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Originally Posted by BigTyla
Is it possible that something was tightened a little too tightly, like the two washers that go against the spring? Or was everyone lying when they said ride quality was close to stock?
Someone help!
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I have had mine on for a little while now too and I equate the ride to being very close to an ECS car in sport mode. I always make the suggestion that before you buy coilovers drive your car in sports mode for a solid month and if you can't live with the ride look at other spring options. No matter what coilover company you go through there is no way that your car is going to be smooth over rough and uneven, rutted or pot holed roads, just won't happen.
Now if your ride is significantly worse than an ECS car in sports mode it could be because you preloaded the springs too much. The top two collars on the spring body set your preload the way I was told to set them is to tighten them up enough so that the spring is firmly against the top of the strut base and then give it two turns. Those collars are designed to keep the spring from rattling around during the spring compression and rebound cycles.
If your car is really low you may also be able to smooth the ride up by raising it a little bit. My car is currently lowered to 26" measured from the center of the inside lip of the fenders to the ground and i'm considering raising it another half inch to see if it makes the ride a little smoother.
Hope this helps a little. I for one am willing to give up a little seat comfort for the phenominal improvement in overall handling my car now has with my KSport coil overs.
Matt