does anyone know anything about KW suspensions?

[chicken]

Hello Folks,

so I was wondering how i could tell which KW's fitted to my vehicular, i believe them to be V3's but I'm not sure if they are the M3 ones or the CSL ones.


much appreciated.

[shimmy]

Is there a difference between m3 and CSL ones?

[chicken]

yeah spoke to some guy at KW tech dept. today, and he said they got 2 versions, e46 m3 and e46 m3 csl...

[phoenixcsl]

Originally Posted by chicken

yeah spoke to some guy at KW tech dept. today, and he said they got 2 versions, e46 m3 and e46 m3 csl...

Did he tell you what the differences are between the kits?

[chicken]

no, but he said art no. will start with 353

i checked my today,

35320207 front
35320502 rear

spring rates are progressive front and rear i believe he said.

so now haha

[phoenixcsl]

Originally Posted by chicken

no, but he said art no. will start with 353

i checked my today,

35320207 front
35320502 rear

spring rates are progressive front and rear i believe he said.

so now haha

That's weird, according to the KW website they start 352!

[phoenixcsl]

Also you should be able to find the serial number on your shocks if they are v3's, it's on the sticker, you can reconcile this back with KW (see attached pic of my old v3's which I sold 3 years ago)

[phoenixcsl]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Is there a difference between m3 and CSL ones?

There are different part numbers for E46 M3 & CSL, also CSL specific ones are £50 odd more expensive.

M3 KW V3 Part No: 35220023

CSL KW V3 Part No: 35220025

Maybe they have different spring rates or damping properties?