Nothing wrong with that. Might be a few days before I get mine installed as well. I'll be sure to post some pics at least in the meantime

 

Got my coil overs today. Overall the lot looks good. Only thing I don't like is the width of the front dampers, they seem wider than they could be so I can see why they need 5mm spacers. However the kit comes with 5mm spacers for the front, rear does not require spacers but I'm going to use them anyways so it's not out of whack.

Looks like you reuse your top mounts on the front and the rear. Kit also comes with new swaybar endlinks for the front.

 

Only letting me post one pic at a time sorry (on my phone)

 

More

 

Front damper

 

God damn. I'm in love...

 

Stoked to see your coils Dan. Got the springs today. Thanks again

 

i'll ask again what i asked earlier...is all this excitement over the coilovers to get better feel while making the car lower vs traditional springs?

again, i came from days of having coils on my 02 maxima and frankly the ride sucked ***. could have been the coils. i had the best feel on my maxima with h&r's in the front and tein in the rear (looks wise, it was the best ones) as it lowered the car but the ride wasn't harsh.

some insight appreciated. the h&r's pictured above seem low enough and would satisfy the look i'm looking to achieve.

thanks

 

That car looks plenty low to me. Remember the factory JCW suspension kit only lowers the car 1/2" which should tell you what the factory thinks you should do. A car with those HRs on it has very little leeway for the tires rubbing on the fender skirts when turning, so the springs had better be plenty stiff and you better go really slow over any slanted pavement.

 

Me too!!

 

I'd gravitate towards coil overs myself.

 

hoping to get my BC coil overs installed on thursday. So keep an eye out for pics.

 

Springs are a static drop and you use the stock struts/shocks (which could obviously be upgraded separately). So you end up using stiffer, shorter springs coupled with soft shocks, and that causes a pretty bouncy ride.

Coilovers are adjustable and have spring rates mated to properly set up shocks. It will still be stiff (and stiffer the more you lower it) but it will handle better and won't be as bouncy. As long as you leave an acceptable amount of travel for the suspension the ride will be firmer but won't be terrible. You generally get what you pay for too.

Any type of suspension upgrade will cost you some comfort unless you go with an air ride setup.

 

I'm guessing that if one ordered the adjustable suspension option you shouldn't do a suspension upgrade using 3rd party hardware, because there's some circuitry in the car that changes the suspension and that circuitry won't connect to aftermarket parts.

 

Actually I saw that BC developed coilovers specifically for the DDC, which I thought was pretty cool. I have no idea what that adds as far as cost is concerned though.

 

I think the pricing is the same. I'm not sure if they are adjustable or if they just work in a way to disable the DDC from the car without throwing a fault code. Either way no point in getting the DDC option if you were planning on coil overs unless your car just came optioned that way from the dealer lot

 

Oh true, hadn't thought of that.

 

Anyone else planning on installing these soon?

 

KW have delivered the goods!

Not my car, but a guy from Belgium





My set arrives on the 26th - I can't wait now Ive seen these pics!

The good news is that he also says he has about 10mm of clearance against the struts with his OEM wheels fitted too, which is good news for my 18x8 ET45 set up and 205/40 18 tyres.

The bad news is that his 18x8 ET35 wheels (with 215/40 18) are too aggressive against the wheel arches, so he is having to have his milled down to make them ET45. Heres a pic of his wheels on before the milling.

 

Dan, I ordered a set of BC's, which should arrive later this week. I look forward to any photos and installation advice you might provide.

Good luck and thanks.

Kevin.

 

Fixed the pics

 

the angle of those pics is awkward but definitely lower than the previous pics in this thread of the H&R springs. I'm looking forward to more pics, especially a straight on side profile. And I can't be the only one who doesn't think those et35 wheels are too aggressive.

Also, milling 10mm off those wheels could very well reduce the structural integrity depending on how they're made.

 

Coilovers won't get stiffer when you go lower, unless you go so low you are hitting the rubber bumpstop. And to avoid that, many coilovers have the lower body threaded as well, so you can adjust ride height without changing the available travel. That's ideal. Looks like the BC have that feature, but KW don't, although that's not to say anything about the design or quality of either brand.

 

Wow this car looks so much better once lowered...

 

Some more pics...