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gowest · Nov 25th, 2002, 05:43 PM

Anybody have experience with these? I'd like to know more about them than just what Mini Mania's web site has to say. How do they compare to the SPAX? Spring rates? Ride? Ease of adjustment? Durability? I will be getting some kind of coilovers for autocrossing, I just haven't decided what yet. Is there a KW web site?

senortipaklong · Dec 4th, 2003, 09:25 PM

http://www.kwsuspensions.com

forrest · Dec 5th, 2003, 03:24 AM

gowest - stay away from the Spax, if my experiences are an indication. I bought 2 sets for our 2 MCS. One LF strut failed at 3K miles with a blown seal.

The other set had both front shafts BREAK where they taper down for the threads start.

Both cars are running the H-Sport Hotchkis camber plates, and each had been on a track once.

Sad part is I've e-mailed Spax 5 times over the last 2 months asking for help, and received only 1 reply (asking me to describe the thumping noise on the blown strut when I hit a bump. I thought "thump" was fairly descriptive.). They don't seem to care. Bilstein PSS9's for me, I guess. I can't believe the works cars run Spax. If my experiences are indicative of their QC, their stuff is garbage.

Nov 25th, 2002, 05:43 PM	#1
gowest MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2002 Location: Va. Local Time: 03:07 PM Posts: 208 Offline	KW coilovers Anybody have experience with these? I'd like to know more about them than just what Mini Mania's web site has to say. How do they compare to the SPAX? Spring rates? Ride? Ease of adjustment? Durability? I will be getting some kind of coilovers for autocrossing, I just haven't decided what yet. Is there a KW web site? 2001 & 2002 SCCA, STS Pro Solo National Champion. 2003 SCCA, Solo2 Nationals 8th, co-driver (Courtney) 2nd in 03 & 04 2003 JCW 210, London Stainless Headers, custom cat back with 5" SuperTrapp, 15x7.5 SSR's and 16x8 ce28n's, Quaife, KW Comp 2 Ways

Dec 5th, 2003, 03:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
forrest MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Huntington Beach CA Local Time: 02:07 PM Posts: 25 Offline	gowest - stay away from the Spax, if my experiences are an indication. I bought 2 sets for our 2 MCS. One LF strut failed at 3K miles with a blown seal. The other set had both front shafts BREAK where they taper down for the threads start. Both cars are running the H-Sport Hotchkis camber plates, and each had been on a track once. Sad part is I've e-mailed Spax 5 times over the last 2 months asking for help, and received only 1 reply (asking me to describe the thumping noise on the blown strut when I hit a bump. I thought "thump" was fairly descriptive.). They don't seem to care. Bilstein PSS9's for me, I guess. I can't believe the works cars run Spax. If my experiences are indicative of their QC, their stuff is garbage. forrest@mothers.com

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