KW Suspensions Volkswagen Sale Going on May 16th - June 17th

KW Suspensions is proud to announce their huge sale for Volkswagen going on from May 16th until June 17th. Don’t miss out on their reduced retail prices on V1, V2 and V3’s for selected Volkswagen applications.

Click here to see which products are included in this promotion.

Reduced Retail Sales Price

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  V1 Coilovers – 10%


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  V2 Coilovers – 7%


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  V3 Coilovers – 5%

Coilover Kit Features:

• Dampening technology with individually adjustable rebound and compression technology


• Stainless Steel “inox-technology”


• Lowering range approved by the TüV


• High-quality components for long durability


• Infinitely variable rebound dampening adjustment


• 14-way adjustable compression dampening


• Unique, individually working dampening force adjustment


• Comprehensive documentation for easy use

*Range of lowering is 0.8-1.8″ for the front and 0.4-1.4″ for the rear.

KW Suspensions Volkswagen Sale Going on May 16th - June 17th

ST X Suspension For 987 Porsche Boxter & Cayman!

Yay for who ever owns a Porsche Boxter or Cayman; ST Suspension just released ST X coilovers for the  987!  For those of you who don’t know, ST suspension is developed by KW which allows you to further increase handling of the mid-engine car and truly experience its phenomenal road holding abilities.  Since the new ST X suspension for the 987 Porsche Boxter and Cayman models is a coilover design, this makes lowering your car and returning it to stock height, if you so choose to a breeze!  The ST X coilovers are able to lower the vehicle up to 2.4″!  and the ST springs are also available for up to 30mm of unadjustable lowering as well.  So if it is about that time to start thinking of replacing that mediocre OEM suspension, upgrade a little bit and get the very most out of that sporty ride!  Not sure when to replace?  It could already be too late!  A good rule of thumb is that springs and dampers should be routinely checked after 80,000 – 120,000km.  Especially if the car was purchased used, the “sportier” the car is when purchased, most likely the harder it was driven.  If your experiencing shimmy when braking (most common sign) you should seriously consider revamping your vehicles suspension.

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ST X Suspension For 987 Porsche Boxter & Cayman!

Ford Focus ST on Fire with this Photoshoot

The Ford Focus ST has been under the knife since January 2013 and we definitely have a lot to show for it.  With a cumulation of performance parts including the intercooler, exhaust, intake, and more from from Agency Power, we have also had the opportunity to build this entire aero kit enhancement out of carbon fiber.  The Focus ST in its normal off the shelf look is not a bad looking car.  But it just seems to skinny for such a hot hatch.  With a majority of us relating to the rally cars of WRC, this Focus really needed more of a squat than a stance.  With our own in-house composite department (aka the meth lab), we created these parts taking queues from many different rally car photos of the past couple decades.  The hard line fenders are designed to accompany a 10.5 inch wide wheel like these Work Wheels Meister with Toyo Tires we have on.  The bottoms of the fenders have a hard straight edge similar to the Ford Fiesta R2 rally car (seen here).  The monster carbon fiber grill serves both a function and form.  It definitely helps give more airflow to the larger intercooler while hiding the factory bumper beam.  Giving it a larger mouth was influenced from Brian Deegan’s Ford Fiesta rally car (seen here).  The front center lip was a simple add-on to help curve out the front bumper.  But the side carbon fiber wind splitters really help bring out the width of the cars new stance.  Finally the rear diffuser is a kick to the Focus RS of Europe (seen here).  Instead of building a complete rear apron, we wanted to build a add-on part which also gave the empty rear end some more aerodynamics.

This is just one photoshoot of many to come.  Don’t worry Vivid Racing Video fans, we will have something for you too!  Interested in these aero parts for your car?  Well they can be had, but they will cost you a bit.  Making them in-house is not cheap.  We are sending these parts out to be made in production but we anticipate 90 days before we see parts.  You can always contact our Ford Focus ST specialist at 1.480.966.3040 x228 for more information.  Photos by Cody Gephart.

