Review: BC Racing BR Type Coilovers

[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

[mcheddadi]

Ok a little update. I bought adjustable rear camber arms instead of camber bolts since my tech told me I'd need shorter arms. i got some universal 350z/g35 ones since there isn't any altima ones out there. hoping for the best!

[Rob.Vegan]

I'm planning on purchasing these before the end of the year. Is there a designated coilover gallery somewhere that I can't find or is nobody posting pictures.

I just want to see how the much the wheel wells are getting filled now.Any scraping issues.How low are you guys going...

Should I start a new thread ???

[FGFCacoupe]

I'm planning on purchasing these before the end of the year. Is there a designated coilover gallery somewhere that I can't find or is nobody posting pictures.

I just want to see how the much the wheel wells are getting filled now.Any scraping issues.How low are you guys going...

Should I start a new thread ???

I'm tucking tire all if the way around. I'm still no where near done adjusting my setup/fully dumping the car yet.

Hope that helps

[Bori83]

Wat have you done to your alignment? Or are in the same situation as the rest of us with the Neg camber issue?

[zilla19]

I'm planning on purchasing these before the end of the year. Is there a designated coilover gallery somewhere that I can't find or is nobody posting pictures.

I just want to see how the much the wheel wells are getting filled now.Any scraping issues.How low are you guys going...

Should I start a new thread ???

+1Pictures?

[nnguyen]

I did the same thing, not install yet tho

SPC Performance 72050

i order at oreiliy and the part number is 72050.. I got one of it today and will get the other one 2mrw.

Not sure if it enough tho, it feels as like the SPC is the same length as the stock arm for some reason. Not sure how it get fix my -2.5 camber lol

[mcheddadi]

http://www.spcperformance.com/...&cmd3=

you didn't get the camber bolts ?

[nnguyen]

no they told me it wouldn't work lol.

instead get the whole adjustable camber arm, it also come with camber bolts too .. still waiting on my 2nd one

http://www.spcperformance.com/...0.jpg

Modified by nnguyen at 7:40 PM 8/21/2009

mcheddadi - which universal camber kit did you buy? for your rear , im kinda unsure to put this on and waste 205 bucks and wont work lol
Modified by nnguyen at 8:12 PM 8/21/2009

[mcheddadi]

this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...%3AIT

[im89]

i know nothing about suspensions but i want to drop my car was gunna buy eibach but then i saw this how long do coilovers last?