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Old 05-13-2001, 05:53 PM
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Default coilovers are *in*

<center><img src="http://truffula.com/~meem/s4/coilovers_1.jpg"></center><p>variant 2 kw's. sorry for the lame pics -- lighting conditions were terrible. i'll try to snap some better pics soon.

short summary: very impressive; body roll is gone -- rides like its on rails :-) surprisingly, the back does not seem to rub (i'm running 235's), but i may raise it up 1/2 an inch or so just to be safe.

thanks to john at boston audi tuning, who did the whole install by himself -- awesome guy and he took great care of me and my s4 :-)
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type of wheels?
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Look like Volk TE37s...18x7.5...17lbs-ish...?
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Default which setting did you use for the struts? i have mine at setting 3...

and am considering going up to 4 (race).
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Default yup, exactly!

wicked strong too -- love 'em.
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Default not sure about "settings", but ...

apparently kw has just recently changed the dampening adjustments on their variant 2's, so my setup is likely different than yours. anyway, on the fronts, we went 3/4 of a turn (max is 1 1/4), and on the backs we went 1 turn (max is 2 turns, as i recall). i think this setup might be a little too stiff for me, but i'm gonna run with it for a week or two and see.

seeya!
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