BC BR can be acquired for $995. Also BC sells replacement coilovers for $100 each if they need to be replaced.
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BC BR can be acquired for $995. Also BC sells replacement coilovers for $100 each if they need to be replaced.
i have BC racing br types. cost about 900 during black friday. they ride smooth, but even raised to the highest level they sit lower then my H&R super sports. they are really good for the money but if i didnt care about height adjustability i would def go with koni yellows with some eibach sportlines
The BC coilovers are "low" by most mustang guys standards. For me they are perfect car sits almost where i want it to be at the highest setting. The higher the setting the more travel the better off you are so it all good. Matter of fact whenever my wheels arrive I may end up going about an inch lower. Although i went 1K higher in rate I think they are great. The rides isnt that bad at all--muff daddy drove the car so he can say a few words too. A pic is below to kinda show the height --sure the back is squatted a slight bit lol.
Drifting wise the car is way more responsive to steering input, transitions nicely and is way flatter than stock. Since these cars are heavy pigs so I will probably add a sway bar sometime soon to help the body roll but really i couldnt not have asked for more from a inexpensive coilover. THESE ARE WAY BETTER THAN ANY LOWERING SPRING.
WARNING THIS IS SHAKEY AND WHEN I TOOK THE VIDEO I DID WITH NO INTENTIONS OF SHOWING PEOPLE --AKA IT AINT PERFECT.
Here is some footage of my car and muff daddys car--you can see how much more flat my car is. Yeah i suck at drifting this thing--time is needed in the seat (cause i can drift pretty good --just not this car lol)
ginger beards - YouTube
Drifting wise the car is way more responsive to steering input, transitions nicely and is way flatter than stock. Since these cars are heavy pigs so I will probably add a sway bar sometime soon to help the body roll but really i couldnt not have asked for more from a inexpensive coilover. THESE ARE WAY BETTER THAN ANY LOWERING SPRING.
WARNING THIS IS SHAKEY AND WHEN I TOOK THE VIDEO I DID WITH NO INTENTIONS OF SHOWING PEOPLE --AKA IT AINT PERFECT.
Here is some footage of my car and muff daddys car--you can see how much more flat my car is. Yeah i suck at drifting this thing--time is needed in the seat (cause i can drift pretty good --just not this car lol)
ginger beards - YouTube
The BC coilovers are "low" by most mustang guys standards. For me they are perfect car sits almost where i want it to be at the highest setting. The higher the setting the more travel the better off you are so it all good. Matter of fact whenever my wheels arrive I may end up going about an inch lower. Although i went 1K higher in rate I think they are great. The rides isnt that bad at all--muff daddy drove the car so he can say a few words too. A pic is below to kinda show the height --sure the back is squatted a slight bit lol.
Drifting wise the car is way more responsive to steering input, transitions nicely and is way flatter than stock. Since these cars are heavy pigs so I will probably add a sway bar sometime soon to help the body roll but really i couldnt not have asked for more from a inexpensive coilover. THESE ARE WAY BETTER THAN ANY LOWERING SPRING.
WARNING THIS IS SHAKEY AND WHEN I TOOK THE VIDEO I DID WITH NO INTENTIONS OF SHOWING PEOPLE --AKA IT AINT PERFECT.
Here is some footage of my car and muff daddys car--you can see how much more flat my car is. Yeah i suck at drifting this thing--time is needed in the seat (cause i can drift pretty good --just not this car lol)
ginger beards - YouTube
lmfao video is awesome. running over cones and running into the camera. looks like yall had fun.
I'd say stick with either KWV3's, AST 4150's (these are the dampers only you'll need to get springs to go with them,) or a Ground Control setup. I'd stay away from BC coilovers unless you're just want a certain look and don't care about actual performance.
Before I went BC I'd be buying a good set of Koni sport dampers and some eibach or steeda or other springs.
Before I went BC I'd be buying a good set of Koni sport dampers and some eibach or steeda or other springs.
K&W V3's are absolute sex. They're the finest quality coilovers there are. I've had them on for over 8K miles and it's like driving a whole new car.
What i dont often understand is people will throw out opinion on why something is better but never quantify why they are better.
Post up shock dynos or at least some experience you had.
Sure a race/competiion suspension is nice but what also needs to be understood is these are street cars form is > function in most of these cases. You want looks and a decent ride. The added bonus is the car behaving better in a race environment. Even then ive had great success with these and other "inferior"
dampers
Ive had lowering springs with koni and kyb dampers--it sucks. The dampers are made to OEM specs. Sure i can get a koni shock that i
Add spring perches/sleeves to but these arent intended to lower the car all too much and is race in orientation. Heck at this point you may as well corner
Balance. Again why these aren't race cars. If they are well you better open your pocket book a bit more.
Thats my feelings on it. For the 1000 bucks BC is a decent deal. Ive heard these are basically megan dampers--if thats true these dampers will go through some abuse. On another note these dampers can be sent in and have be gone through and have special valving added if you choose.
That part makes me laugh everytime . Its alot of fun just you and a few
Others getting a course all to yourself.
K&W V3's are absolute sex. They're the finest quality coilovers there are. I've had them on for over 8K miles and it's like driving a whole new car.
I would love to see a shock dyno on KW vs BC vs MEGAN vs expensive brand XYZ. To date i have yet to see much but it would help alot
Kingnut i should have been more specific on the custom rebuilds. Its not through BC but rather a shop. Now if you want a straight replacement get it from BC like you said. Custom valving is what i was talking about they revalve and rebuild and last i looked it was more than a replacement
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I hear ya. I'm always going to recommend the better (and more expensive) brands of coilovers because they are better on a track or in the twisties than the cheaper stuff. If you're only going for looks then yeah BC or megan or godspeed (they're all the same relabled and recolored actually) coilovers are a good deal price wise. I'd still recommend a good shock/spring combo before those though. Some people are going for a certain look and the height adjustability of the coilovers over the shock/spring combo is what's needed.
As far as experience goes, I'm going based of my limited experience but more off of other's experience in the HPDE/TT world. The guys in my area who do serious track days and work on race cars will all tell you that those kinds of coilovers (Bc, Megan, etc.) are not good quality and are generally a bad choice for suspension besides looks. When it comes to suspension parts you get what you pay for.
You can make the argument "yeah well these aren't race cars" or "street car etc." but I believe it makes a bigger difference than you think.
What to go bad, the diff?
On Turka s car we had added UCA to get the pinion angle almost right but still need to add LCA and relocation brackets to make it right.
Ordered some bc coilovers for a smoking deal. I will post pics when I get them installed.
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