KW Variant 3

[DazBlackCSL]

Did you get adjustable top mounts?

Are you assuming that KW3 will be ok for standard class despite the regs not yet being set or are you aiming for the modified class regardless?

Im not going to run the CSL in the race series , possibly my old M3 E46 so will build it to whatever spec is needed, or separately I might be doing the SportMAXX series in the VXR Astra that is already competing

[DazBlackCSL]

Side On shots KW's

Here ya go :-D

Took the black plate off , with the Std wheels thought it was OK , but with Bronze Rays , kinda getting a bit bling possibly !!!

[SMD]

Looks great Daz! :smokin:

Maybe go a little lower on the rear and think it woulbe perfect! :-D

[DazBlackCSL]

:wink:

Yeah its weird been off today , and so spent too much time cleaning it !, and thought that, but yesterday when I walked upto it thought it looked too low , hence notching it up a bit .. sits differently on those wheels tho , looked lower on the standard ones I reckon ..

[_Nathan_]

rather than raise and lower the rear based on looks shouldn't it be done as part of geo and corner weighting? The rake of the car plays a part in the dynamics of it...

What were your corner weights anyway? always interesting to see how much CSLs weigh

[DazBlackCSL]

Not weighed it yet , although it does feel noticeably sharper , the AP's are lighter than Std and those Rays are lighter than the CSL rims , so have started to shed some pounds !

Its handling is pretty awesome now , gave it a proper seeing too :hahaha:
yesterday and , going to leave it as is ... it was the original set up from TMS anyway and they know there onions.. it had the Fast Road GEO too .

[jim76]

I had KW Clubsport on my M3, it was amazing how well the car drove! I took it to Spa for a couple of days, then the Ring, and a couple of visits to Knockhill, it was so much better than most of the other BM's there, and couldn't corner any better if I tried!!! But to get back to an earlier question that was asked, does the car buff? I had my car set up proffesionally, and it was a good job, and I buffed through the front wheel arch liners!! The tyres never buffed on arches or suspension, but it was required to be as low as it was to achieve the correct geometry, so I suppose this is just a small sacrafice! The wheel arch liners are £58 a pair from memory?!? I replaced mine recently to stop any water or dirt getting up there over the winter, as it won't be tracked till next year, not sure if there would be any path to any electrical components/wires up there!!?? It must have just been when the car was working hard on the corners, because I honestly don't remember hearing anything un-toward whilst driving.

[a_Y]

I had KW Clubsport on my M3, it was amazing how well the car drove! I took it to Spa for a couple of days, then the Ring, and a couple of visits to Knockhill, it was so much better than most of the other BM's there, and couldn't corner any better if I tried!!! But to get back to an earlier question that was asked, does the car buff? I had my car set up proffesionally, and it was a good job, and I buffed through the front wheel arch liners!! The tyres never buffed on arches or suspension, but it was required to be as low as it was to achieve the correct geometry, so I suppose this is just a small sacrafice! The wheel arch liners are £58 a pair from memory?!? I replaced mine recently to stop any water or dirt getting up there over the winter, as it won't be tracked till next year, not sure if there would be any path to any electrical components/wires up there!!?? It must have just been when the car was working hard on the corners, because I honestly don't remember hearing anything un-toward whilst driving.

how did the clubsports do on the road??

[cslbecks]

Im thinking of going KW Clubsports for the CSL.

[RichW]

Clubsports are the way that i would go over the variant 3's, was going to get some for my M3 but put the cash towards the CSL instead :thumbs:


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[bryce]

Looking good Daz.

I ordered V3s from Thorney today, cant wait!

[DazBlackCSL]

Superb .. when you getting them fitted ??

[SMD]

I was thiking about the Clubsport but a friend of mine has the Varient 3's and has to run them quite soft on the comp damping to get them to work on the track (ring) etc so the clubsports might be to stiff for the car? Dont forget a car needs to ride the bumps not skip over them to keep contact on the road, suspension to hard and no joy!

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[jim76]

The Clubsports were a little hard on the road to be honest, but tolerable. The only thing was that speed bumps were a nightmare, and getting on a garage ramp was impossible unless it was a ramp that was flush with the floor!! I don't reckon you could get any better for an M3, I was pushing GT3's and 996 Turbos round the last few track days I was on, obviously they had the run on me on the straights, but on the corners it was fantastic, had a few funny looks in rear view mirrors when cars were shown the blue flag, and here's this standard Estoril blue M3 all over them!!! I think the adjustable top mounts help a lot, I would recommend anyone buying KW kit without them, should opt for them, they give so much extra adjustability, if that's a correct word!! LOL. The car sat really well too, I will try and get some pics on soon, I'm offshore just now and the computers are a pig to use, too many things blocked!!!

[jim76]

Oh forgot to say, they are adjustable to any configuration, so the issue mentioned about them being too hard? Set them softer, problem solved! They are miles better than V3, you get what you pay for. The Ring cannot be compared to many tracks, it's more like a wide country road!!! Any other track has perfect tarmac and level surface, the Ring is in a league of it's own!! I also ran round the Ring with the Clubsports on, as they were set up for Spa, and had no problems. If you find them too hard, as a friend did, soften them by a couple of clicks and give it another go, that's part of the fun and learning process. Especially when you get it wrong, as someone else found out, but that is another story!!! Lol.