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Old 07-13-11, 07:15 AM
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Hi guys i am really thinking about getting the BCR coilovers, i am a total noob at this i am wondering if i would need to adjust the stiffness of the coilovers after having them installed on my car. Do i need to take them off every time to adjust the stiffness or that can be done while the coilovers are on the car?

Also, for the budget of buying a set of BCR coilovers, are there any other better suggestions?
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Bc is good for the price, you can adjust the front under the hood, the rear are easy to access behind some trunk trim panels-OR you can get some extenders for the rear and have them hang out of the panels.
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Buy them from member "CircuitMS" he's an approved vendor and selles them with the extenders for the rears.
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Originally Posted by B16da9
Buy them from member "CircuitMS" he's an approved vendor and selles them with the extenders for the rears.
Yeah i did this morning and they quoted me with a price already.

Also, i am wondering how do you adjust the height?

Is it a significant improvement over OEM suspension, handling wise?

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Originally Posted by Defender46
Bc is good for the price, you can adjust the front under the hood, the rear are easy to access behind some trunk trim panels-OR you can get some extenders for the rear and have them hang out of the panels.
the same goes for megan ez right? in terms of adjusting the damper for the front?

i know they provide the rear extenders at extra cost
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Yes, I believe all coilovers have the shock adjuster at the top of the shock, which is accessible under the hood(our engine covers are in the way btw)

I know some racing shops actually have valves on the body but that's usually with 3 way or remote reservoir stuff.
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I am just curious for those who got BCR coilover, how much did you guys paid?
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I paid 999... they aren't on yet so no review other than they seem like great quality for the price. I know others have had them on lexus/infiniti and like them.
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Paid about a grand. Definitely a noticeable increase in handling. Ride quality suffers a bit but, if you keep messing with the stiffness/softness settings, then you can get it pretty close to stock quality.
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you know with OEM suspension, whenever during high speed driving and quick cornering, the car tilts to one side pretty badly, with BCR does it still do that?
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I think you're talking about the body roll. The coilovers gave the car a better steering response. As for the body roll, I still get a bit of it when cornering. I see that you already have the sway bars installed. I think you will notice a significant decrease in body roll after lowering your car. Maybe someone can chime in a little more.
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What I do care most is the ride comfort.
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The BC coils will help control body roll, pitch, squat and dive. They have stiffer springs and damping than the stock shocks/springs do so that's why they will help.

You can cotnrol the stiffness to some degree by using the 32 damping settings.
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Ordered my BC's from CircuitMS, they were able to beat all the other vendors in terms of price and service was great. Be careful dialing in the height too low. Lower you go, more you have to modify fender liner, rolls fenders, modify fender/bumper tab, etc.. Regarding adjusting the damping, the adjuster ***** are on top of each shock. Like some said, the front adjuster ***** can be accessed under the hood. The rear the side panels are covering the adjusters *****. Some ppl suggest pulling the panels back to access the rear adjusted *****, but I find that a hassle. BC sells rear extenders so the ***** can be adjusted through the trunk liners. I custom cut the my rear extenders, can't have it super long sticking out.
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