KWV3 ride height adjustment...HELP!

PunjabiM3 · 03-04-2012, 11:53 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, 06:06 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, 09:53 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.

03-04-2012, 11:53 AM	#1
PunjabiM3 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: VO 1M Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,673 iTrader: (1)	KWV3 ride height adjustment...HELP! 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! __________________ New ride ETA 2 weeks 2012 Audi A6 Prestige, Moonlight Blue 2009 Lexus ES350, Sparkling Graphite (wife's) Previous: 11 e82 1M, 07 997TT, 08 e92 M3, 06 997 C2S, 05 e46 M3 coupe, 03.5 e46 M3 cabrio
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03-04-2012, 06:06 PM	#2
PunjabiM3 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: VO 1M Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,673 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. __________________ New ride ETA 2 weeks 2012 Audi A6 Prestige, Moonlight Blue 2009 Lexus ES350, Sparkling Graphite (wife's) Previous: 11 e82 1M, 07 997TT, 08 e92 M3, 06 997 C2S, 05 e46 M3 coupe, 03.5 e46 M3 cabrio

03-04-2012, 09:53 PM	#3
Longbow64 _______ Drives: 09 E90 M3, 13 X3 35i MSport Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: El Paso Posts: 512 iTrader: (3)	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. __________________ '09 E90 M3 SG \| VF620 SC \| BPM Sport coding \| AA Catless Exhaust \| KW V3 \| BMW Performance Wheel \| Alpine 8K Eyes \| 355M Style Wheels \| Recaro Child Seat '13 X3 DSB with M Sport \| H&R Springs \| Gloss black grill \| Coded by me

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