Issues w/ KW Clubsports

Falcon Keeper · 02-20-2014, 06:16 PM

Just this weekend, I installed the KW Clubsport coilovers on my M3. When I lowered the car, they will not go as low in the fronts as the rears do. The fronts with the adjustable collar on the lowest thread with no more room to go only lowers the car till the fender sit on the tire with one finger for a gap. The rears on the other had have 3/4 of the way to go before they become maxed on how much it will lower. What gives with my fronts??? Thanks!

M3ANMACHINE · 02-20-2014, 07:09 PM

You still have a finger gap up front?

Mine aren't even maxed out up front and I can't even fit a finger in the fender.

track_warrior · 02-20-2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by M3ANMACHINE

You still have a finger gap up front?

Mine aren't even maxed out up front and I can't even fit a finger in the fender.

X2, are you sure you got the right parts and installer?

hgmotorsports · 02-20-2014, 09:04 PM

Something sounds fishy. Have any pictures of the shocks/springs without the wheels on? That should help a little bit.

-Mike

M3ANMACHINE · 02-20-2014, 10:02 PM

Was the bottom of the strut installed fully into the lower control arm adapter?

Falcon Keeper · 02-20-2014, 11:39 PM

The kit came with the front coils already assembled out of the box and came with camber plates. The image below is what it looks like but the adjustable collar is now maxed out and to the very bottom with no thread showing.

M3ANMACHINE · 02-21-2014, 12:38 AM

Can you take a photo of the bottom most part of the strut where it meets the control arm from the top.

And also from the bottom so I can see how far the strut pokes out from the collar.

Falcon Keeper · 02-21-2014, 01:15 AM

I can, I will be able to do it once my car gets back from BMW.

pkimM3r · 02-21-2014, 01:31 AM

strange...mine is lifted super high in front and its still 1.5 finger gap...its also lifted super high in the back and no finger gap.

TXmtrhed · 02-21-2014, 10:00 AM

Maybe you need a shorter spring. Check your spring length against someone with the same setup.

track_warrior · 02-21-2014, 04:22 PM

Agree report back with a picture, if you can get a part number on the springs maybe a vendor can chime in.

Here is how low mine sits and i could still go a bit lower

M3ANMACHINE · 02-21-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by track_warrior

Agree report back with a picture, if you can get a part number on the springs maybe a vendor can chime in.

Here is how low mine sits and i could still go a bit lower

My ride height is similar to this and I can go lower as well.

JEllis · 02-23-2014, 12:21 AM

Heres a random guess. The KWs sit in the front hubs. If you did not make sure that the strut was all the way into the hub before tightening the bolt then you may have added extra height. Its been a while but I think I used my jack under the hub to make sure the strut was fully seated before bolting anything tight.

Another possibility is how you have the camber plates oriented.

Something worth checking.

Jason

W Cole · 02-23-2014, 01:01 AM

+1 use a hydraulic shock under the front hub to compress the spring a bit before tightening the pinch bolt.

M3ANMACHINE · 02-25-2014, 04:38 PM

Did you ever resolve this?

02-20-2014, 06:16 PM	#1
Falcon Keeper USAF/ Veteran/ F-16 Crew Chief 59 Rep 384 Posts Drives: 2018 Atlantis Blue Metallic M4 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW E92 M3 [0.00]	Issues w/ KW Clubsports - Need Input Just this weekend, I installed the KW Clubsport coilovers on my M3. When I lowered the car, they will not go as low in the fronts as the rears do. The fronts with the adjustable collar on the lowest thread with no more room to go only lowers the car till the fender sit on the tire with one finger for a gap. The rears on the other had have 3/4 of the way to go before they become maxed on how much it will lower. What gives with my fronts??? Thanks! __________________ - Greg Professional Table Flipper
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02-20-2014, 07:09 PM	#2
M3ANMACHINE Admiral 933 Rep 3,886 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 + 2014 F15 X5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (11)	You still have a finger gap up front? Mine aren't even maxed out up front and I can't even fit a finger in the fender. __________________ 2020 FORD RAPTOR 2014 F15 X5 \| M-SPORT SOLD 2011 SG E90 M3 \| 2008 AW E90 M3 \| 2004 E46 M3
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02-20-2014, 09:04 PM	#4
hgmotorsports 85 Rep 256 Posts Drives: Drives at Redline Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	Something sounds fishy. Have any pictures of the shocks/springs without the wheels on? That should help a little bit. -Mike
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M3ANMACHINE Admiral 933 Rep 3,886 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 + 2014 F15 X5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (11)	Was the bottom of the strut installed fully into the lower control arm adapter? __________________ 2020 FORD RAPTOR 2014 F15 X5 \| M-SPORT SOLD 2011 SG E90 M3 \| 2008 AW E90 M3 \| 2004 E46 M3
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02-20-2014, 11:39 PM	#6
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02-21-2014, 12:38 AM	#7
M3ANMACHINE Admiral 933 Rep 3,886 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 + 2014 F15 X5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (11)	Can you take a photo of the bottom most part of the strut where it meets the control arm from the top. And also from the bottom so I can see how far the strut pokes out from the collar. __________________ 2020 FORD RAPTOR 2014 F15 X5 \| M-SPORT SOLD 2011 SG E90 M3 \| 2008 AW E90 M3 \| 2004 E46 M3
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02-21-2014, 01:15 AM	#8
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02-21-2014, 01:31 AM	#9
pkimM3r Banned 209 Rep 7,298 Posts Drives: m3 saloon in granny mode. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lost angeles iTrader: (0)	strange...mine is lifted super high in front and its still 1.5 finger gap...its also lifted super high in the back and no finger gap.
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02-21-2014, 10:00 AM	#10
TXmtrhed First Lieutenant 37 Rep 381 Posts Drives: VO 1M Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Katy, TX iTrader: (0)	Maybe you need a shorter spring. Check your spring length against someone with the same setup. __________________
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02-21-2014, 04:22 PM	#11
track_warrior Captain 99 Rep 728 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Merida, Yucatan iTrader: (1)	Agree report back with a picture, if you can get a part number on the springs maybe a vendor can chime in. Here is how low mine sits and i could still go a bit lower __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...
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02-23-2014, 12:21 AM	#13
JEllis Major General 535 Rep 5,498 Posts Drives: E36 M3, E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth iTrader: (4)	Heres a random guess. The KWs sit in the front hubs. If you did not make sure that the strut was all the way into the hub before tightening the bolt then you may have added extra height. Its been a while but I think I used my jack under the hub to make sure the strut was fully seated before bolting anything tight. Another possibility is how you have the camber plates oriented. Something worth checking. Jason __________________ Instagram: jellismotorwerks
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02-23-2014, 01:01 AM	#14
W Cole Major 145 Rep 1,130 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Newport Coast, CA iTrader: (5)	+1 use a hydraulic shock under the front hub to compress the spring a bit before tightening the pinch bolt.
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02-25-2014, 04:38 PM	#15
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