K-MAC front Camber and Caster adjustable Top Mount Group Buy

**vwthunder** · 01-02-2013, 04:43 PM

I asked someone who has used them to come on here and tell his thoughts

**Eddy** · 01-02-2013, 08:47 PM

Hoyhoy.

Anthony, did ya read this thread,,,Something wicked...
But read all the posts.
Redliner several months ago questioned these,,,
YELLOW DPS COILOVER 05-09 VW POLO 9N3 33-STEP ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION COILOVERS | eBay
The first problem I see with these is the fitting of the top plate as it is a full round circle, plus I just noticed that the stud pattern of the three holding studs are facing a difficult angle for ajustment.
No matter which way ya go, there is a lot of fiddling to do, cutting the strut top cap off to start with.
I personaly don't like any sandwich type set up for adjustment, there are just too many forces fighting against it to keep in place when going hard.

**VWindahouse** · 02-02-2013, 07:08 AM

Thanks Eddy, back to the drawing board then

**VWindahouse** · 02-02-2013, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by vwthunder

I asked someone who has used them to come on here and tell his thoughts

Any luck with this guy's story Troy? I would like to warn the uk-polo lads.

**vwthunder** · 02-02-2013, 09:17 AM

No I messaged him, I spoke to Pedders who told me they installed a set in a Audi TT and they were a disaster, they fell apart and ended up damaging the strut tower, i was told to stay away.

Lets hope my other person comes on and tells us his thoughts

http://www.vwgolf.net.au/showthread....ac-camber-kits

I see ground control do a kit for the MK5, which is supposedly the same

I have had me eyes on these for a while, but i would need to change to a smaler ID spring, they look porn too

http://www.orange-tuning.de/shop/pro...a2dec95bd4981e

**rayray086** · 02-02-2013, 11:42 AM

Sorry guys, big day/night yesterday. 'Twas me Troy was talking about.

I bought these for my 8L A3 as I was looking for a solution to more camber adjustment without having to modify my strut towers or running a specific type of coil spring. A bit of background, I'm running airride using Bagyard's custom Bilstein setup. These are compatible with standard mounts.

Installing the KMAC mounts weren't very straightforward; the Allen bolts holding the plates that offer the camber/caster adjustments were hard to reach at the extreme end of adjustment (maxing out the camber wasn't possible as the Allen bolts sit directly under the lip of the strut tower opening).

KMAC suggests that on-the-fly adjustment is possible but when I tried, I was not able to budge the components; each time I had to jack the car up to relieve the load. This makes alignment a tad difficult as it'll take a reasonable amount of hoist time and guess work. I help with my alignments at the alignment shop so it doesn't cost me extra, but it's a frustrating exercise.

Caster adjustment tends to be towards the negative, which is a little annoying to have in a daily driver. Tramlining became amplified as the steering didn't want to track straight as easily as it was on standard mounts.

I'm used to driving cars with harsh suspension setups, and these mounts definitely provided one. But then again, changing from standard rubber mounts to these poly + pillow ball set up, you'd be expecting a harsher ride. I wouldn't recommend it for a daily, especially if you like your comfort.

Build quality wasn't the best; metal cuts weren't smooth nor straight - the section where adjustment is made easier by inserting a 1/2" extension was not big enough for all my 1/2" attachments. The poly mount was flaying at the tip of the lip where it wraps around the strut opening.

The upsides I saw for these mounts were the amount of negative camber that I could achieve and the mount height. My final front camber reading when maxed out (along with the custom arms and balljoint I had setup to max camber too) was at almost 5 degrees, and this is with my car airred out. I'm not sure if the geometry on the Polos are different to the Mk4/8L but when lowered past a certain point, they start to exhibit positive camber. So yeah, I was achieving a lot of negative camber compared with standard components. I had no issues with the 'bag rubbing the strut tower.

Also the mount height; they're about the same height as the standard mounts so they don't raise the car up any higher than your standard setup. Something that was important to me.

For the price, I wouldn't recommend them. But I believe at the moment it's the only product off-the-shelf for our cars that provide a lot of camber adjustment for no body/suspension modifications to our cars. I've currently switched them out for 6N Polo mounts (shorter height for Mk4/8L).

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk.

**vwthunder** · 02-02-2013, 11:48 AM

Thanks Ray

**VWindahouse** · 03-02-2013, 06:46 AM

Thanks lads! Just had a reply from the organiser of the UK GB and it seems the revised version for the Polo is sweet. I asked for details of the guys that have them installed.

Fingers crossed.