GB: ksport coil overs

[BRIAN MP5T]

[JPmotorsports]

Sorry---I just got back into town from the mountains/vacation---the lower clevis/ears that mount to the spindle are threaded on the shock body---the beauty of this setup is that you can lower the car to the ground and have 5" of shock travel left---in other words you can't bottom the shock out by going to low. I'd jack it up, unload it and then loosen the big nut on the bottom of the strut body---then grab the body itself and spin it by hand---you'll turn it I believe to the left or clockwise and it should spin the body down into the clevis. Make sure and lock the big "jamnut" so the body doesn't move around (allthough I haven't seen it happen---we've actually lost them before and the load/weight keeps it from moving). The spring perch just firms up against the coil by hand---no need to tighten it up/loosen it to control ride height. This should take care of it---if it doesn't give me a call at the shop tomorrow and we'll sort it out---310-542-2977

[yunvmyegt]

well i had to thread left above the lower clevis mount, thats why i started to play with the springs, ill take pics in a few so you understand what im talking about.... i also just had to raise it a little in front due to bottoming out the swaybar on the frame now too, so ill have th wheels back off in a few...

[KaleoXtreme]

ok so we did my ksports on friday, now is it just me or is the body and spings slightly too long? i cant even drop in down alot before the body gets close to the cv boot. the lower mounts almost right to the spring perch, and the coils wont tighted up anymore.the springs and strut body are about 4 inchs too long. should i have to get shorter springs now? this is kinda pissing me off, i waited this long and they wont even go low....

Maybe this happened to you too?

Just a heads up guys. Make sure you get mx-3 spec coilovers, or make sure the strut/spring combo is the right height. I say this because i bought mx-3 ksports and the lowest i could go was a 2 finger gap. Filed a warranty claim and they found out it was the wrong spring/strut height, and they re-made them to proper specs. So for those that care to be slammed or moderately lowered, i highly suggest getting them made to mx-3 specs.

[atomicEGT]

man, I don't know about that- my set were definitely for Escorts/323s and judging by the picture Jorge sent me, they go plenty low...

[yunvmyegt]

well i couldnt see what was under the label with out it shredding, seeing the shipping label was over it. im gonna figure theyre wrong tho... heres some pics, i had to raise it back to were i had it with my old springs to make it even sorta normal..... heres how far i had them down, and all it did was bottom the struts out, so it went back up..... im gonna say i needed the other set, this is gay cause i wanted the mx3 set from the start, thats what i was doing this all for i dont think people all want to raise thier cars... they front springs are 11.5 backs are 11 ..... right now theres about an inch out the bottom in the front and a bit more in the back, and i cant get anything more out of them with out bottoming out the struts...

[JPmotorsports]

well i couldnt see what was under the label with out it shredding, seeing the shipping label was over it. im gonna figure theyre wrong tho... heres some pics, i had to raise it back to were i had it with my old springs to make it even sorta normal..... heres how far i had them down, and all it did was bottom the struts out, so it went back up..... im gonna say i needed the other set, this is gay cause i wanted the mx3 set from the start, thats what i was doing this all for i dont think people all want to raise thier cars... they front springs are 11.5 backs are 11 ..... right now theres about an inch out the bottom in the front and a bit more in the back, and i cant get anything more out of them with out bottoming out the struts...

I just saw this---I get the white escort back tomorrow and I'll take some measurements---what car do you have? What was the part# on the box---if you get a second measure from the ground to the center of the front and rear fender---I can't imagine you going any lower than the racecar, but stranger things have happened. I believe we are about 5" off the ground at the pinch rail in the back and 4.5 or so on the front pinch rail. What exactly do you mean you are bottoming the strut out? Do you mean you can't get the clevis to spin any higher because it hits the lower spring perch? Or the bottom of the strutbody is hitting the axle? Just trying to figure it all out.

I actually came to the thread to post an udate---KSPORT just called me to let me know my rep Anthony is no longer with the company and Eric is taking over my account. He show's 4 sets of BG coilovers on the container---3 normal set and one with probe mounts (custom). He said the container has been at sea for days now and should be hear in 10 days---after everything clears customs it'll get to KSPORT and then ship...Container is probably passing Kaleo right now!

[yunvmyegt]

you ordered CMZ160-KP when i started the group buy for the mx3 set which is CMZ200-KP , now what am i supposed to do? im ready to burn the ****ing car to the ground and give up, specially after this 5 month wait. i dont think anyone got these to raise thier cars up, i cant even drop it down under where my suspension techniques springs sat. car is in the sig, its a 95 EGT. i didnt get ahold of either of the people you speak of, i keep getting some nick j..... and they havent responded since i sent them pics of the problem.... after i talked to them the first 2 times....

