Has anyone put coilovers on a Q4? What are your pros and cons. I’ll also take those that have put them on a Q2. But not really interested in those that have done it to a Quadrifoglio.
Coilovers on a Q4
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Yes. On our Q4 Ti Sport. KW V3.
I set mine up to be around same height as QV 2017. Rode very nice. Handled well. Comfort still there but you do need to lower setting to almost 1.
I liked it. More compliant and less front end lift or bounciness. We also corner balanced the car for best results. Picture below, we adjusted the rear a bit higher than this picture for proper handling. It came out well and looked good too.
2.0L KW Coilover Kits Alfa Giulia (952) 2WD/4WD
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Stock:
Lowered about 1" on KW V3:
Is that your setting? 1 all the way around? Both compression and rebound?Yes. On our Q4 Ti Sport. KW V3.
I set mine up to be around same height as QV 2017. Rode very nice. Handled well. Comfort still there but you do need to lower setting to almost 1.
I liked it. More compliant and less front end lift or bounciness. We also corner balanced the car for best results. Picture below, we adjusted the rear a bit higher than this picture for proper handling. It came out well and looked good too.
2.0L KW Coilover Kits Alfa Giulia (952) 2WD/4WD
Stock:
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Lowered about 1" on KW V3:
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Between 1-4. For normal daily driving it was 1-2 which was very comfortable. You may like it harder. Default is 6. I have since sold the car and the kit to another owner. We tested it for about 6 months in order to understand how they worked on this car.
Wish I would have done this before getting lowering springs. I’ve wasted that money now.Between 1-4. For normal daily driving it was 1-2 which was very comfortable. You may like it harder. Default is 6. I have since sold the car and the kit to another owner. We tested it for about 6 months in order to understand how they worked on this car.
2018 Q4 with Fiamenghi Ti exhaust, Race Mod, and Tecnico wheels.
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Tradeoffs:
Loss of adaptive shock system.
Loss of travel.
Loss of ground clearance.
IMO for Q4 coil overs with the adaptive system and with the ability to adjust the suspension up (for winter) or down (for summer) seems much more functional to me.
I don’t have adaptive shocks on mine.
Tradeoffs: There is always those.
Loss of adaptive shock system. - Depends if you have it, some may not think of it as a loss.
Loss of travel. -Depends on how low you go. I stuck with stock Qv height on our test ti sport Q4.
Loss of ground clearance.- Depends on how low you go.
IMO for Q4 coil overs with the adaptive system and with the ability to adjust the suspension up (for winter) or down (for summer) seems much more functional to me.
- Not available for this car. It's manual height adjustment and manual adjustment of dampening etc... The QV has the DDC system that works with the adaptive suspension.
Loss of adaptive shock system. - Depends if you have it, some may not think of it as a loss.
Loss of travel. -Depends on how low you go. I stuck with stock Qv height on our test ti sport Q4.
Loss of ground clearance.- Depends on how low you go.
IMO for Q4 coil overs with the adaptive system and with the ability to adjust the suspension up (for winter) or down (for summer) seems much more functional to me.
- Not available for this car. It's manual height adjustment and manual adjustment of dampening etc... The QV has the DDC system that works with the adaptive suspension.
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Hi, this is just the post I have been looking for! Looking for a set of Coilovers for my Veloce Q4 with standard suspension and have seen the offer from KW suspension, but are there any other options (aside from the Ohlins at double the price of the KW dampers) ?
Non otherwise I might offer them. I'd really like to get intrax to make us some but the 2.0L car is not a great market for coilovers. So KW it is
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Any more experience with Q4 coilovers since this last thread?
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Man, we’re just such a tiny target market! Coilovers for a freaking Porsche cost half as much! Still this car has so much potential….
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I would love to put coilovers on my 19 Q4 Giulia, but it would void the warranty. So i bought stock springs off a 18 QV. How much will that lower the car? I hate that the Q4 is higher
Modifications don’t void the entire warranty. They only void the warranty on item that you’ve modded. So in this case, the suspension.
2018 is the worst year to buy stock springs. All the models were an inch higher than the 2017. So you may not see a difference at all when compared to your 2019, when they came back down a bit. If you want stock springs, buy the 2017 springs. That’s when they were the lowest.
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Even on the AWD models? I thought they were raised a bit compared to the RWD versions. And i work at a Alfa Dealership, and trust me, Mopar will void your entire warranty for any possible reason they can. I asked my Mopar rep and she still hasnt answered me on what i can do with the springs without voiding the warranty
They can try…but there’s law. Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975 prohibits them from voiding the entire warranty. Look it up.
In the same model year, the QV is the lowest of all the models, yes. However 2018 is the tallest model year. I’d just go for the 2017 RWD coils and it’s probably best. See this page for reference. 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV OEM Suspension Spring Set (lowest OEM spring)
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IMO in an ideal world Q4 with ability to adjust the suspension about 1" up or 1" down would be great. A manual adjustment would be good enough for me. Put the snow tires on for winter and hike that skirt up, put the summer tires on for go fast season and drop it down.
I suspect that the height of Q4 is there partially to keep a reasonable amount of suspension travel. The front shocks are really cramped for space due to the need to straddle half shafts.
Now where are the Ti springs and hubs for my car?
Ti hubs especially reduce unsprung weight, reduce brake heat transfer to the hub bearings, and are corrosion resistant.
Ti springs save a lot of weight (Ti coil springs are about 40% of the weight of the same spring rate steel coil spring) and having bright bare metal springs has gotta look good.
I suspect that the height of Q4 is there partially to keep a reasonable amount of suspension travel. The front shocks are really cramped for space due to the need to straddle half shafts.
Now where are the Ti springs and hubs for my car?
Ti hubs especially reduce unsprung weight, reduce brake heat transfer to the hub bearings, and are corrosion resistant.
Ti springs save a lot of weight (Ti coil springs are about 40% of the weight of the same spring rate steel coil spring) and having bright bare metal springs has gotta look good.
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