costanZo
Enthusiast
I'm really interested in buying a set of KWs. I was originally told last year they could be bought for around $2,500; however, I've searched a lot online lately and all I can find are sets selling for $3,995+
Does anyone know if the KW can be bought cheaper? I'd also be interested in perhaps other brands if they were quality and of course cheaper.
I just want my car to LOOK lower and be a comfortable drive. Gaining performance out of it is of course nice as well, but I'm not looking to track my car ever so I don't need anything high end. I also turned away from considering the thought of Eibachs. I really want to lower my car the safest way possible without sacrificing the smoothness in the ride. I'm sure I might have to sacrifice it a little bit, I just don't want to do anything too drastic and from a lot of reading and just word of mouth, considering the way the streets are around Massachusetts, it seems Eibachs aren't the best idea.
My current tires are:
Michelin Pilot Sport 2, 295/30/ZR19
Michelin Pilot Sport 2, 335/30/ZR20
I was told regardless, I should swap out the Michelin for Pirelli before attempting to lower the car at all if I were to buy KW or any set of coilovers. Reasoning for this since the Michelin has a 30 sidewall compared to the Pirelli having a 25 sidewall which would be better to prevent my tires from any rubbing or hitting the fender. This would of course lower the car closer to the ground, but unfortunately increase the gap between the top of the tire and the fender which is something I'm trying to reduce. I guess the Michelin having a 30 sidewall do a better job at filling up that area. Right now I can fit almost 4 fingers in that gap where the tire and fender are, I'd really like to only be able to fit 1 or 2 fingers at most.
ALTERNATIVE:
If I weren't going to do KW or any coilover, I was told my next best option would be to still switch from the Michelin PS2s and get Pirelli Tires for lowering the car to the ground more, but then purchase the spring caps from Jon B to then try and reduce that Gap between the tire and the fender.
Has anyone bought the caps and switched from Michelin to Pirelli? If so, did you notice a considerable difference in the car being lower and of course reducing that gap in the fender area?
Any and all information would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
-Anthony
Does anyone know if the KW can be bought cheaper? I'd also be interested in perhaps other brands if they were quality and of course cheaper.
I just want my car to LOOK lower and be a comfortable drive. Gaining performance out of it is of course nice as well, but I'm not looking to track my car ever so I don't need anything high end. I also turned away from considering the thought of Eibachs. I really want to lower my car the safest way possible without sacrificing the smoothness in the ride. I'm sure I might have to sacrifice it a little bit, I just don't want to do anything too drastic and from a lot of reading and just word of mouth, considering the way the streets are around Massachusetts, it seems Eibachs aren't the best idea.
My current tires are:
Michelin Pilot Sport 2, 295/30/ZR19
Michelin Pilot Sport 2, 335/30/ZR20
I was told regardless, I should swap out the Michelin for Pirelli before attempting to lower the car at all if I were to buy KW or any set of coilovers. Reasoning for this since the Michelin has a 30 sidewall compared to the Pirelli having a 25 sidewall which would be better to prevent my tires from any rubbing or hitting the fender. This would of course lower the car closer to the ground, but unfortunately increase the gap between the top of the tire and the fender which is something I'm trying to reduce. I guess the Michelin having a 30 sidewall do a better job at filling up that area. Right now I can fit almost 4 fingers in that gap where the tire and fender are, I'd really like to only be able to fit 1 or 2 fingers at most.
ALTERNATIVE:
If I weren't going to do KW or any coilover, I was told my next best option would be to still switch from the Michelin PS2s and get Pirelli Tires for lowering the car to the ground more, but then purchase the spring caps from Jon B to then try and reduce that Gap between the tire and the fender.
Has anyone bought the caps and switched from Michelin to Pirelli? If so, did you notice a considerable difference in the car being lower and of course reducing that gap in the fender area?
Any and all information would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
-Anthony