BC Racing Coilovers Installed (pics)

[sohcsol]

Ordered the BC Racing BR-Type coilovers from Kamispeed, who were amazing and had them to my door in less than two days!

Got to work installing them in place of my old Eibach Pro-kit springs last weekend.

The coilovers look amazing, and are obviously of very high quality. I was not disappointed with any part of this product, especially for the price!

The install went very smoothly and everything fits very well. Only the bracket that holds the ABS sensor wire was a bit off, just had to move the plastic clip about an inch which was no problem at all. Overall the install took me 4 hours from start to cleanup and was quite painless.

The directions were a bit hard to interpret, being translated from Japanese. I could not figure out the proper method to lower the fronts and did it incorrectly at first but being unsure I asked Saku at Kamispeed and he set me straight.

Now all is well and it rides much better. On to the pics-


Coilovers fresh out of the box



Front BC coilover vs. stock w/Eibach spring



Rear BC setup vs. stock/Eibach



Front BC coil installed



Rear installed





Post-installation photos - have the coilovers set at about a half inch from the lowest possible position in these pics. The rear tires clear the fender by about an eighth inch, no rubbing at all. The front rubs, i think on the inside, at near full lock. There is only one small point where it rubs, if I turn the wheel more or less slightly it stops.










Rear tires are tucked slightly, fronts have about zero to 1/4" gap.

Thanks for lookin'!

[drvbaby]

vewy nice! how's the ride / handling?

[CRaZed1]

Looks great! Can you share a bit more on "rides much better"

[Scotty001]

Good stuff Sohcsol..!

Yea - a ride comparison on your current set with the Eibachs?

This looks hot. Great pic...

[sohcsol]

Oh, sorry what I meant was they rode much better after I adjusted them correctly, originaly I had the preload spring perches all the way down and was bottoming out the shocks.

Forgot to mention these are a custom 5kg/mm front spring to match the rears.

I enjoy the ride and handling much better than the eibachs, its much tighter but not stiff to the point of being uncomfortable for me. Might be a bit stiff for some depending on what roads you drive. There is no bounce to speak of over bumps tho. Cornering is more fun now as there is almost no body roll with these.

The dampers are also 30 way adjustable and I have them at 8th from the hardest setting (comes this way) and I think its perfect.

Driving on these compared to the eibachs, I now feel that the pro kit springs somewhat overpower the stock dampers. I am happy I made the change

Plus the stance is pretty nice!

[KamiSpeed]

car looks great!!! you have a good drop, low but nothing ridiculous and it accentuates the wheels more so now, I'm glad you like them

also, do you mind if I use some of your pictures?

[sohcsol]

^ use away if you like, I have many more pics but have not done a proper photo shoot yet (car was dirty).

I appreciate all your help in assisting my coilover selection and getting them to me so quickly!

im a very happy customer

[hotboxn]

Looks good!

[sohcsol]

Thanks for the compliments!

Right now I am dealing with an axle/subframe alignment issue, so for the time being I have the stock wheels back on. I have to say though, I am really liking the way it looks lowered this much with the stock wheels, its pretty slick!

In the future I might consider trading for some nice 16's or 17's with a more oem look

[Jakecrxsi]

Nice!!!!!