BC Racing Coilovers

[hesster]

I love my BC Er's. They do not clunk, it is usually other stuff like sway links, strut nut not tight enough, or fasteners not tight. Only issue I had was to clearance the BMT LCA's with a slot so the resv hose would not get pinched when lowering the car. Other nice thing is you can dial in the ride height perfectly. Another thing I learned after lots of tweaking is not to set them too soft or you may get some "noise". I wound up with 15/12 front, and 16/12 rear, and only go up from there. Lastly - they are a beautiful piece.

[BurnedRubber]

I haven't been able to drive on them yet since its winter, but I'll keep this updated when I do. The reason that i went with BC is because they are a pretty big name in the coil over world. Many companies private label their coilovers since they have figured out a good design. If they aren't good I'll change them out for something else, but I don't plan on having any issues.

[Jayjellyfish212]

Mann.. you guys got me drooling here over your nice set ups with the BC coilovers! I just put a new BMR front sway bar in place of the stock and was impressed with the product. Cant wait to pick up a set of these BC coilovers myself. I have only heard good things and great price reviews myself.

[Jayjellyfish212]

Originally Posted by hesster

I love my BC Er's. They do not clunk, it is usually other stuff like sway links, strut nut not tight enough, or fasteners not tight. Only issue I had was to clearance the BMT LCA's with a slot so the resv hose would not get pinched when lowering the car. Other nice thing is you can dial in the ride height perfectly. Another thing I learned after lots of tweaking is not to set them too soft or you may get some "noise". I wound up with 15/12 front, and 16/12 rear, and only go up from there. Lastly - they are a beautiful piece.

The camber plates are icing on the cake

[Olddudesrule]

Hesster, that is one god damn clean car!! Looks awesome, and the ER's look good too. Did they come with adjustable sway bar links? For me, it's probably between them and the RideTechs.....Love that Quick Jack too. Getting on next week for my B-day!

[hesster]

I initially went with BMR adjustable sways, but changed the rear to a JPSS since it mounts outboard on the LCA like a 1LE. Nice upgrade. I think if one is gonna pop for coilovers, then get the camber/caster plates (like Moreno) since a dealer can dial in a exact alignment (including caster!). Took them 2 hours to do it, but wound up within 0.1 of a degree to my requirements. The ride comfort is also excellent - even with the 22" Foose wheels with 265/30 F and 315/25 R tires, and some serious ass suspension mods.

[BurnedRubber]

Got the BC Racing rear coil overs installed last night along with the rest of the rear end! The install was very straight forward. The part that took the most time was the holes in the trunk for the adjuster. We ended up drilling a hole then test fitting the coil over and making adjustments with a grinding bit on a drill and dremel. I had to become one with my Camaro to fine tune the holes. LOL

[bkevind]

BC Racing is not the same as the Megan/Buddy Club that others may be thinking of.

Yes they are made overseas (Taiwan?), maybe even in the same facility as some cheaper stuff, but they are made well for the price.

I ran a set of the BC Racing BR series very hard for a few years on my Mazdaspeed3, a lot of track time on pretty harsh Texas tracks. They are good for the track, less good for the street. On the mazda, they definitely had less travel, and fairly stiff so bumpy roads they won't be cushy. Where I would occasionally get a clunk is the scenario that you run over a 2x4 on the road or something along those lines, pretty normal for most any suspension if you hit something with that sharp of an impact at speed.

If I recall correctly, BC even dyno's them to match them up before selling as a set.

After much abuse, running big sways and many miles of all out track days (and a short bit of time trials) on some bumpy road courses with NT01R tires, I eventually cracked the sway bar mount on one of my BC's. (If anyone runs around Austin, this setup lapped Harris Hill Road in 1.29 - not ground breaking but decent for the speed3)

If I had to do it over again with that car, I probably would spend more on better c/o's but I was pretty happy overall with the bang for the buck and years of service the BCs provided. KW Variant 3's would have been a decent midrange step up. Or possibly springs + koni / bilsteins might have have been slightly better.

Regardless, with my budget setup that mazda terrorized a lot of faster cars

I would bet the BC's are the best of the affordable coilovers out there. I tried a set of Stance coilovers that were hyped up pretty hard, they cost more than the BCs and they were total garbage by comparison. Nothing but trouble with those. Wound up going back to stock and using the mazduh as the tow vehicle for my motorcycle track habit that took over.

Sorry for the rant'n'ramble. Good luck and enjoy your new suspension!

[BurnedRubber]

Originally Posted by bkevind

BC Racing is not the same as the Megan/Buddy Club that others may be thinking of.

Yes they are made overseas (Taiwan?), maybe even in the same facility as some cheaper stuff, but they are made well for the price.

I ran a set of the BC Racing BR series very hard for a few years on my Mazdaspeed3, a lot of track time on pretty harsh Texas tracks. They are good for the track, less good for the street. On the mazda, they definitely had less travel, and fairly stiff so bumpy roads they won't be cushy. Where I would occasionally get a clunk is the scenario that you run over a 2x4 on the road or something along those lines, pretty normal for most any suspension if you hit something with that sharp of an impact at speed.

If I recall correctly, BC even dyno's them to match them up before selling as a set.

After much abuse, running big sways and many miles of all out track days (and a short bit of time trials) on some bumpy road courses with NT01R tires, I eventually cracked the sway bar mount on one of my BC's. (If anyone runs around Austin, this setup lapped Harris Hill Road in 1.29 - not ground breaking but decent for the speed3)

If I had to do it over again with that car, I probably would spend more on better c/o's but I was pretty happy overall with the bang for the buck and years of service the BCs provided. KW Variant 3's would have been a decent midrange step up. Or possibly springs + koni / bilsteins might have have been slightly better.

Regardless, with my budget setup that mazda terrorized a lot of faster cars

I would bet the BC's are the best of the affordable coilovers out there. I tried a set of Stance coilovers that were hyped up pretty hard, they cost more than the BCs and they were total garbage by comparison. Nothing but trouble with those. Wound up going back to stock and using the mazduh as the tow vehicle for my motorcycle track habit that took over.

Sorry for the rant'n'ramble. Good luck and enjoy your new suspension!

I will enjoy it for sure! Thanks for your input, Ill create a new thread that has a full review of them once I've been able to drive on them for a bit.

[MarioSS]

Guys will the BC coilovers clear 10" front wheels on 275/40/20 and 11" rear wheels on 315/35/20?

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[bkscott]

Originally Posted by MarioSS

Guys will the BC coilovers clear 10" front wheels on 275/40/20 and 11" rear wheels on 315/35/20?

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Yes they actually have more clearance than the factory setup.......

[VR Baron]

Originally Posted by MarioSS

Guys will the BC coilovers clear 10" front wheels on 275/40/20 and 11" rear wheels on 315/35/20?

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Yes on fronts. 35 offset is fine. 35 rear offset should be good for the 11s, though I have done only 10.5", and 10.75" on a 19 wheel, but have plenty of clearance

[MarioSS]

Glad to hear that guys! Thanks

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