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STALKER
05-25-2011, 06:10 PM
Just got these today.
Are the tops bent, or that the adjustment range from the plates??
The box was a bit pushed in where the plates are.
twboy
05-25-2011, 06:42 PM
Doesn't look normal to me

But I could be wrong
Santiago
05-25-2011, 07:47 PM
Time to flip them and go for something new.:yak:
STALKER
05-25-2011, 08:19 PM
Spoke to the vendor, he is 99% sure they are fine.
Yorgi
05-25-2011, 09:51 PM
As long as the piston rod is completely straight you should be OK. Hard to tell but based on the first pic it appears the end of the rod (where the nut attaches) is straight and lines up with the lower half of the rod. I think the camber plate has pivoted on the bearing which is fine.

Can you push on the camber plate and make it 90° to the rest of the strut?
STALKER
05-25-2011, 10:04 PM
As long as the piston rod is completely straight you should be OK. Hard to tell but based on the first pic it appears the end of the rod (where the nut attaches) is straight and lines up with the lower half of the rod. I think the camber plate has pivoted on the bearing which is fine.

Can you push on the camber plate and make it 90° to the rest of the strut?


I'll try tomorrow.
I think the spherical bearing got rotated during shipping.
glenspeed
05-26-2011, 02:41 PM
Looks like it's just the mounting plate swiveling on the strut bearing. I think you're ok.
STALKER
05-31-2011, 05:27 PM
All was fine, installed today.
Def stiffer then stock, but not harsh at all at.
KW recommended ride heights are really low, so car is pretty slammed right now. Gonna try it out for a while, raise it if I need.
STALKER
06-10-2011, 09:20 AM
My KW CS is too low in the rear, its adjusted to its max acceptable height in the rear. Rear tire is t***** under the fender a touch. I want to raise it 0.25"-0.5".

Anyone used coil spring spacers before???
Any issues using them??
NVH??

Thanks.
Yorgi
06-10-2011, 05:02 PM
Why not just get longer springs? Springs are cheap. I don't like the sounds of using spring spacers.
MudGuts
06-10-2011, 05:26 PM
Give Rocco a call at RMP, he had a ton of KW's stocked up & seems to be really knowledgeable on them...
STALKER
06-10-2011, 05:30 PM
Why not just get longer springs? Springs are cheap. I don't like the sounds of using spring spacers.

Thats another option, I will look into it.

I called KW today, they were helpful, they need some more info from me, then we see what they come up with next week.
STALKER
06-10-2011, 05:30 PM
Give Rocco a call at RMP, he had a ton of KW's stocked up & seems to be really knowledgeable on them...

Will do, thanks.
glenspeed
06-10-2011, 08:47 PM
don't use spacers. the other alternative is see if they have thicker spring perches that could solve your problem...