KWV3 ride height adjustment...HELP!

PunjabiM3 · 03-04-2012, 10:53 AM

I got done installing the KWV3 yesterday. The front ride height is darn close but the rears are too high (I left the ring in the middle of the collar). So now I have the rear of the car lifted off the ground, but I CANNOT get the stupid adjustment ring to spin. The entire assembly (ring and the threaded collar) turn when I try to adjust it. My guess is that there is too much load from the spring. Is there any way to get this thing to work or is my ONLY option to go through the pain of uninstalling the lower control arm, strut from the entire assembly and then adjusting the ring? I sure as hell hope not because it was a bitch to get everything to line up back there during the install. Hope to get some feedback on this!

PunjabiM3 · 03-04-2012, 05:06 PM

Alright thanks to a search on the regular 3 series forum I came across this:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239019

Did the trick. Got the car pretty darn close to the height I want it at. Will see how the suspension settles the next few weeks, will readjust, and then get the alignment done.

Longbow64 · 03-04-2012, 08:53 PM

It is a pain. Depending on how much you need it to travel, you might be better off to get it back on a lift, relieve the pressure and reset the collar to closer to where you want it.

ThatRWD · 10-24-2015, 05:57 PM

What about this ?

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=709408

m3aviator · 10-24-2015, 07:12 PM

Put a set of vice grips on the ring collar. Then adjust the perch.

marksae · 10-24-2015, 07:28 PM

After giving it some thought, the best solution I can think of is to cut a notch into the black collar so you can put a coilover wrench on it. Not sure what the hell KW was thinking when they designed this.

BIGW0RM · 10-26-2015, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatRWD

What about this ?

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=709408

You bumped a three year old thread dude.

Quote:

Originally Posted by m3aviator

Put a set of vice grips on the ring collar. Then adjust the perch.

That's what I do. Just grab the edge and it stops.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marksae

After giving it some thought, the best solution I can think of is to cut a notch into the black collar so you can put a coilover wrench on it. Not sure what the hell KW was thinking when they designed this.

Vise grips on the collar edge work fine. But I agree, they could have did a little more about that.

ASGM3 · 10-27-2015, 10:18 AM

apply some grease or lubrication to the collar and itll start turning . I faced this issue with the rear right strut (with the kw ddc setup ) and it works just fine .

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PunjabiM3 Colonel 253 Rep 2,091 Posts Drives: M5 CS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Flower Mound, TX iTrader: (1)	Alright thanks to a search on the regular 3 series forum I came across this: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239019 Did the trick. Got the car pretty darn close to the height I want it at. Will see how the suspension settles the next few weeks, will readjust, and then get the alignment done. __________________ 2012 Audi R8 V10TT\| 6MT\| Suzuka Grey 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale\| Rosso Scuderia 2020 BMW X7\| Mineral White 2024 718 GT4 RS \| Arctic Grey
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m3aviator Banned 131 Rep 596 Posts Drives: BMWs Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Put a set of vice grips on the ring collar. Then adjust the perch.
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marksae First Lieutenant 36 Rep 368 Posts Drives: ///M Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (6)	After giving it some thought, the best solution I can think of is to cut a notch into the black collar so you can put a coilover wrench on it. Not sure what the hell KW was thinking when they designed this. __________________ 04 E46 M3 6MT - AW / Cinn 93 FD RX-7 Base Manual - BB / Blk IG: @gearheadtwins
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ASGM3 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 275 Posts Drives: E92 M3 6MT ESS VT2-600 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: India iTrader: (0)	apply some grease or lubrication to the collar and itll start turning . I faced this issue with the rear right strut (with the kw ddc setup ) and it works just fine . __________________
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