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      09-10-2019, 09:06 AM   #67
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I believe Kw does make a full coilover for the f15 chassis without edc. That would mean a full conversion on our cars

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I'm sure that's what I'll end up doing. I'm a KW dealer so I get a pretty good price on them. I just wish there was a way to bring the rear spring rate up to where it should be.
The car will never handle as well as it could with the rear spring rate being so much softer than the front.
It's the best we can do until someone designs a true coilover for the rear. Unfortunately that will never happen due the low demand.
If we could still utilize the air bag and have a light spring on the shock to make up the difference, that would also work.
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      09-10-2019, 09:14 AM   #68
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This is why the kw is a better option. Full shock replacement. The stock shock is too long and if you are slammed it’s going to bottom out without a proper shock to accompany the height.

I had a similar issue when I first lowered with HR Spring setup. It was the worst and unsafe ride ever. The VTf rear setup is pretty much the same. I had the rear height level with the front which was pretty low. Never liked the rake look. But after experiencing unsafe ride quality I raised the rear which made things more tolerable

Ended going with KW and couldn’t be happier.
Yea, I guess it depends what your looking for. If you do modest drop in the rear and a pretty aggressive drop in the front and go for the rake look then you'll ride stock comfort with less body roll. If you need that slammed look then the VTFs are NOT what your looking for. When i test drove at max drop in the back I was not happy with the bounciness and didn't like the look of the truck, looked like a minivan. I raised the back and went for another drive and now it's perfect, i could drop it a little more and keep testing the ride quality but to be honest it looks great and drives perfect.
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Here's mine done and settled, rides like stock, bump stops untouched at this height. Also included a stock for a comparo.
Do you have numbers for your drop?
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