disc if you hit an expansion gap or something, but you will feel the bump though.

If you want more comfort, get the Bilsteins, but if you want more adjustability, get the V3.

 

I have the V3s and not turning back or going to any other brand

 

DesertCaymanS;
Your car looks beautiful, the combination of the wheels and
the lowered stance makes it look mean, yet very elegant.

Congratulations!

 

Thank you for your kind comments - if you decide to go with the KW's look up supreme Power Parts in Socal. I shopped around and they had the best price.

 

I have the KW V3's on my S2000. On the softer settings, it is very daily driver friendly.

 

I couldn't have said it better. These are hands down the most phenominal set of coilovers i've ever ridden on. They really give you the best of both worlds.

On full soft for bump/rebound it will ride like an OEM suspension without the slop, but expect a bit of rebound looseness at high speeds / cornering.

On full firm bump / rebound you will be directly connected to the pavement, no body roll and you'll have a "tail happy" car. You'll lose rear tire grip due to not enough weight transfer onthe rear tire. Kinda like driving a go-cart. BUT, even on full firm it is still reasonably smooth over street bumps due to the separate factory-set high-speed bump control and progressive springs.

I have mine set (# of clicks from full firm) to -3 bump / -5 rebound rear, and -5 bump / -7 rebound front for daily driving. Takes bumps on the crappy LA streets better than an OEM suspension, and is rock solid up to 130. If I want to go faster / hit the hills I just increase the rear bump and rebound 1 click and the front bump / rebound 2 clicks.

I've clocked a bit over 5k miles on these, mostly town driving, a couple high-speed runs to Vegas, and an awesome 40-mile adventure through some NorCal twisty back-roads up by Carmel. I have a whole new car, I'm amazed. While not cheap these coilovers are worth every penny.


I have to wholeheartedly disagree, IMO the KW's ride much better than the bilsteins. I've had 3 other pcar drivers (two of them with PSS9's) test drive my car, and all agreed the KW's have better street manners. If you want cushy just set them to full soft. The thing is, these really have a notieable adjustment range whereas others (including PSS9), don't make a lot of diff between firm and soft. If anyone thinking of upgrade wants to come for a test ride and you're in the Bev Hills area, let me know.

If you're looking for a local SoCal shop to get them installed plus alignment, check out EF1 Motorsports in Signal Hill (right near the BMW dealership), ask for Fab (owner). He also sells KW's but Dan at Vivid hooked me up with mine.
http://www.ef1motorsports.com/