Kuhan

iTrader: (17)

I'm planning to get KW V2 coilovers very soon.

I have a question for those know have V2 coilovers on your Z or G.
I know I will definitely need the rear camber kit, but do I also need to get the front camber kit as well?

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

Depends on how low you adjust them and how much camber you want

Kuhan

iTrader: (17)

I believe KW V2 allows 0.8 - 1.5" drop.
I'm not sure how low I want to go, but if I were to go 1.2" front and rear. What do you recommend?

oddjobbb

iTrader: (4)

fronts- no
rears- most likely yes

dikspiel

iTrader: (70)

Its pre-mature to say until you have the coilovers on your car. At the very least you will need camber arms for the rear, you may be able to get away with not having them in the front but you wont know until you put it on the car.

Kuhan

iTrader: (17)

^Thank you!

vtchang

iTrader: (9)

kw v3 from box will put me at -1.6 up front. this is with 245 / 40 / 18 on gt roadster weight. you might end up a little higher if you got a coupe due to the lack of weight.

Kuhan

iTrader: (17)

I searched, but couldn't find any pics of 350Z's lowered on KW V2 coilovers.

Does anyone have any pics? Thanks.

dikspiel

iTrader: (70)

Chebosto has KW coilovers

Voboy

iTrader: (58)

^- clubsports though, at least I think

If you worried about there capabilities or limitations of how low the KW V#'s go... I wouldn't unless you wanted to tuck rim.

Kuhan

iTrader: (17)

Yes, I searched and found Chebosto has Clubsports not V2.

I'm interested to see how the lowest drop would look.

carlili4190

iTrader: (6)

I believe that the lowest drop will be flush with 285/35/19 tires.... There is a thread somewhere on the forums that has that setup and Its flush with the top of the wheel. I can't search right now but I'll try to find it later.
I was also worried about how low the KW's could go, but I'm not to worried anymore.

carlili4190

iTrader: (6)

https://my350z.com/forum/media-share...installed.html

Here it is. He has the V1's but they have the same drop.

Edit: Kuhan if I do get the V2's I am NOT going to get A-Arms just yet.

Kuhan

iTrader: (17)

Thanks for the link, Carl.

I'm posting the pics here as well for others. (hope the owners don't mind)

both are on KW V1 coilovers

sry110

iTrader: (17)

The stance on that silver Z is just about what I'm going for. Any idea whether he was at maximum drop in the rear? And what his tire sizes were?

3hree5ive0ero

iTrader: (95)

Here's what mine looks like with the KW V2 and camber kits:






The car doesn't sit perfectly level if the spring perch levels are the same left to right. With that in mind, the rear is about as low as it can go (not much more of a drop compared to Hotchkis springs). The fronts, however, can go much lower - I'd say 1.5" or more. 245/40/18 and 285/40/18 tires.

Hope this helps.

sry110

iTrader: (17)

^ ^Thanks for the pics! So it looks like you can't quite get the top of the tire flush with the top of the wheel arch in the rear, yet you would be able to tuck your front tires?

Voboy

iTrader: (58)

You'll be able to. Depends on how much gas you have in the tank, and you can also remove the rear adjustable perch to be at the lowest drop. (This is my experience with 285/35/19 with 19x10.5 +15, -2,2 camber) I was able to tuck a little more than 5mm of the tire.

3hree5ive0ero

iTrader: (95)

My rear tires ARE tucked in slightly (see side profile pic) and that's with less than full tank of gas.
If you remove the perch, then you take away the ability to even out from side to side. As stated above, when I tried the same perch "height," the car didn't sit perfectly level.

sry110

iTrader: (17)

Hmm alright guys thanks for your input. I'm currently running 285/35/19 rear tires (+12 net offset) but planning to go back to 275/35/19 when these wear out, so that means a bit more drop required to minimize the gap. I'm just worried that the KW's won't quite do it for me.

Is it bad to be at the extreme limit of the spring/damper combo's allowable height setting? I'm worried about getting the KW's and having to set the rears to maximum lowered setting and whether that would adversely affect performance, versus getting a different setup that allows me to get the rear tires flush with the wheel arches with the spring/damper setup somewhere near the middle of their allowable range.

As odd as it sounds, I'm between KW V2's and BC Racing Type BR's. Here is my pro/con list:

KW V2
Pro's: Better valving and softer springs = more comfortable ride quality
Cons: Limited ride height adjustment, requires disassembly of front shock to reuse stock upper mount, ~60% more expensive, extenders for rear dampers not available (to my knowledge)

BC BR
Pro's: Wider range of height adjustability (with the option for shorter rear springs), does not require reuse of OEM shock parts, very affordable, seems to get good reviews from members who do not track their cars
Cons: Stiffer springs and inferior damper design = harsher ride quality (although I'm still not sure how much harsher the standard bump in the road will be compared to stock suspension)

To save ~$600 on the setup I'm leaning toward the BC option, but I know I will regret it if the ride is jarring. Provided that the BC's come with 10k front/ 8k rear springs, I'm wondering how the ride quality will be when the dampers are set near or at full "soft".