KW v3 Coilovers not adjustable in the rear?

08Alpine335xi · 05-08-2015, 08:07 AM

Hey guys,

So i bought my car in November 2014. I hit a pothole and destroyed my strut. Long story short the cars getting fixed as we speak and I was going to have buddies dad who owns a BMW repair shop lower the car a little bit more for me so i can get a more aggressive look. He lowered the front then after further investigation in the rear there was no way of adjusting the ride height. Does this make sense? He said they are KW's in the rear just no adjustable and i know they are v3 at least in the front cause thats the part number we got from the bad strut. Any information is cool.

Thanks for checking it out

shadow191 · 05-08-2015, 08:10 AM

There's an adjustable perch right on the spring. On the front, it's one unit where the spring is on the strut itself. On the rear, the spring is separate, but it's definitely adjustable. All BMW coilovers adjust the same way pretty much.

08Alpine335xi · 05-08-2015, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by shadow191

There's an adjustable perch right on the spring. On the front, it's one unit where the spring is on the strut itself. On the rear, the spring is separate, but it's definitely adjustable. All BMW coilovers adjust the same way pretty much.

I know the spring is seperate in the rear but he said he couldnt find the adjustment and hes been working on BMW's for 25+ years. I wondered if the previous owner put a different set of KW's in the rear than in the front but i would think even the v1 are ride height adjustable. I'm just confused cause you would think that for 2500$ suspension it should be able to be adjusted.

Sidewinderpb · 05-08-2015, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 08Alpine335xi

I know the spring is seperate in the rear but he said he couldnt find the adjustment and hes been working on BMW's for 25+ years. I wondered if the previous owner put a different set of KW's in the rear than in the front but i would think even the v1 are ride height adjustable. I'm just confused cause you would think that for 2500$ suspension it should be able to be adjusted.

Makes no sense, unless the previous owner didn't use the perch for some ridiculous reason - and just nested the spring in the cap. I'm no suspension guru, but that would be my guess. Could be entirely wrong though.

Have the guy take pictures of the rear spring and how it's fitted. Then you'll have a definitive answer.

wdeerfield · 05-08-2015, 10:08 AM

Did he forget to put the adjuster on? should just be a threaded adjuster on top of the rear spring:

08Alpine335xi · 05-08-2015, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sidewinderpb

Makes no sense, unless the previous owner didn't use the perch for some ridiculous reason - and just nested the spring in the cap. I'm no suspension guru, but that would be my guess. Could be entirely wrong though.

Have the guy take pictures of the rear spring and how it's fitted. Then you'll have a definitive answer.

Yea that deff could be it cause he said he just saw the sring in there and it had a kw strut in it. Im new to BMW's so i might have no idea what im talking about just going off what i see

08Alpine335xi · 05-08-2015, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by wdeerfield

Did he forget to put the adjuster on? should just be a threaded adjuster on top of the rear spring:

I think whover had them put on there before i biought might have not put the adjustment on the top of the perch idk why doesnt make sense and makes me mad cause now if i cant adjust it i dont want to get rims they will look stupid IMO

CTSSS · 05-08-2015, 11:34 AM

if they didnt put the adjuster in there you would be way lower than you would ever want to be.....

mbanks21 · 05-08-2015, 11:45 AM

Take a picture

shadow191 · 05-08-2015, 12:10 PM

Yeah, if there's no adjuster in there, you would be very, very low. It would be noticeable unless the previous owner got a longer spring put in and then pull the adjuster which doesn't make any sense at all.

08Alpine335xi · 05-08-2015, 01:21 PM

i could take a pic how the car sits maybe this weekend ill pull the tire off and look myself and take a pic and see what you guys think.

Sidewinderpb · 05-08-2015, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 08Alpine335xi

i could take a pic how the car sits maybe this weekend ill pull the tire off and look myself and take a pic and see what you guys think.

Why not just ask the guy to take pictures while the car is on the lift?

08Alpine335xi · 05-08-2015, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidewinderpb

Why not just ask the guy to take pictures while the car is on the lift?

i would but i already picked up the car

Sidewinderpb · 05-08-2015, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 08Alpine335xi

i would but i already picked up the car

Gotcha. This is what he should have seen at the top of the rear springs

Bigboost_E92 · 05-08-2015, 02:55 PM

Ask him if he seen a purple collar above the rear spring. Im sure he could answer that.

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shadow191 Lieutenant Colonel 181 Rep 1,681 Posts Drives: 2017 Volvo XC90 R-Design Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: GA iTrader: (3)	There's an adjustable perch right on the spring. On the front, it's one unit where the spring is on the strut itself. On the rear, the spring is separate, but it's definitely adjustable. All BMW coilovers adjust the same way pretty much.
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CTSSS Second Lieutenant 60 Rep 297 Posts Drives: 08 335xi Alpine White Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	if they didnt put the adjuster in there you would be way lower than you would ever want to be..... __________________ 07 335XI Montego Blue JB4, DCI, DPs, M3 Bumper
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shadow191 Lieutenant Colonel 181 Rep 1,681 Posts Drives: 2017 Volvo XC90 R-Design Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: GA iTrader: (3)	Yeah, if there's no adjuster in there, you would be very, very low. It would be noticeable unless the previous owner got a longer spring put in and then pull the adjuster which doesn't make any sense at all.
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08Alpine335xi Private First Class 16 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335xi E92 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Attleboro, MA iTrader: (0)	i could take a pic how the car sits maybe this weekend ill pull the tire off and look myself and take a pic and see what you guys think. __________________ '08 Alpine White 335xi
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