Review: BC Racing BR Type Coilovers

[legend_217]

1 question. After installation, is my car gonna be lower than the stock or I have to adjust the height ?

[mcheddadi]

Ride height adjustability: I did not adjust mine and used the settings it came from the factory. Definitely has potential to be lowered more and go back to stock height. You can adjust these to your style. This isn't hard to do, you will need to take off your wheel and use the supplied wrench BC Racing gives you. Follow its instructions for proper lowering or heightening. The reason why I haven't adjusted mine yet is because I am letting it settle and I can go from there. Even without adjusting, it is lower than my Eibach springs still. Which I will be showing pictures later on this post.

[legend_217]

lol Thanks man

[D-Roll]

Damn I need to start saving some $$$$!!!

[brakthru]

thanks for the info. i think i will wait for the feedback on the 5k spring rate

[peteyd]

Just got it today around 7pm .. started installing it at 8pm .. got done at 12(Ran into some problem with the studs on my car, since dealership strip 2 of it ..gotta take it back again! they strip the front left first 2 fix it... now i found out my rear has 2 strip lugs) now im running on 3nuts for my left rear GAY! .. overall installation was a breeze a lot easier then springs. I have a sand like noise coming from the back not sure wth it is but gonna check 2mrw when i drop it to the floor =]

as of now stock height im sitting 5 in off the ground. Ride quality is great for coilovers .. i cant agree with Loop about being smoother then springs =/ i think my springs was smoother .. this is more stiffer even on max soft lol. Houston roads = crap

My the handling is like 100% more improve compare to my old springs/oemshocks. Like a dream come true =]

Overall - I freaking give a

Will make a thread with pix and all later :O sorry loop for thread jacking

oh btw my kit did not come with the m12x1.25 i had to go to autozone for it.

Would you say the install was pretty strait forward??? I have access to a set of air tools would nice if i had access to a lift as well but no

[Loop]

Yes, it is straight forward. The hardest part is just removing your old suspension.

[dangeris]

Hey Loop, If the hole was enlarged big enough so that the camber adjustments were not hidden like in this picture, will / would it work?



It's the only thing that's keeping me form getting this. I don't want to be taking off the coilover everytime the camber needs to be adjusted.

[Loop]

Hey Loop, If the hole was enlarged big enough so that the camber adjustments were not hidden like in this picture, will / would it work?

It's the only thing that's keeping me form getting this. I don't want to be taking off the coilover everytime the camber needs to be adjusted.

I am not sure how safe it is, but if you were able to englarge the hole. Then you are able to adjust the camber. Having the camber feature is just a bonus.

[nitram0i]

what kind of rims are those?

[Loop]

what kind of rims are those?

Advan RS.

[DaCoupe]

so what about these noises youve been hearing, have they gone away?

[Loop]

Any irregular noise is gone. Just needed to preload the rear and tighten all bolts.

[dangeris]

Any irregular noise is gone. Just needed to preload the rear and tighten all bolts.

What do you mean by you had to "preload" the rear? Sorry if that sounded so noob-ish

[legend_217]

Loop. I installed coilovers today. The ride is better than my Eibach springs. However,there's some kinda weird noise coming from the rear from inside the car. It's like a squeak / hydraulic noise when I go over bumps (any kind of bumps on the road). Kinda resembles the noise from the hatch when u open and move it up and downThe guy who installed for me said I need to raise the rears lil bit higher to prevent the eliminate....lol

Modified by legend_217 at 6:42 PM 6/21/2009
Modified by legend_217 at 6:51 PM 6/21/2009

[mcheddadi]

could it be the rear preload loop was talking about?

[legend_217]

how to preload ? I'm in the same situation with Dangeris now. I don't really know what "preload" means.

[Loop]

What do you mean by you had to "preload" the rear? Sorry if that sounded so noob-ish

Preload is referring to preloading the spring before the weight of the car is placed on the spring.

how to preload ? I'm in the same situation with Dangeris now. I don't really know what "preload" means.

Preloading can be done by letting rear spring hang freely and adjusting the shock to 1/4 - 1/2 inch shorter then it would need to be. You will be able to see about half of the hole on the mounting point below the entire shock. Now raise the jack under the spring seat until you can place the bolt back through the shock and mounting point.

[dangeris]

Preload is referring to preloading the spring before the weight of the car is placed on the spring.

Preloading can be done by letting rear spring hang freely and adjusting the shock to 1/4 - 1/2 inch shorter then it would need to be. You will be able to see about half of the hole on the mounting point below the entire shock. Now raise the jack under the spring seat until you can place the bolt back through the shock and mounting point.

okayyyyyy... is there a youtube vid for that. Not quite getting the concept ANyway, what is gained in doing this?

[legend_217]

It eliminate the squeaky noise.

[legend_217]

Alright, I have a question for people who installed BC coilovers on their cars. How do you low/raise your fronts and rears ? I lost my instruction during the installation.

[Loop]

http://www.bcracing-na.com/HEIGHT%20ADJUSTMENT.doc

Alright, I have a question for people who installed BC coilovers on their cars. How do you low/raise your fronts and rears ? I lost my instruction during the installation.

For the rears you want to adjust both(spring and strut) with equal amount of height adjustment you gave to the strut and spring. Meaning when adjusting the strut, you will need to adjust the same amount for the spring. When adjusting the spring height, loosen the top collar first.

[FGFCacoupe]

Did anyone find an alternate method of adjusting the front camber, other than taking off the entire front coilovers?

i.e a tool small enough to fit, or any method possible
Modified by FGFCacoupe at 12:33 AM 7/24/2009

[mcheddadi]

OK I GOT MINE!!! (finally...! thx brian btw you did a speedy delivery)

ride quality = superb

I can confirm that the softest settings with lower than Eibach height is SMOOTHER than the Eibachs (AND THATS ON MY CRAP QUEBEC ROADS!)! and that the camber can be adjuster but you need to buy or fab a custom tool to reach the camber bolts. love it. i'm getting laser alignment tomorrow

[mcheddadi]

ok I got my alignment but I still have some mad camber issues, the front is adjustable but the rear isn't. anyone know of camber rods or bolts or whatever its called to adjust the rear? Loop how did you do with yours for the camber?

[legend_217]

You mean the camber kit ? So far no company ever produce 1 for us. Just raise your rears up lil bit, re-do alignment and you should be fine. That's how I did w/ my car. Otherwise, your tires will wear like a b****.

[mcheddadi]

Ok I found some.

SPC makes them

http://www.spcperformance.com/...+2009

Rear Adjustment range: Camber ±3.00 degree Toe ±3.00 degree

there is also rear adjustable camber arms from the 350z/g35 that look like they could fit (according to some guys at nissanclub)

I'm going to try and get the bolts first and then the arms if they don't work. don't want to get the ride higher yet

[mcheddadi]

ok about the camber bolts on the damper plate on the coilovers. if someone has access to BALLEND ALLEN KEYS, they say it works on allen bolts with an angle up to 25degrees. if you could confirm here it would be nice.

[FGFCacoupe]

and that the camber can be adjuster but you need to buy or fab a custom tool to reach the camber bolts.

I've been looking for a tool to adjust my front camber for three weeks. I have also tried customizing hex screws and still have not been able to fit any tool in the given space. Furthermore, which tool did you use/customize to adjust the front camber? Thank you in advance.

[mcheddadi]

ball end allen key thats what my tech used he told me