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      09-02-2014, 09:06 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by bigjae1976 View Post
I've rode in quite a few cars with KW coilovers varying from the CS, V3, and the competition setup. They all have rode VERY hard. You hit a bump and it jars yours spine. I had back pain getting out of a KW CS E92 M3...with stock seats...going over a bump on Texas World Speedway. Its about 1/10th as bad in my car with a TCK coilover.

The trick to a comfy suspension is a quality damper setup for the car with a set of properly matched springs and properly adjusted settings.
I have not had that experience with mine and in fact I have given many locals test rides in the car and they have said the opposite - stating it feels like OEM ZCP on the street. One of my buddies thought that his Ohlins R&T ride was harsher.

That being said, I have the Clubsport 3-ways (regular club sports are 2-way), adjusted to soft-ish street settings, reasonable ride height, and I run 18" wheels, all of which are certainly contributing factors. It would change things drastically if I had the suspension settings cranked up to full stiff and / or the ride height super low, with a set of 19's.
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