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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Look what I found...
http://www.smart-at.com/product_zoom.asp?id=430
Is it for real...a cup kit???

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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:30 AM
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Konky, do you have a pic of yours with the KW? I always had KW on my previous VW, and simply loved them, but H&R is also a great product.

last pic I took:
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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AAAAHHHHHH That's Nice Konk!
That's on the KW V 1's, are you dropped all the way...
Great Picture by the way...
The rims really POP


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last pic I took:
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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Konky your photography is always amazing I just took up the hobby this winter...it will take me a while to get where you are though
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Nope, coils still have 1.5" more to go down

and thanks!
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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So what is the total drop those V1s can achieve...2.5...3.0+???
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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Installed with them all the way up the car sat 1" lower than stock already. with an additional 3"s of travel.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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Nice..
And how do you find adjusting the ride height when you want..?
What else are you running...control arms, camber plates.....
Just curious since I'm leaning towards this type of setup running KW's
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Konky
Installed with them all the way up the car sat 1" lower than stock already. with an additional 3"s of travel.
That is a crazy amount of adjustment space ...Thinking...maybe KW is the way to go...

I am going with BC from Wyvern if I don't choose something else...just don't know yet...too many choices...
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MidniteCoop
Nice..
And how do you find adjusting the ride height when you want..?
What else are you running...control arms, camber plates.....
Just curious since I'm leaning towards this type of setup running KW's

No camber plates or control arms here.

Adjusting the ride height is pretty simple, for the fronts, I don't even have to take off the wheels, just jack up the car and use the tool that comes with the coilovers to spin the collars up or down, then tighten a set-screwwith an allen key. The rears are the same but you have to take the wheels off to get to them.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Konky
last pic I took:

WoW, That is really something Konky and thanks for the info on the KWs I'm in love with those wheels... are you running a stretch and spacers on those? They look 18 but I know they are 17

sweet sweet setup
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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thanks

yep 205/40/17 on a 17x8 (offset 35). Had spacers on the rear, but they tires kept hitting the flares and popping them off
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Konky
thanks

yep 205/40/17 on a 17x8 (offset 35). Had spacers on the rear, but they tires kept hitting the flares and popping them off
very well put together...


Note to Self: go back to M|U and check out the Hoff
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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Simply amazing Konky
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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I'm a VERY happy camper right now ! I put the Cross coilovers on this morning and after playing around with them for the last two hours got the height set on all four corners. They will of course settle but they're set even all the way around now. There have been some that have been asking how low the Cross system will truly go, I was one of them that never seem to get the answer. Well I'm here to tell you that they can dump your car on the ground if you are so inclined . The 2.5 inches they advertise I think is spot on ! Took them out for a short shake down spin and they feel Great. I'm sure it will take a few miles to truly feel the difference between the Megan's that came off and the New Cross system but even in the few short miles I've driven, I can definitely feel that there IS a difference. Don't get me wrong, the Megan's were set up just about as perfect as you can get them. It took me a month and a half to get them right and they felt really good. One huge difference is the amount of drop that I can now get. I started close to the bottom on the Cross system when I put them on thinking I might not be able to go as low enough, Boy was I wrong ! lol ! They can drop low enough that you would tear the fender arch off for sure. Here are a few shots I took as I worked with the ride height.

Now this is what I'm talkin about ! lol ! just a Bit to low but nice ! I had plenty of room to go down if I had wanted to !
This is close to where I ended up. I raised it up a bit more from here knowing that they will settle.


I'll have more to report as the weeks go along !
 

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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Near perfect at that height, another half inch and you would've had some serious tuckin'.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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I think they have close to that amount to give !
 
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Old Apr 29, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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WoW that is a NICE drop on the Cross's So they truly are the best around...
 
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