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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 09:40 AM
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Question What If I Exceeded my lowering limit

My KW V1s are installed, but I can go lower. What would happen If I dropped it another 0.5" past the limit in the front?
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by #1Pussologist
My KW V1s are installed, but I can go lower. What would happen If I dropped it another 0.5" past the limit in the front?
Your car will explode into a million pieces
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 10:04 AM
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I kid I kid

What exactly do u mean by past the limit?

If you've reached the limit on the coilover, wouldn't that mean u can't go any lower?
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DesertSleeper
I kid I kid

What exactly do u mean by past the limit?

If you've reached the limit on the coilover, wouldn't that mean u can't go any lower?
I am also confused what he means. If your at the limit, you can't go lower.
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by DesertSleeper
Your car will explode into a million pieces
I agree, happened to this one guy i know neighbor's aunt's cousin's sister in law's teacher's insurance agent's pet dog.
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 11:57 AM
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Seeing as you're a highly regarded Doctor of *****, I'm sure you'll have the scratch to purchase a new set of coilovers if you're current ones go bad after the drop

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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 11:58 AM
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well my second babies mommas cousins husbands sisters ex, pookie, says its okay
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by travlee
well my second babies mommas cousins husbands sisters ex, pookie, says its okay
If pookie says then your good
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by nizmo_0385
If pookie says then your good
Duh......Pookie is a certified lowerologist
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 05:00 PM
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You will have dimished ride quality than KW designed them for. The damper life will be shorter and of course your suspension geometry will be off causing increased roll.


Most people don't seem to care about the about, moar low gives best parking lot points
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by turboed350z
I agree, happened to this one guy i know neighbor's aunt's cousin's sister in law's teacher's insurance agent's pet dog.
Originally Posted by travlee
well my second babies mommas cousins husbands sisters ex, pookie, says its okay
Originally Posted by nizmo_0385
If pookie says then your good
Oh f**k, Pookie made parole?

Back on topic... OP, why do you ask this? Might as well have bagged it and run it aired out to emulate that hovercraft look.
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MicVelo
Oh f**k, Pookie made parole?

Back on topic... OP, why do you ask this? Might as well have bagged it and run it aired out to emulate that hovercraft look.
air doesnt give you street cred though...

seriously op, dont do it, being low freaking sucks. im 3 inch from the ground and its annoying as hell.
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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 05:02 AM
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In to find out what "limit" the OP is talking about, and how he can go past it.
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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 03:26 PM
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I would guess he means by max lowering limit that the coilover body still has plenty of thread left on it when set at the lowest dimension recommended by manufacturer. This is how my Bilsteins are. When I tried it bottomed out, it drove like crap because there was not enough travel for the the shock to work. It would probably also cause shorter life.
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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 04:01 PM
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You will have a bad ride quality and reduce the life of your coilovers...

But if you are willing to ride like that, more power to you!
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Old Aug 11, 2015 | 03:04 PM
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