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Old 04-09-2012, 07:38 PM   #60
AndyRoo
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Originally Posted by Overland04 View Post
Agreed, totally! Out of the box where do the KW's sit height wise with having the proper tension on the springs?
Just about all of them unless the car is completely slammed. You would be preloading a helper spring...but that doesn't really matter. The main spring is not preloaded by anything other than vehicle weight (same with a dual height adjustable).

Dual height adjustability is one of many possible features, but it is not the ultimate one like it is often advertised as being. IMO it is most often used as a cost saving manufacturing design feature rather than a performance feature. That's not always the case, but it is a lot of the time. No idea on Stance.

Most high end motorsports coilovers are not dual height adjustable. Like KW's, they just have shorter shock bodies so you have more travel at lowered ride heights. Coupled with a helper spring you end up with plenty of bump and droop travel (which dual height adjustables lack) and you do not preload the main spring.

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