View all our Ford Focus ST Parts Here

Current mod list:

Work Wheels Meister SP1 18×10.5 +15mm 5×108

Toyo Tires 265/35/18

Cobb Tuning Accessport

KW V3 Coilovers

Agency Power Carbon Fiber Aero Trim

Agency Power Shorty Antenna

Agency Power Downpipe

Agency Power Catback Exhaust with Tri Tip

Agency Power Cold Air Intake

Agency Power Carbon Fiber Radiator Shroud

Agency Power Turbo Inlet Pipe

Agency Power Intercooler

Agency Power Intercooler Piping

Agency Power Intercooler Charge Pipe

Agency Power Bolt-in Harness Bar

Agency Power Lower Engine Mount

Agency Power Crank Pulley

Agency Power Rear Control Arms

Agency Power Rear Toe Arms

Ford Focus ST on Fire with this Photoshoot

Ford Focus ST WIDE Stance Photoshoot

We have been working on this Ford Focus ST project car since January.  From day 1, we wanted to create something with an aggressive stance, improved styling, and some giddy-up power.  After blowing off all the dust from its long stint as a R&D mule in the shop, we gave her a bath and shine to take some initial photos of the Ford Focus ST.  Now first we have to say that we have kept the carbon parts raw so people can see that they are “made from carbon”.  The add on fender flares we built to accomondate our 19×10 +15mm Niche wheels with 265/35/19 Falken tires and our soon to be shot, Work Wheels Meister 18×10 +15mm wheels with Toyo 265/35/18 tires.  Even with the KW coilover suspension, the Focus ST needed “more low” to get that tucked look.  So we modified the rear springs and to avoid any rubbing (which there would have been), we trimmed the rear fender arches.  The front was able to be lowered with no issues and we did not need to trim the wheel wells.

The rear features are carbon fiber strake diffuser and undertray.  This rear component starts from the rear suspension arms and covers the entire bottom to where the fins fit on the back of the bumper lip.  Because of how this product is made and not integrated into the lip, we would consider this a race part.  The undertray with bracket supports fit nicely on the bottom of the car keeping airflow laminar and protecting that new exhaust system.

Up front we have a complete replacement front grill.  The factory honeycomb style front grill is actually non pourus in several spots blocking much needed airflow to the cars radiator and intercooler.  The factory grill pops out from the back of the bumper when removed revealing an entire opening as a canvas.  Instead of a steel mesh type insert like Grill Craft or other grill companies, we chose to make a front fit grill that gives the Focus ST a Steven Tyler mouth!  The full carbon fiber grill features an outside beveled edge that can be siliconed or 3m taped in place using its molded edges.  The grill is divided into 2 sections to still keep the front bumper beam hidden.  The top features 3 rows of quarter size holes with a black mesh backing where the bottom has 4 rectangle openings to give more airflow to the Focus powerplant.  In addition to the grill, we have created a small addon center lip to keep the front more rounded.  This piece slides into place and uses the factory push clips to secure it on.

Currently we are working on a rear waist spoiler and front bumper side splitters to complement the rest of the aero accessories.  We do have a couple other of these first article items available for cars to spread the love.  If interested, contact dan at vividracing.com and send a photo of your Focus ST in.  So right now the big question is, the wheels…

Teal or Black?

VS

More Photos Below!

Ford Focus ST WIDE Stance Photoshoot

Carbon Fiber Y-Pipe Boosts Power on Porsche Panamera

Now being that this is the ultimate in luxury sedan, we want to make sure we keep it subtle, but still sexy.  So along with our plans to install a Vorsteiner aero kit to go with our Vorsteiner wheels, we are also adding hints of carbon fiber.  One part we just installed is the Agency Power carbon fiber Y-Pipe.  Back in 2011 we developed this part on a different Panamera Turbo here with great success.  After offering the part in aluminum for a while, we decided to also create it in carbon fiber.  Though the powdercoated aluminum looks good, there is nothing more sexy than some carbon fiber under the hood!

