kw v3...i hate adjusting height!

[tweak84]

alright so i have the kwv3 on my 09 m3 and ive been trying to dial in the front ride hight, but god damnit, its so damn hard to turn the adjuster brackets with that little wrench. Does anyone have any ideas to make it easier to adjust? is there a special lubricant or another kind of wrench out there? any help would be great. I wanna put up pics but the front ride hight is still off

[JAJ]

Originally Posted by tweak84

alright so i have the kwv3 on my 09 m3 and ive been trying to dial in the front ride hight, but god damnit, its so damn hard to turn the adjuster brackets with that little wrench. Does anyone have any ideas to make it easier to adjust? is there a special lubricant or another kind of wrench out there? any help would be great. I wanna put up pics but the front ride hight is still off

Jack up both sides at the same time. Otherwise the sway bar transfers load from the side that's still on the ground and that makes the adjuster hard to turn.

[tweak84]

i work at a vw dealer so i use a lift. is there any kind of grease or lube that can be used to make it easier to turn?

[AMPowerJ]

Originally Posted by tweak84

is there any kind of grease or lube that can be used to make it easier to turn?

That's what she said!

Sorry ... couldn't resist.

[JAJ]

Originally Posted by tweak84

i work at a vw dealer so i use a lift. is there any kind of grease or lube that can be used to make it easier to turn?

I had ClubSports and they were easy to adjust once you got the weight off them. As for greasing the assembly, most lube products will attract dirt, which makes it worse in the long run. If you only have a couple more minor adjustments to make, maybe you could use a spring compressor to take the load off the spring seat before you turn it.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by tweak84

alright so i have the kwv3 on my 09 m3 and ive been trying to dial in the front ride hight, but god damnit, its so damn hard to turn the adjuster brackets with that little wrench. Does anyone have any ideas to make it easier to adjust? is there a special lubricant or another kind of wrench out there? any help would be great. I wanna put up pics but the front ride hight is still off

You can add thrust sheets or a radial thrust bearing between the spring and the threaded height adjuster to help you turn it.

[Richard@M-World]

Originally Posted by tweak84

alright so i have the kwv3 on my 09 m3 and ive been trying to dial in the front ride hight, but god damnit, its so damn hard to turn the adjuster brackets with that little wrench. Does anyone have any ideas to make it easier to adjust? is there a special lubricant or another kind of wrench out there? any help would be great. I wanna put up pics but the front ride hight is still off

Just to make sure, did you loosen the set screw on the perch?

The Clubsport is easier to adjust because it has very little preload on the springs. V3 on the other hand has much more preload.

[audioMeth]

Originally Posted by rldzhao@M-World

Just to make sure, did you loosen the set screw on the perch?

this is where my thinking is, as i have made that exact mistake.