Anyone running the KW top mounts with their V3?

[944Turbo]

I managed to get a lightly used set of KWV3 with the KW adjustable top mounts, Anyone else running with those? Do you get much water etc up through the top plate?
cheers,
Tony

 

[trackm3]

Have you got the correct springs as on the BMW V3 kits they use a progressive larger ID spring and these top mounts use the Linear race springs as per the Club Sport kits ? and to answer your question we have loads of guys that run these on the road with no issues

 

[edh]

Nice find Tony - I've just got the standard mounts on mine.

Springs are correct for 944 v3's (well they are like that on mine) btw I think they are a bit soft for track use, I fitted stiffer springs similar to their clubsport spec.

 

[944Turbo]

Cheers for the replies, Springs look like this, were originally fitted to a 968 that was put back to standard, Top mounts were fitted at the same time, purchased as a kit. Need to clean the cardboard off them but they look pretty good. It will probably be mostly road with occasional track, so will see how I get on with the springs.
Tony

 

[924Srr27l]

Cheers for the replies, Springs look like this, were originally fitted to a 968 that was put back to standard, Top mounts were fitted at the same time, purchased as a kit. Need to clean the cardboard off them but they look pretty good. It will probably be mostly road with occasional track, so will see how I get on with the springs.
Tony

Observational the springs look very short and quite stiff, (Not a lot of movement & Travel)

I guess your car is stock weight so heading toward 1.5 tonnes with driver & Fuel...

The rear bottom bush looks a rare design welded on the slant of the shock body?

KW used to use Koni inserts, not sure if they still do...
Are you removing or keeping the torsion bars ? I'd be sure when these are fitted and with the solid top mounts the car will be substantially noisier, harsh
and dependant on where you set the ride height compared to standard potentially worst handling for road use?

What suspension is on the car now?

R

 

[trackm3]

Cheers for the replies, Springs look like this, were originally fitted to a 968 that was put back to standard, Top mounts were fitted at the same time, purchased as a kit. Need to clean the cardboard off them but they look pretty good. It will probably be mostly road with occasional track, so will see how I get on with the springs.
Tony

Linear Race springs on there, so from CS and above range.

 

[edh]

I'm confident springs are correct
Std v3's are used with TB - would need stiffer rear spring otherwise
bottom bush is offset to give access to adjuster
KWv3 is ace on a 944 - lots of happy users, very few complaints.

Tony - check the front struts where the camber eccentric goes - this is a known weak point (failed on mine and Patrick's). Better to weld up / reinforce before you fit them...

 

[944Turbo]

Cheers, car is currently on a mix of leda front and B6 rears after I broke a rear leda, pretty good as an interim, and I was happy with the leda until I broke one! I will probably put the B6's on the back of the cab which feels a bit under damped on its originals and then decide if I want to do the fronts. Cheers Ed for the tip ref the front eccentric area, I had seen the issue a while ago and forgot about it!
Tony

 

[blade7]

Haven't had an issue with the eccentric plate on my road used turbo.

 

[edh]

Haven't had an issue with the eccentric plate on my road used turbo.

Probably works better with 18" wheels []

 

[blade7]

Haven't had an issue with the eccentric plate on my road used turbo.

Probably works better with 18" wheels []

[]. Plus do the eccentric bolts up good and tight.

 

[edh]

Haven't had an issue with the eccentric plate on my road used turbo.

Probably works better with 18" wheels []

[]. Plus do the eccentric bolts up good and tight.

Yes, I suspect that contributed to my issue [] Which reminds me that I will need to check torque settings on all the nuts on the newly refurbed rear suspension once I have had the geo done...

 

[edh]

One other thing Tony - set your rear dampers up before fitting as the top adjuster is inaccessible once fitted.. I have some suggested track setups from KW if you're interested

 

[blade7]

I set mine up with trackday settings initially, a bit harsh at everyday speeds on bumpy roads TBH.

 

[924Srr27l]

I set mine up with trackday settings initially, a bit harsh at everyday speeds on bumpy roads TBH.

Especially with 40? series profile tyres and those 18's, you 'd see an immediate improvement in handling and compliance with 17's

it's a poor feature on KW's part that you can't get to and adjust the damping on car, Spax, Gaz, Avo, Intrax etc...all have easy to
adjust bottom adjustable dials which can be changed without even jacking the car up.

R

 

[924Srr27l]

KWv3 is ace on a 944 - lots of happy users, very few complaints.
Tony - check the front struts where the camber eccentric goes - this is a known weak point (failed on mine and Patrick's). Better to weld up / reinforce before you fit them...

I'm not sure welding the struts with the cartridges installed is a good idea due to the immense heat?
Better that the insert is removed but I doubt KW would want you to do this either, surely they have been informed
of an inadequate design on the strut plate camber washer holders if they are prone to breaking? and have
made the design better?

My Intrax dampers have two welded on pieces either side of the washer which look to be doing the job so far...

R