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Old 06-07-12 | 08:28 AM
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BC's with custom rates is the way to go. I went 14/10K over the stock set up and it rides fine.
Old 06-07-12 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jdmSW20
yeah man those might be your best option in the long run. the megans i have are maxed out in the rear AND i had to droop the spring an 1" just to get it evened out. my front might be able to go a tad lower but the rear wont match so i need another option lol.

plus im on 19's so you can imagine how low i am
Ha ha, hopefully the roads aren't to bad where your at got any pics of your car?
Old 06-07-12 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by VanCityLS4
BC's with custom rates is the way to go. I went 14/10K over the stock set up and it rides fine.

Good to know I take it it doesn't feel like you're riding on a rock lol? I used to have a beat up Mazda Protege and the suspension was pretty stiff, when i'd hit bumps and potholes it felt like death. As long as the BC's aren't worse than that i'm good ha ha
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Ha ha, hopefully the roads aren't to bad where your at got any pics of your car?
Yeah man check out my build thread. It should still be on page 1. I got some updated pics in there as of last week
Old 06-07-12 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Joshcar
Thanks to everyone who chimed in, Megans and BC are both made in the same factory I believe so I would assume they're quite similar.



jdmSW20 you are not mistaken they both have the same spring rates but the set I was looking at was with Swift Springs so I have the choice to order custom spring rates.

So basically I just have to decide which is the best option for me, I think i might go with the BCR's with custom spring rates, knowing me I'm going to end up wanting to be slammed
they arent made by the same factory, too many small differences.
Old 06-07-12 | 03:16 PM
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just got a set of BC coilovers.. just have to fine tune them..
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Old 06-07-12 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jdmSW20
Yeah man check out my build thread. It should still be on page 1. I got some updated pics in there as of last week
Nice, I'm gonna go check em out !
Old 06-07-12 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
they arent made by the same factory, too many small differences.
Learning new things everyday haha, a buddy of mine told me they were made in the same factory in taiwan I believe, aw well as long as they're still good quality like I heard I think the BC's with custom spring rates is gonna be my best choice Thanks for sharing your knowledge,you seem pretty knowledgeable LS's
Old 06-07-12 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 1ciscokid
just got a set of BC coilovers.. just have to fine tune them..
Damn, that looks dope !
Old 06-08-12 | 12:14 AM
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my car's on BC Coilover extreme drop kit



It's not too bad but I need to find a shop to cut holes in my strurt towers so my upper control arms can stop banging on it
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