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 2005 Pontiac GTO |
| Vehicle Miles: |
102,000 |
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All Suspension Products on Vehicle |
| Location: |
Tampa, FL |
Shocks:
Chassis Products:
Spring:
Coil-Over: |
Stock
Hotchkis Sport Suspension Sport Anti-Roll Bars
Stock
KW Variant 3 Coil-Over |
| Driving Style: |
Spirited |
| Miles of product use: |
40,000 |
| Satisfaction Rating: |
10 |
As an avid road racer, I was looking for a track/street part - priority being track performance. The KW V3 suspension has been everything I ve dreamed of and more. The amount of adjustment has been incredible and allows me to set the car easily for different tracks and I can tone it down when I hit the streets. Sadly, I like the crisp suspension so much, I never used the street settings again. :) I have it set up for Sebring currently and the car stays planted on the most uneven expansion joints and, more importantly, Sunset Bend (turn 17) at Sebring. The car is flat and responsive in what is considered one of the most notoriously difficult tracks to figure out with your suspension setup. The V3s allowed me to make hairline adjustments until the car was cleaned up and I could enter the corner confidently at my threshold speed - making them worth every penny.
They ride decently on the street, but they re certainly more geared toward track use (why I bought them)than street comfort, which I m fine with. Probably the best feature of the shocks are it s incredible rebound control which allow you to keep the tires on the ground over uneven surfaces. In a nutshell, this system has all the adjustment any track user would want, and they build your confidence because they work so well. Their construction has been flawless for the past 2+ years I ve owned them. I can still get under there and polish them to look brand new and that s pretty darn cool.
If you are a track day user, get these. There is a reason why they are so successful in Europe at almost all levels of professional racing - their products are excellent. If you re just looking to lower your car or tell people you have coilovers, don t buy them. These are for serious people and aren t a gimmick like most others. -- Review submitted: 2012-04-09
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