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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #75 on: May 11, 2009, 07:33:15 pm »
Quote from: jaysgti on May 11, 2009, 05:04:30 pm
i would definatly agree with Robin here,

Ive had vwracing do alot of things to my car. new ko4 turbo, injectors, remap, LSD, engine and gearbox mounts, ptfe bushes all round. Their service is second to none. i have no complaints at all with their work. Mark is a really great guy and really knows his stuff. cant recommend them enough.

are u the guy with the grey one with the carbon bonnet?
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #76 on: May 11, 2009, 09:36:07 pm »


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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #77 on: May 12, 2009, 09:07:19 am »
Quote from: Top Cat on May 11, 2009, 05:43:26 pm
Quote from: RedRobin on May 10, 2009, 11:59:18 am
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  and still no uneven tyre wear whatsoever due to extra camber.


Excuse my stupidity Robin, what extra camber have they put on your car. Have you got adjustable top mounts.  :smiley:


....The stock GTI/Ed30 has up to 3º(exact degree needs checking) adjustable camber on the rear suspension.

I should have clarified my posted by adding that I was referring to camber on the rear and not assumed that everyone would remember my much earlier post about it.

I have no idea what camber or other settings Mark at VWR has put on my car - I leave it up to the experts.

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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #78 on: June 12, 2009, 09:10:34 am »
Thanks for posting my pics robin,
I forgot how good the car looked with the sun on it !!
Yes, the CF bonnet is mine.
Im putting out about 300bhp and approx 440 nm torque. before the car was all over the place with this power but now it handles like a dream thanks to the guys at racingline. needed a new ecu recently which mark put in for me.
there is a white GTI with a dark bonnet here in ongar/essex i think. ive been trying to find out who the guy is so i can have a chat about his mods....any guesses as to who this phantom might be?
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #79 on: October 21, 2009, 09:32:18 am »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on May 11, 2009, 06:02:26 pm
I think Robin may mean from the WALK?? Doesn't the WALK give a very small amount of negative camber also?

No, the WALK adds an extra half degree of CASTER, not camber.  :wink:
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #80 on: October 21, 2009, 09:43:52 am »
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I had my suspension raised a small fraction yesterday to cure wheel arch rubbing (only when driving very hard) due to the change in offset between my ET51 Monza and ET48 OZ wheels. That's the beauty of adjustable coilovers.

This is a much more satisfactory way of dealing with rubbing than removing the wheel arch screws which can result in things working loose.

Trouble is that I find I'm now more inclined to push on harder through roundabouts and tight bends. I love Milton Keynes - So many roundabouts!
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #81 on: September 11, 2012, 11:09:33 pm »
RedRobin are you KW's set to full height? I've got mine on max and still is very low (it rubs on roundabouts)
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #82 on: September 11, 2012, 11:17:09 pm »
Quote from: drsilviuro on September 11, 2012, 11:09:33 pm

RedRobin are you KW's set to full height? I've got mine on max and still is very low (it rubs on roundabouts)


....When you say "full height" and "max" do you mean set to raise the car as high as possible or as low as possible?

It's not advisable to set adjustable coilovers to their maximum lowering. Mine are not at their maximum lowering and never have been.
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #83 on: September 12, 2012, 12:04:33 am »
I mean that the height adjustment on the fronts is all the way up (spring is compressed)
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #84 on: September 12, 2012, 12:17:03 am »
Quote from: drsilviuro on September 12, 2012, 12:04:33 am

I mean that the height adjustment on the fronts is all the way up (spring is compressed)


....Again, never adjust all the way up (or down).
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #85 on: September 12, 2012, 05:30:36 am »
I don't have a choice... Anything else and it rubs...
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #86 on: September 12, 2012, 08:03:58 am »
Quote from: drsilviuro on September 12, 2012, 05:30:36 am

I don't have a choice... Anything else and it rubs...


....Then, as far as I can tell from what you have said, it would seem that something is wrong with how your suspension is set up. I suggest going to see someone who knows what they are doing with suspension setups. Depending on where you are in the UK I recommend (not in order of preference):

- JKM (Portsmouth)
- AKS (Milton Keynes)
- Statller (Sheffield?)
- TTshop (Bedford)
- PDT (?)

I assume that your wheel arches haven't dropped and that the rubbing is only on the front arches. Do you have any photos of your car on its V3's?

Here's mine and it's pretty low (95mm ground clearance) and currently doesn't rub:

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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #87 on: September 12, 2012, 09:00:17 am »
1. I'm from Romania :)

2. I have an Audi A3 8P

3. mine looks pretty much the same as yours (but mine is raised!)



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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #88 on: September 12, 2012, 09:28:30 am »
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Sorry, but in that case I don't think I can help anymore. There's a couple of other guys on this forum from Romania who may be able to help.  :happy2:
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Re: VWRacing-KW-V3 Suspension....
« Reply #89 on: September 12, 2012, 10:03:10 am »
Talked to VWR and told me that I have rear Scirocco springs which are softer (rocco is 150kg lighter on the rear). Don't know about front springs?!?

Do you know where I can get VWR springs for Golf? As VWR don't answer my emails anymore....
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