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Old 07-18-10, 11:30 AM
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Default Can I get this low with BCRs?

After years of owning a 350z I just got rid of it and picked up an IS and joined the forum. I have 19s on my car and cut tanabe springs. I know a lot of people dont approve of cutting springs but in my past experiances I have never had problems (had an sti with cut springs and did over 50,000km with my z on cut springs).

With my IS though, the ride is just so bad I am considering coilovers. Can you get this low running BCRs? Can megans go lower?

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Old 07-18-10, 12:02 PM
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I had BCR and you can get that low and with the damp control you can adjust how stiff you want it. Also with BCR you can custom your spring rate. Cut spring on a luxury car is just ghetto
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cut springs are also bad if you were running stock shocks.
Old 07-18-10, 05:54 PM
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Driving this low can only be bad for ride quality.
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omg thats low
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i dont have any problems with ride quality, and im on megans
Old 07-19-10, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Mv350
i dont have any problems with ride quality, and im on megans
well, I got a new desktop picture. My gf is gonna be pissed when she see's shes been replaced...
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tell her everything is gunna be ok cause its me
Old 07-19-10, 08:28 AM
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Thanks a lot for the replies. Those megans look good! Are you riding as low as they can go? Any idea if megans go lower than the BCRs
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theyre the same when it comes to the lowest. 4" slammed. the lowest I've seen are the Buddy Club coilovers. They go lower than 4"
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Originally Posted by Mv350
i dont have any problems with ride quality, and im on megans
u one brave **** driving that low in socal
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Im pretty sure you can't... Even though I think Megan's are made the same as BCR, the BCR's dont allow you to get that low... Plus ask MV350 it takes ALOT of work to ride that low and hope you dont have to go over many speed bumps or enter any steep drive ways.
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