[KAinjection]

Something is clearly wrong with yours, because mine are nowhere near being what yours look like, as I have lots of room to go way lower.

In the fronts, the threaded body is about 3/4-1" below the clevis.
In the rear, the body is perfectly flush with the bottom of the clevis.

The ones I got were CMZ161-KP.

I had the same problem your having regarding customer service. They are terrible in that department, never returned phone calls, and always giving me the run around, I just gave up figured out my own solutions. I think they only care about their distributors from the looks of things, since thats where all their money would come from.

[BRIAN MP5T]

^^ Wrong Part Number on his is the best cause that it does not fit...

[yunvmyegt]

awesome...

[JPmotorsports]

you ordered CMZ160-KP when i started the group buy for the mx3 set which is CMZ200-KP , now what am i supposed to do? im ready to burn the ****ing car to the ground and give up, specially after this 5 month wait. i dont think anyone got these to raise thier cars up, i cant even drop it down under where my suspension techniques springs sat. car is in the sig, its a 95 EGT. i didnt get ahold of either of the people you speak of, i keep getting some nick j..... and they havent responded since i sent them pics of the problem.... after i talked to them the first 2 times....

Ok---first off the group buy was for Escort GT stuff which is the CMZ160-KP (and I don't think you actually have that strut---not sure what you have, but we'll figure it out and get you the right stuff)---we talked about adding the BF kits, but we never intended on ordering anything from an MX3---someone posted something about it, but then someone always does. I didn't start ordering struts until mid/late april which was 3 months ago---they should have been here in May, but you got yours in June and they rest should be here in a few weeks---July.

Secondly with the Escort GT strut---the CMZ160-KP you can lower the car to damn near to the ground and have no issues with the CV boot or anything else---the body is flush or slightly below the clevis for a very lowered racecar and there's still plenty of clearance---this is a shot of the front of my car slammed on 245's---there's plenty of room to go down 2" before the CV boot becomes a factor---the white escort is the same or slightly lower on the 225's.


I don't want anyone stressing out that they're not going to be able to lower there car/have to raise it up with these struts---that's simply not the case---we've got probably 10-15 sets of these on various cars around the country and none of my customers have had any issues like what you've described/shown photo's of. Again I believe you have the wrong part. Here's a shot of a car at the June Sprints/Nationals at Road-america running my setup---the side of the car you see is nearly in the air/the struts are fully drooped out.

Again it's not an issue. Josh PM me your phone number and I'll call Eric or Nick and have them call you when it's conveinient to get you taken care of.

Something is clearly wrong with yours, because mine are nowhere near being what yours look like, as I have lots of room to go way lower.

In the fronts, the threaded body is about 3/4-1" below the clevis.
In the rear, the body is perfectly flush with the bottom of the clevis.

The ones I got were CMZ161-KP.

I had the same problem your having regarding customer service. They are terrible in that department, never returned phone calls, and always giving me the run around, I just gave up figured out my own solutions. I think they only care about their distributors from the looks of things, since thats where all their money would come from.

Hey James-the CMZ161-KP is for the GTR spindle---same dimensions/length as the 160-KP, only the clevis is a bit wider---I believe some of the guys have spaced washers in there to make them work---with the 160's you don't need to do that---I agree the KPSORT customer service has been frustrating, but hopefully they will do better in the future with new folks in there.

[JPmotorsports]

well i couldnt see what was under the label with out it shredding, seeing the shipping label was over it. im gonna figure theyre wrong tho... heres some pics, i had to raise it back to were i had it with my old springs to make it even sorta normal..... heres how far i had them down, and all it did was bottom the struts out, so it went back up..... im gonna say i needed the other set, this is gay cause i wanted the mx3 set from the start, thats what i was doing this all for i dont think people all want to raise thier cars... they front springs are 11.5 backs are 11 ..... right now theres about an inch out the bottom in the front and a bit more in the back, and i cant get anything more out of them with out bottoming out the struts...

I forgot in my last post---the front springs on the CMZ160's are aroun 7" or so not anywhere near 11.5"---which is why I think you have the wrong part.

[yunvmyegt]

pm sent, mine are an inch out in front and its still got a decent gap above the tire, the back i had room to sit down a bit tho. but see what you can do, id rather just have them send me the parts to swap out the centers and springs so i can sell the stuff on my car already...

[JPmotorsports]

I just re-read some of your posts---if you lowered it so much that you bottomed the swaybar out on the frame, then maybe you are trying to lower it too much---the sway bar connects to the arm---doesn't have anything to do with the strut---that's way to low to be driven---you want the arm to be slightly uphill from the pivot to the balljoint, but not grossly uphill, the car won't handle---we don't bottom the swaybar out ever on the roadrace cars---unless your swaybar is bent damaged possibly? Do you have stock endlinks? Just a thought...