KSport Coilovers: All About 'Em

[RandallNeighbour]

Gary, I think Kevin is saying the orange knob thingy will not fit into the top of the strut through the hole in the bodywork (sheetmetal) of the boxster and it must be inserted before the strut is installed.

I think there's enough room to get your finger in there and move it around, but not enough room to slide it fully into place. Kevin, correct me if I'm wrong on this so I can learn too.

[insite]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Gary, I think Kevin is saying the orange knob thingy will not fit into the top of the strut through the hole in the bodywork (sheetmetal) of the boxster and it must be inserted before the strut is installed.

I think there's enough room to get your finger in there and move it around, but not enough room to slide it fully into place. Kevin, correct me if I'm wrong on this so I can learn too.

correct. there's plenty of room to adjust them, but not enough room to remove or insert the tool, so it needs to be inserted ahead of time and left in place.

i think it's POSSIBLE to insert the tool with the struts in, but you have to bend it a lot. better to just put it in first.

[Gary in BR]

In mine I am able to get the orange knoby allen wrench in and I able to turn it. Maybe I have smaller hands...my poor wife.

[JP-s-in st. louis]

OK I am in on these as long as I get the word from all of you that these are good. Insite how long have you been running these? Initial reaction is that they are too good to be true.

Maybe a GB could be in order?????


JP

[insite]

Originally Posted by JP-s-in st. louis

OK I am in on these as long as I get the word from all of you that these are good. Insite how long have you been running these? Initial reaction is that they are too good to be true.

Maybe a GB could be in order?????

i don't have them installed yet; they are on order. they SHOULD arrive sometime next week. if they do, i will install them next weekend. once they're dialed in, i'll post installation notes and street driving impressions.

a couple of weeks after that, i will take them to the track and post race driving impressions.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by JP-s-in st. louis

Maybe a GB could be in order?????

JP, the KSport people were a little shocked (pun intended!) to hear that Kevin and I bought a full set of coilovers for our boxsters off eBay from different sellers for $1088.00 with free shipping thrown in. I do not think a "group buy" is going to gain any savings.

If Gary and Kevin give good reports, I'd buy them from Insite's eBay seller and request the spring rates on the front and rear he suggests or ends up with that he likes.

Don't take my glowing reports as anything more than an a happy idiot who finally has a porsche with a new suspension and wheel bearings all the way around... something I have yet to experience on my old, beat up, wrecked, and worn out boxster.

[RandallNeighbour]

I just received a return phone call from Anthony at KSport. He was nice enough to contact the engineers and find out the specs on the new nuts we need for the tops of the coilovers.

I was told we will need 12 "M8 x 1.25" nuts.

Now, where should I go to find these little gems?

Anyone? Beuller? Beuller? Anyone?

[easyc]

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=fasteners+houston+texas&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

[RandallNeighbour]

I just ordered a dozen from this place. Nine bucks and change.

http://www.boltdepot.com/product.aspx?cc=15&cs=201&cm=22&selected=6884

[JP-s-in st. louis]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

JP, the KSport people were a little shocked (pun intended!) to hear that Kevin and I bought a full set of coilovers for our boxsters off eBay from different sellers for $1088.00 with free shipping thrown in. I do not think a "group buy" is going to gain any savings.

If Gary and Kevin give good reports, I'd buy them from Insite's eBay seller and request the spring rates on the front and rear he suggests or ends up with that he likes.

Don't take my glowing reports as anything more than an a happy idiot who finally has a porsche with a new suspension and wheel bearings all the way around... something I have yet to experience on my old, beat up, wrecked, and worn out boxster.

Maybe just a package deal already set up with the proper spring rates, bolts etc etc. It would be nice to just order these and have everything set up as a kit.

[RandallNeighbour]

I got my replacement rear springs in Friday and haven't had time to post the particulars, but wanted to do it for historical info should anyone read this thread fifty years from now....

The standard Ksport Koilover setup has the following spring rates on their units designed for the Porsche Boxster:

Front - 5.3 kg (stamped 10.5-205)
Rear - 9 kg (stamped 11.5-180)

Insite has recommended that anyone buying a set of Ksport Koilovers for their Boxster should order them with a special request for a different spring rate on the back struts that is closer to the rate of the fronts.

So, the change one would make would be to ask for the rear struts to be fitted with 7.2 kg springs that carry a factory stamp of 11-180.

I know the factory numbers between the 9 and 7.2's are very close (.5) but I verified this twice with Anthony in sales at Ksportusa just to make sure they are 7.2's and not 8's or 8.5's.

And that's all I have to say about spring rates right now. Bye.

[insite]

i recommend either of the following:

5.3 front / 7.2 rear (300lb / 400lb) for medium stiffness

OR

7.2 front / 9.0 rear (400lb / 500lb) for firm stiffness


FYI, the 5.3/7.2 combo is closer to the PSS9 rates.