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03-30-2013, 08:08 PM

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^ That's good to hear because I plan on getting TiC's SST coilovers on Cusco camber plates and from what I understand they are a better version of the AST4100's.

03-31-2013, 08:40 PM

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BC/Stance/Megan etc are just ****ty cheap Taiwanese coilovers that hella frush idiots run to slam their cars, they are the absolute WORST suspension you can run except cut springs, PERIOD.

KW has been one of the world leaders among street/track suspension manufacturers for decades, and its more than a little depressing to me that these ****ty cheap-*** hellaflush coilovers have gotten so popular that they are even getting compared in the same breath as them nowadays -_-

04-01-2013, 12:29 AM

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I got kw v3's. Even with the progressive spring I don't mind it at all. Ive put around 40k on em and they've gone through everything with no problem. I think they're the perfect dd/weekend car coils.

Same. Literally. Spend the money and get something that works.

04-01-2013, 07:06 AM

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+1 for BC if you dont wanna psend more than a grand

-10000 if you can and wanna auto x lol i have bc. good for dd and stance but failed horribly at my first auto x event lmao

04-01-2013, 08:09 AM

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Its sad when people ask what coils and expect me to be on BCs. Then have the stupidity to ask how are they compared to them... I'm sorry. Tein Circuit Master RAs are no where near BC level. From when did BC make an inverted mono tube set up?

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04-01-2013, 09:24 AM

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Get RCE Tarmacs. Great for street and track use. They are revalved KWs.

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+ 1 I have a set of RCE tarmac 2s waiting to go on my car

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I LOVE my Tarmac II's!

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I wouldn't get any other suspension for my car.

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I have 9k/9k tarmac 1's w/ vorshlag camber plates, and they rock. The only thing I would upgrade to are AST 4100's.

I've tried:
7k/7k RCE tarmac 1's w/ spec.b tophats | with camber plates
BC BR 6k/8k
Bilstein struts w/ pink spring | Rallitek springs | RSR springs | swift springs

+5 Love my Tarmac II's, they have been great.

04-01-2013, 10:07 AM

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I'm rolling on kw1 at the moment and im loving them had for the rs and the wag. But like others said. My next set I was gonna to try the RCE tarmac setup.

I'm sure if you are just looking to cruise around. Than bc coilovers are fine. Again don't buy in that cusco stuff.. seriously mainly the brand. The quality in my own opinion is just like buying into some China/Taiwan made coilover with cusco branded on it.. I've had better luck with tein flex's on my 02 Rex

04-01-2013, 10:14 AM

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I'm rolling on kw1 at the moment and im loving them had for the rs and the wag. But like others said. My next set I was gonna to try the RCE tarmac setup.

I'm sure if you are just looking to cruise around. Than bc coilovers are fine. Again don't buy in that cusco stuff.. seriously mainly the brand. The quality in my own opinion is just like buying into some China/Taiwan made coilover with cusco branded on it.. I've had better luck with tein flex's on my 02 Rex

What are you talking about.

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04-01-2013, 10:31 AM

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From what I was told by RaceComp Engineering: "Keep in mind that GOOD shocks dampen VERY well and are NOT stiff on the street and exhibit awesome chassis control EVEN with stiff springs."

I've been told the same thing by many serious track/autox people. Like Kinkov said, I wouldn't compare Stance/BC/etc to KW. If you're going to compare KW so something, you're looking more at Ohlin, AST, JRZ, etc.

04-01-2013, 10:33 AM

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From my VW days, I ran H&R Coilovers. But most of my friends ran KW's. They were fantastic.

04-02-2013, 05:35 PM

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Thanks for the input again y'all! Anyone know the major difference between the v1 and v3?

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04-02-2013, 05:47 PM

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Thanks for the input again y'all! Anyone know the major difference between the v1 and v3?

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single adjustable(height) compared with 3 way(height, rebound, compression)

04-02-2013, 05:48 PM

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Thanks for the input again y'all! Anyone know the major difference between the v1 and v3?

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adjust ability V3's you can control compression and rebound independently

04-03-2013, 06:03 AM

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I don't care for the off the shelf KWs, I think their valving is junk. Better than BC, but that's not saying much.

The RCE s are dope. Proper valving!

04-03-2013, 08:15 AM

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I don't care for the off the shelf KWs, I think their valving is junk. Better than BC, but that's not saying much.

The RCE s are dope. Proper valving!

Exactly why I would choose them over kw

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