The throttle body on the Panamera Turbo is the same size as the Cayenne Turbo which we also use on our 996TT and 997TT TB upgrade kits. The stock YPipe is a 2 piece (halfs) plasic Y design that is smooth on the inside. The bad part about the stock one is it goes from a 78mm ID at the throttlebody down to a appx 2inch 51mm diameter Y split which then goes to rubber boost hoses that expand under pressure. Both of these are a power robbers! If you retain the stock design and stock diameter hoses, you cannot gain power no matter the Y-Pipe material. This is why we made a complete YPipe kit which retains a 3inch aluminum design all the way to the factory end piece connections.

Now because you are replacing all the factory parts with this 3 inch diameter pipe, its a tight fit in there as you can see.  The mouth of the Y-Pipe slides just on to the throttle body and this is secured with the coupler as pictured.  Having been driving around with this in our own car now for a couple of weeks, the improved throttle response from increased air flow going into the throttle body is definitely a plus!

Up next is our installation of the KW DLC lowering module.  Stay tuned to our Panamera Turbo Gallery Here.

 

Carbon Fiber Y-Pipe Boosts Power on Porsche Panamera

New Project Car - The Porsche Panamera Turbo

Most people are not fond of its styling or even why the iconic brand surrounded by the 911 chassis would even consider a 4 door.  The success of the Cayenne made sense to go this route and soon after we saw the likes of Audi and Aston Martin with theirs as well as Lamborghini showing a concept of their own.  Though it is now 2013 and a facelift is upon us, this 2011 Panamera Turbo does not mean we are late to the party.  Having been fortunate enough to own and drive cars like our 825hp 997 Turbo and our 2011 Turbo S, this was simply another progression of our strong prescense in the Porsche market.  Having just sold our BMW M3 supercharged by VF Engineering and our little play toy Noble M400, it was time to get the new family sedan in place.  We already did the CLS63 Bi-Turbo, we have the new BMW F10 M5, but somewhere, this has been on the want list for quite some time.  In fact even before the car was released!

Back in 2008 while on the way up North to do some motocross, we came across a pack of test Panamera’s with barely any camo left on them.  Simply amazed by this brand new vehicle for Porsche out in the wild, I have stayed in touched with the progression in styling, performance, and features of the Panamera.  When it came time to search for one, I hit the usual outlets looking for a great car that we could truly make Vivid.  Coming across many black and silver colors, they just did not pop enough for me.  White was definitely on the top of the list but unfortunately, I’m not into beige interior.  So when I stumbled upon this beautiful blue Panamera with PCCB brakes and gorgeous black leather interior, this was it!

We had the opportunity to work on products for the Panamera Turbo back in 2011.  We developed a high flow y-Pipe and catback exhaust system.  So for this toy, we have a couple of cool upgrades to showcase.  First, the car already had a set of Vorsteiner VS-140 21 inch wheels wrapped in Michelin tires.  This was perfect because of our cooperation with Vorsteiner on outfitting our car with their aero kit upgrade.  Having had Vorsteiner on many of our past project cars, we knew the quality and fitment would be there.  But even more important, the styling is spot on with the direction we wanted to go.  The front bumper, rear bumper with diffuser, and side skirts is a combination of adding aggressiveness while keeping it classy.  Because of the air ride suspension, lowering the car is usually done with the typical lowering module.  However we are going to take on a new piece of technology by KW Suspension by adding their DLC system to the car.  Controlled by an iPhone app, you can save different profiles with ride height settings to go anywhere from stock down to 60mm drop.

We wont leak everything now, so stay tuned to this build, driving reviews, videos, and view all photos here on our Panamera Turbo Gallery!

New Project Car - The Porsche Panamera Turbo