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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by IMPORTIMAGE
we can do 20mm shorter on the springs...it will go to the point where you will hit everything with the car.

on the front you can drop it down to the tire. so basically bringing the tire up to the fender is about where it goes.
can u put all that in numbers/specs pls..

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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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i can ask pete over at bc to get his tape measure out
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by IMPORTIMAGE
i can ask pete over at bc to get his tape measure out
any word yet?
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 10:19 AM
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I have a set of these coilovers on my G35 that I recently installed. So far, I have no complaints. The ride is a little stiffer than the 350Z S-Techs and Tokico D-Specs that I had on it before, but I expected that with the higher spring rate of the BC Racing coilovers. I was very impresses with the manufacturing qualities of the coilovers.

I have been told that different spring rates are available on special order. The current rate is 10kg (~560 lbs) front and 8kg (~480 lbs) rear.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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wow, I love the forums. I haven't even heard of these until now and I'm pretty much sold. Hmmmm, hopefully by the end of Jan. I'll have mine installed.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Mine are on the way thanks to Relentless, now to get them on and try them out at an HPDE event.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Whats the drop like on these? need adjustable front cambers and rear toe/camber? I'm runnin 265/40-18's all the way around, kinda scared to drop it much...
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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i got mine installed two weeks ago and so far, i love them. i have the \ing set in the middle setting for daily use and the ride is close to stock when cruising, but very noticeable difference when cornering on higher speeds. the car feels like they're on rails. i didn't drop the car all the way, still gauging the perfect ride height and waiting until initial set ride height settles.
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BC Racing Suspension (Install, and initial impression) Review-dscn1000.jpg

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i had adjusters /extenders installed on rear brace housing.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by visionz
i got mine installed two weeks ago and so far, i love them. i have the \ing set in the middle setting for daily use and the ride is close to stock when cruising, but very noticeable difference when cornering on higher speeds. the car feels like they're on rails. i didn't drop the car all the way, still gauging the perfect ride height and waiting until initial set ride height settles.
here are pics.
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i had adjusters /extenders installed on rear brace housing.
Nice, Visionz. Thanks for the pics.
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ke0ki2k
Whats the drop like on these? need adjustable front cambers and rear toe/camber? I'm runnin 265/40-18's all the way around, kinda scared to drop it much...

265/40? You sure about that?

these have a wide range of height adjustment

no one can tell you if you will "need" front/rear alignment kits as every car is different. Most times if you are lowering the car over an inch, you will need these items as well. However, if you run very aggressive offset wheels, very wide tires, or, if your car was at the outer edge of "acceptable" for an alignment before you lower it, then the liklihood that you need adjustable camber/toe provisions increases
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Lawy'dU
wow, I love the forums. I haven't even heard of these until now and I'm pretty much sold. Hmmmm, hopefully by the end of Jan. I'll have mine installed.
exactly what im sayin lol. gettin a 4.08 FD and LSD installed....ill be broke but i MIGHT be delaying the install of a clutch/flywheel to get a set of these
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 12:24 AM
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i want to know how it stacks up with stance coils. I was looking at stance and now im confused on which one.
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 04:32 AM
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still waiting to hear specs on hieght adjustment
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Originally Posted by Riyazsf
i want to know how it stacks up with stance coils. I was looking at stance and now im confused on which one.
The Stance coilovers and these BC Racing coilovers are both great. They are among some of my top choices of coilovers available on the market in this price range. These BC Racing and the off the shelf Stances are both great, the Stance incorporates the true coilover design, while the BC Racing ones use the stock spring perch location. It is hard to compare these two, they are both great in a couple of different ways.

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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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how come everyone knows there great, but no one knows the height specs? im looking at these as a potential buy, but i want info 1st

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How low do you want to go?
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Gilley
How low do you want to go?
i wanna know my options (range)..
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by IslandZavage
i wanna know my options (range)..
I am pretty sure that you will have no problem reaching your desired (low) ride height with these coilovers.
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mdracer76
The rear is set all the way down, but due to all the weight reductions on the car ( CF rear hatch with lexan being a biggie) the rear sits a little higher than what I thought it would..


this is why i ask... i know he's CF in rear but it doesnt seem to be low in the rear as i would want.. is the CF really making that much of a difference? i want a nice low profile.. somewhere similar to the drop you would see on Tanabe springs (1.2 drop in rear /1.0 in front i think).

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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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I have been riding on mine for 3 weeks now and I haven't adjusted the height yet. My rear tires tuck into the fender wells. I need to lower the front about 1/2 inch to be even with the top of the tires.
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