KWV3, Stock, Ohlins?

[Obioban]

What do you mean? Are you saying you like the V3s?

Lol, no, I think they're junk.

[x Spades x]

Lol, no, I think they're junk.

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Understood!

[enjoy_m3]

If they are the older v3s, compression is not easy to adjust on the car, mostly on the rears due to the small pin. I had v2's and lasted 25k miles, blew the rear shocks and needed rebuilding. Car wasn't even that low. I had ohlins dedicated track coilovers and can say their quality and dampening was far better. I can compare with JRZ RS pro's and the ohlins ride better on the street, with the exception of needing more travel. I rode on a set of v2s that I believe cobra help set up. They rode really good! Props to you cobra! Can you help me setup my set? lol.

If ride quality is your concert and don't mind not having height adjustability. I was happy with bilstein b8s and eibach pro kit springs. They were great and performed great with the right alignment and setup. I'd go for the ohlins over kw. The last time I talked to kw, they didn't have an eta on rebuilds. Ohlins rebuild cost was similar and there's options to customize with 3dm. I'd stick with your setup until youre ready to make the jump to some upper tier coilovers. They really bring out the best of the car.

[nextlvel]

I will chime in and say I love the PSS10s on my car, they ride incredible, firm when you want it but great over bumps. Paired with the Ground Control camber plates they do super well for track days too.

I will say stock suspension and maybe 1k cash would be a deal I'd consider worth doing.

[straightsixm3]

I honestly have loved my KW V3s over the last 40-50k miles and multiple track days.

They do feel very tired now and considering new options like Ohlins, but also interested in monotube dampers after seeing the stuff from Fatcat. He likes Bilstein dampers and the PSS10s are fairly affordable and can be converted to linear springs.

[Obioban]

I honestly have loved my KW V3s over the last 40-50k miles and multiple track days.

They do feel very tired now and considering new options like Ohlins, but also interested in monotube dampers after seeing the stuff from Fatcat. He likes Bilstein dampers and the PSS10s are fairly affordable and can be converted to linear springs.

He likes non adjustable Bilstein dampers-- which the PSS10s are not.

... and there's still $3-5k of fat cats works after the shock purchase, so the affordability of the start isn't that huge a factor in the total price.