KW Answers Your Questions
Ben: Why do you only offer ride height
adjustment through the adjustment of the spring perch instead of
allowing a separate adjustment of the whole body like competitors such
as Tein? Rather than having a predetermined minimum drop as designated
by the shorter shock body, you could provide a longer body which would
offer more stroke/travel and then tune the ride height separately while
corner balancing. Is there an advantage to your method versus the
competition?
MG: Regarding the height adjustment via the bottom
bracket and threaded tube, there are two main reasons why KW suspension
is designed this way. Using an adjustable unit might cause TÜV problems
as you can lower the car without adjusting the spring seat. A more
important fact though, is that in general the bracket is metal or alloy,
along with the threaded tube. That many not be a big problem in sunny
California, but in Europe this combination will rust solid after the
first winter thanks to salt, dirt and corrosion.
N Wyatt: In what ways will my suspension be ruined by lowering my car without modifying the control arms?
MG: The amount of lowering of any KW street
suspension is analyzed and limited so you won’t run into any issues,
like having to modifying control arms etc. Due to the fact that KW
suspension kits are offered with TÜV certificate, the engineers take
into consideration that installation can be done without any further
modifications. Once a problem appears while lowering, KW offers a
solution which can be ordered together with the kit (i.e. control arms,
pull rods, anti-roll bars etc.)
(SpeedHunters.com)
