KW V3 Rear Ride Height

CorbinDallas

I've noticed a lot of people on here also have the KW V3's so I'm hoping you all can help. I installed mine a few weeks ago and have never really been happy with how the rear sits. There are quite a few members that seem to be slightly lower in the rear than my setup (even though im maxed out). I'm not trying to *slam* my car but I would like to lower another half inch or so. I can comfortably fit 2 fingers between tire and fender right now running 305-30's and -1.2 degree's camber. I had swifts before and they seemed to sit just as high and I guess I expected the V3's to give me more adjustability back there. So, how are you all doing it, or is it just the angle of the pictures im seeing?

FireDan50

you should be able to just use the spanner wrenches and turn to adjust....I've got the V3s also and I can easily lower/raise by turning the perches to adjust. Other people might chime in....

CorbinDallas

Yeah I'm familiar with how they work as far as raising and lowering is concerned. I have the purple perch all the way as high as it can go on the collar but the car just doesn't seem to sit low enough, at least compared to the others that I've seen.

FireDan50

I dunno bro. Everything seated flush/right under the spring (big rubber thing)? Mine is this low and it can go even lower.

CorbinDallas

Yep! Rubber thing under the perch is seated properly. Your car was one of the ones I was referring to that appears to be lower than mine. The fact that you say you can go lower leads me to believe something on my end isn't correct. Did you remove any of the rubber stops on the strut that came with the KW? What's the finger gap on your rears right now based on that picture?

FireDan50

I'm pretty sure I didn't cut/remove anything from the KWs....i have about just one finger gap.

CorbinDallas

Hmm...curious on some other people's experience. It's annoying me to the point where I may end up getting rid of them for something else.

CorbinDallas

I'm wondering if people install the springs in that perch without the rubber guard at the bottom?

chops

thats really odd...got any pics of your setup? i just checked mine and i have at least 1-1.5inches of thread left to lower the rear. i have about 1 finger gap of space also. only thing i can think of is that they gave you the wrong spring, or somehow you put the front spring in the rear and rear spring on the front..

anyway heres a crappy pic:

CorbinDallas

Thanks for that pic! I'm wondering if they sent me the wrong springs. I definitely installed the rear springs on the rear and the fronts on the front. They came packaged that way from KW. Here's some pics of mine...as you can see both sides are maxed out height wise.

CorbinDallas

Bump for someone's insight.

Morterbooble

Normally the printing on the springs are the other way. do you have them upside down.
Just trying to help.

CorbinDallas

They can really only go one way the other end has larger coils which don't fit in the top collar but it fits perfectly in the lower rubber mount.

Trips

Could you have a member thats not having issues compare the part #'s on the rear springs to make sure you have the right springs and not ones for a G? seems like that maybe the case

CorbinDallas

Could be the case, I didn't know there was a difference between the g and z kit. The box says 370 z34 but the springs could definitely be mis-labeled. Anyone care to compare for me?