First and foremost, I want to thank BC racing for getting these coilovers out to me as quickly as possible. I want to thank Tristan @ BC racing for answering all my emails. Awesome customer service!
Initial impressions: These came very nicely packaged and nothing was damage inside. It is protected by bubble wraps and cardboard materials. When I took these out of the box, first thing in mind is a very high quality built and how pretty these looked. It’s a strong, heavy, and thick built. Looks way more solid than the OEM ones. Also includes your brackets for your brake lines and ABS.
Driving impressions: Hands down way better than my Eibach spring w/ OEM shocks. I had my setting to 15 fronts and 10 rears. The ride felt smoother, much better handling, and less harsh than my Eibachs with the settings I had. I have only used this setting so far, but I will be updating my thread later on when I test out all the settings. Personally I like my ride stiff.
Handling: I love this part about the BC racing coilovers. It handles amazing. Cornering on turns couldn't be more fun. It’s just sturdier and less body roll.
Noise: The noise did increase a little, but I was going to expect this when you have pillow ball mounts. You are having metal on metal. I will be re-tightening everything to see if this can be completely eliminated. Though this isn't too much of an issue for me because in the end you’re having better performance.
Price: Best bang for your buck with all the features it has. Don't miss out the group buy that Circuit Motorsport is having!
Installation: Very straight forward, fitment is great. I only had one issue and that is the locking nut they provided for the rear which were a little too big. So I went to Lowes and bought the right locking nut size for only $4 for 2, one on each side. I will be mentioning this to BC racing to make sure they fix this small issue.
Dampening: Love it. 30 way adjustable for fine tuning. You can feel and hear the clicks to know which one you are on. It only requires counting and turning the knob. Very simple to do.
The only problem is when you want to do the rear dampening; you are going to need to jack it up so you can fit your hand. It’s definitely not BC racing fault for doing this, it is how Nissan built the Altima because you have no access to the rear strut from the trunk. Which would have been easier since you could of just pop the trunk and adjust it from there.
Front camber adjustments: Definitely a bonus feature! I have not tried this, which I will need to do because of my aggressive wheel setup I have. In order to do this, you are going to have to do it before hand because you have very limited access when it’s installed. Here is a picture of what I mean:
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.
Current gap measurement:
Front
Rear
Eibach:
BC Racing:
Pictures:
Note: Take in consideration that I have reduce weight going on.
Unless im missing something BIG here lol... you take ALL springs off, OEM, Eibach, H&R.. whatever!
