Well unfortunately I didn't get the miles under my belt that I would have hoped today due to social committments this afternoon meaning I had to get home fairly quickly and I had my old suspension clanging arond in a box in the back of the car so couldn't really give the car much of a workout, however despite my 'reasonably' conservative drive home, which did include coming off the motorway a few junctions early to explore some well known B roads, I can confirm that this KW stuff is absolutely and uttlerly the dogs danglies. To think I was a bit worried about being dissapointed! So far the car feels as tight as a drum and is better than I could have hoped for. It is so responsive i'm almost driving it via telepathy and the feedback is giving me information overload. It feels like a completely different car and feels so much more composed, agile, capable and altogether planted. There is virtually no roll, squat and dive under fast B road driving conditions and i've got standard ARB's with standard bushes fitted.
The ride is definately noticeably firmer but when you hit a pothole or a bump in the road the suspension does soak it up rather than sending a violent crash through the chassis so the ride is still comfortable. My hatch doesn't rattle any more than it did before the installation, in fact it might be slightly better. Although the car doesn't wander due to the camber of the road if you do hit a big bump the cars direction will tend to be deflected requiring a steering input to correct but I found I could manage this easily with one hand on the steering wheel driving in a fairly casual fashion as you do on the motoray - i.e. it is by no means a white knuckle ride needing you to have both hands on the wheel to prevent the car from bouncing into the central reservation.
But the biggest success with this installation is that the car just feels so so responsive and on the well known B road I took the bends at my usual speeds, which although are not anywhere near the limits of the car i'm still not hanging around by any stretch of the imagination, but with the KW the pace feels pedestrian and the car feels like it has plenty in reserve.
It is an expensive upgrade without a shadow of a doubt, but if you want a firmer, more focussed ride that is still not too extreme for the road then this kit is for you. I'm really looking forward to getting her on the track and seeing exactly where the limits might be. So tomorrow I'll be making sure I get her out for an extended spin to get a bit more familiar. Also the service I received from Promax was second to none. They did a first class job, provided advice at every step and cleaned the car afterwards also. Another satisfied KW customer!!
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