Can you adjust the preload on KW v2?

jeho · 09-02-2008, 11:59 PM

Im wondering if you can adjust the preload to stiffen up on the kw v2 shocks?

Or I can only go as far as adjusting the knobs with the allen key on the top of the shocks in the front and rear....

I know on the Tein Flex and JDM coilovers, you can set the preload more, so it is stiffer at the price of the life of the coilovers...

mwahlert · 09-03-2008, 10:15 PM

i believe with a traditional coilover the more you lower the car the more you are increasing the preload... there are very few coilover setups - i believe the only one for the e90/e92 is the hks - that you adjust height and "preload" separately...but this allows you to retain suspension travel while adjusting the vehicle ride height.

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jeho ig: jeffersonho 158 Rep 2,187 Posts Drives: E90M3.E36M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PNW iTrader: (6)	Can you adjust the preload on KW v2? Im wondering if you can adjust the preload to stiffen up on the kw v2 shocks? Or I can only go as far as adjusting the knobs with the allen key on the top of the shocks in the front and rear.... I know on the Tein Flex and JDM coilovers, you can set the preload more, so it is stiffer at the price of the life of the coilovers... __________________ E36 M3 on TE37SL E90 M3 on TE37SL http://instagram.com/jeffersonho
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mwahlert Lieutenant Colonel 100 Rep 1,659 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NC iTrader: (8)	i believe with a traditional coilover the more you lower the car the more you are increasing the preload... there are very few coilover setups - i believe the only one for the e90/e92 is the hks - that you adjust height and "preload" separately...but this allows you to retain suspension travel while adjusting the vehicle ride height.
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