Replacement KW Spring URGENT

[truegearhead]

Originally Posted by steved0x

This is a wild shot in the dark - is there a chance you got one of the front and back springs mixed up? The backs are shorter (or maybe the fronts are shorter, but if you had one front and one back they would not be the same length)

Or, one of the springs isn't rotated properly and so it is not sitting flush with the lower spring perch, but instead is sitting up on the lip, that would give it what look like about 15mm extra height?

I don't believe so. They came assembled from the previous owner and the rear doesn't have a problem

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by truegearhead

I don't believe so. They came assembled from the previous owner and the rear doesn't have a problem

Do you have any pics?

Maybe the height adjustment is different for one side - I think they are progressive and the first bit to compress probably goes at a pretty easy rate, like a built in tender spring.

Count the coils - does each side have the same amount of turns.

In order to remove coilovers, it is easier if you can compress them as much as possible by running the height adjustment all the way to an excessively low setting. If one side was turned less than the other during the removal process, this could make them look quite different.

You may have this info already, but here are the ranges of adjustment for the KW coilovers for 986:

It looks like they can be set from a range of .8" lower up to 1.5" lower according to their marketing. The following instructions contain the minimum and maximum acceptable range of adjustment for the spring collars.

http://www.kwsuspensions.com/extras/docs/BBXQ/15271001-eah68671001.pdf

It looks like you can use the dimensions for "A" to set the coilover in the approved range and then you can use "B" as a check. Or you can pick you desired "B" setting and map it to the proper part of the range of "A" to get you close to your desired setting as a starting point.



My personal coilover advice - make sure each side is set "exactly" the same - either count the turns our use a micrometer/caliper to measure and set the starting point, mark the rings with a white crayon, and then count the turns - worry about corner balance and things like that after you get the ride height sorted out to your liking, or else you will have to pay twice for the corner balance...