E.O.I: KW COILOVERS GROUP BUY

by **domestos75** » Sat May 14, 2011 3:41 pm

Hi everyone. Looking at buying a set of the KW Variant 2 for my '04 GT. I have a price of $1700US to my door. Seeing if there are others that might be interested in a set. Serious buyers only please.

Cheers,
Steven

by **AndrewCowley** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:58 pm

Might be interested. Anyone using these? What are they like?

by **tangcla** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:57 pm

AndrewCowley wrote:Might be interested. Anyone using these? What are they like?

I'm using KW coilovers. They're very comfortable, I like mine

by **GT_Tony** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:16 pm

im actually keen on this. when are you looking to put your order in? who are you buying through?

by **drndrn** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:36 pm

Since there was no interest expressed, the order went ahead and was put through last week.

by **GT_Tony** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:13 pm

bummer. i missed out

by **Hobba** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:57 am

where you get these from? Im interested in getting some a little down the track when I've saved some cashola.

by **Gambit** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:58 am

What was the price in the end ?

by **domestos75** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:12 pm

Price was US$1650 to your door. Bought them off a seller on Ebay called txautoplex.

by **drndrn** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:16 pm

Mine arrived and installed.

Awesome bit of kit.

by **domestos75** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:45 pm

Good to hear Darren mate! Can't wait for mine to rock up. :-D

by **Gambit** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:54 pm

drndrn wrote:Mine arrived and installed. Awesome bit of kit.

Nice how do they compare to the BCs?

by **drndrn** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:16 pm

I know this is probably blasphemy, but other than noise (because BC's use camber plates where the KW's use stock top mounts) they're similar.

Comfort: Very close call, I think the KW's are just that smidge better, if I were to put a value on it, the BC's would be 8/10 for comfort and KW's 9/10. Bumps don't feel as sharp on the KW's.

Noise and Vibration: KW's win hands down.. Again due to the top mounts

Performance: Unsure, I only finished installing the rears this morning at 11AM, and havent been for a spirited drive yet. Even if I went for a drive, I'm not the best at gauging how things compare.

Adjust-ability: BC's are the clear winner, each coilover has a knob at the top that can adjust dampening, height and pre-load can be adjusted independently plus the rear coilovers can be adjusted via the extenders. Where as the KW's you need a hex key to adjust dampening, while adjusting the height also adjust pre-load. That said, the KW's are simpler to adjust the height and harder to adjust dampening. It must also be noted that BC's have camber tops so you can dial in huge camber if needed which is a plus. You can get camber plates for the KW's but that would probably eliminate the pros mentioned above

Price: Well, because of the exchange rate, the KW's are quite affordable now. There's about a $500 difference between the BC's and the KW's.

Which would I choose? KW's because I like to keep my ride quiet and comfy. That said if I were to run to a super aggressive wheel fitment like my previous set up I had with my BC's, I'd probably buy the BC's due to cost, as KW's + camber tops would end up being MUCH more expensive than buying BC's that are 85% as good as the KW's.

Darren.

by **drndrn** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:16 pm

Sorry about dragging it on a little lol.

by **Gambit** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:52 am

Awesome post mate! It's a hard choice between the two, though in terms of a compliant daily driver setup the kw sound perfect.