Kw suspension are out for f56
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Not so.
They have listed them on their website, but rather embarrassingly they have listed the R56 coilovers as fitting the F56!
Their F56 coilovers are the ones with a £0 price tag, which are due in 4 - 6 weeks.
Part numbers are:
For cars WITHOUT the optional EDC:
Variant 1 Inox (102200AG)
Variant 2 Inox (152200AG)
Variant 3 Inox (352200AG)
For cars WITH the optional EDC:
Variant 1 Inox (102200AH)
Variant 2 Inox (152200AH)
Variant 3 Inox (352200AH)
They have listed them on their website, but rather embarrassingly they have listed the R56 coilovers as fitting the F56!
Their F56 coilovers are the ones with a £0 price tag, which are due in 4 - 6 weeks.
Part numbers are:
For cars WITHOUT the optional EDC:
Variant 1 Inox (102200AG)
Variant 2 Inox (152200AG)
Variant 3 Inox (352200AG)
For cars WITH the optional EDC:
Variant 1 Inox (102200AH)
Variant 2 Inox (152200AH)
Variant 3 Inox (352200AH)
As R99 says, these are on a quoted delivery of 4-6 weeks but we'll see how long they actually take. From past experience with KW and non stocked or special orders they usually improve on even their best case lead time.
You'll have one of, if not the first kit in the UK!
You'll have one of, if not the first kit in the UK!
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How do these work on cars with EDC then?
With EDC (DDC?), you would have to wait for manufacturers to produce controlled versions of their dampers - I see at least KW and Bilstein already make these but only for BMW and VW models with EDC so far.
If you just fit 'standard' coilovers and so leave the damper electrical connections connected to nothing, I imagine the ECU may give a fault.
If you just fit 'standard' coilovers and so leave the damper electrical connections connected to nothing, I imagine the ECU may give a fault.
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Yeah I thought as much, as the DDC will be hooked up to the car, you'd basically be unplugging it to fit the KW's.
I'll probably order some next year anyway, that's why I haven't spec'd DDC.
I'll probably order some next year anyway, that's why I haven't spec'd DDC.
KW have delivered the goods!
Not my car, but a guy from Belgium (he's on this forum I think!!)
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My set arrives on the 26th - I can't wait now Ive seen these pics!
The good news is that he also says he has about 20mm of clearance against the struts with his OEM wheels fitted too, which is good news for my 18x8 ET45 set up and 205/40 18 tyres. The bad news is that his 18x8 ET35 wheels are too aggressive against the wheel arches, so he is having to have his milled down to make them ET45. Heres a pic of his wheels on before the milling.
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Not my car, but a guy from Belgium (he's on this forum I think!!)
My set arrives on the 26th - I can't wait now Ive seen these pics!
The good news is that he also says he has about 20mm of clearance against the struts with his OEM wheels fitted too, which is good news for my 18x8 ET45 set up and 205/40 18 tyres. The bad news is that his 18x8 ET35 wheels are too aggressive against the wheel arches, so he is having to have his milled down to make them ET45. Heres a pic of his wheels on before the milling.
KW have delivered the goods!
Not my car, but a guy from Belgium
My set arrives on the 26th - I can't wait now Ive seen these pics!
The good news is that he also says he has about 10mm of clearance against the struts with his OEM wheels fitted too, which is good news for my 18x8 ET45 set up and 205/40 18 tyres.
The bad news is that his 18x8 ET35 wheels (with 215/40 18) are too aggressive against the wheel arches, so he is having to have his milled down to make them ET45. Heres a pic of his wheels on before the milling.
Not my car, but a guy from Belgium
My set arrives on the 26th - I can't wait now Ive seen these pics!
The good news is that he also says he has about 10mm of clearance against the struts with his OEM wheels fitted too, which is good news for my 18x8 ET45 set up and 205/40 18 tyres.
The bad news is that his 18x8 ET35 wheels (with 215/40 18) are too aggressive against the wheel arches, so he is having to have his milled down to make them ET45. Heres a pic of his wheels on before the milling.
Bit of a duplicate post, as I've just updated my project thread, but for those who are interested, here's the first set of KW coils in the UK for the F56!!
Many thanks to my pal George for sourcing me these - if anyone is interested in cheap KW coils, he is the man to speak to!
Unboxed a front strut and they seem to have replicated the indent from the OEM suspension which should hopefully mean I can get my 18x8 ET45 wheels on without a spacer (they currently fit fine on the OEM set up)
Indent on the KW's:
Indent on the OEM's:
Many thanks to my pal George for sourcing me these - if anyone is interested in cheap KW coils, he is the man to speak to!
Unboxed a front strut and they seem to have replicated the indent from the OEM suspension which should hopefully mean I can get my 18x8 ET45 wheels on without a spacer (they currently fit fine on the OEM set up)
Indent on the KW's:
Indent on the OEM's:
Don't want to make duplicate posts, but for those who don't follow my project thread, here is an update on the KW coils.
I got mine fitted today and they are pretty much as low as they will go!
The good news for F56 owners is that I can confirm that 18x8 ET45 with 205/40/18 tyres DOES NOT need a spacer (with KW coils at least, I can't comment on the BC's.) The bad news is that this set up is pretty much as aggressive as you can really go without encourtering unesscary headaches with fitment.
The fronts rub slightly on full lock when negotiating heavily cambered roads / drives at medium to low speeds, but its fine everywhere else. This will be solved with camber plates as and when they are available to order. Camber plates will be essential as currently I can only get -0.4 degrees camber with the stock set up. The rears don't seem to rub at all and I've had -2.4 degrees of camber dialled in, which obviously helps.
Pictures:
My driveway is rather difficult to negotiate now
I got mine fitted today and they are pretty much as low as they will go!
The good news for F56 owners is that I can confirm that 18x8 ET45 with 205/40/18 tyres DOES NOT need a spacer (with KW coils at least, I can't comment on the BC's.) The bad news is that this set up is pretty much as aggressive as you can really go without encourtering unesscary headaches with fitment.
The fronts rub slightly on full lock when negotiating heavily cambered roads / drives at medium to low speeds, but its fine everywhere else. This will be solved with camber plates as and when they are available to order. Camber plates will be essential as currently I can only get -0.4 degrees camber with the stock set up. The rears don't seem to rub at all and I've had -2.4 degrees of camber dialled in, which obviously helps.
Pictures:
My driveway is rather difficult to negotiate now
Wow that looks pretty low. I was curious as to how far your setup dropped the car altogether? I'm going a different route as far as OE is concerned. The wheels & tire setup will be 18x8 215/40. Not possitive on the offset right now, but the JCW components will lower it 20-30mm.
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