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Suspension Question about BC racing coilovers

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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 07:56 PM
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Question about BC racing coilovers

I just installed these yesterday with help of a friend.

I forgot to measure stock ride-height (d'oh!)... Anyhow, we measured the stock parts, and set the BCs 2cm shorter. The rear is pretty low now (1 finger wheel gap) but the front is pretty much like stock (2 finger gap). I think the reason is the spring rates are different than stock. So just measuring the stock and adjusting the BCs relative to stock is not right. Anyway, I'm not concerned about this. I will drive around couple hundred miles for stuff to settle, and next week we'll re-adjust the height. After couple hundred more miles, I will get alignment and corner balancing done.

The only problem I have right now is that the car feels a little bumpy. That being said, I'm still making adjustments. 0 ticks (softest) is really comfortable and 30ticks (hardest) is very stiff. I'm glad the settings really do work and make difference. Right now I'm using 10ticks both front and rear and the ride is less bumpy.

Overall, I am very happy with this coilover kit.

I have 1 question:

The BC webpage says that I have to loosen lower strut bolts to adjust the camber (http://www.bcracing-na.com/HEIGHTADJUSTMENT.htm). Is this really required? Because to do that, I have to jack-up the car, and remove the front wheels. I was looking more of a quick adjustment for track/auto-x days.
 
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