Bilsteins coilovers
 

Has anybody got them fitted?
If yes whats the verdict?
I have looked on Ian Litchfields site the B14 coilovers + fitting are £1300 very tempted.

I was a sceptic but I found BC BR coilovers really good and far better than I expected them to be (having had a set of the first Apex coilovers which were not too good), speak to Ryan (prodriverules) and ask him for his opinion of the BC's as he fitted mine and got the geometry sorted out for me as well.

The BC's are a very good option in terms of price and their use in the Subaru community shows how well thought of they are.

As I said on other thread Bilstein B14 coilovers seems are OK,but main thing what is missing on them is adjustable damping,plus not sure if you can on them adjust camber,due missing camber plates,which you will need buy them

Jura

still looking at a set of these.
Would like to hear from from anybody who has this set up fitted

anybody got these fitted?

bttt

Just had the Bilstein handling kit fitted to mine and it handles so much better over the standard springs/STi pink springs I had before.It not a problem for me that they aren't adjustable because I wouldn't have adjusted them anyway.I also had fitted uprated front and rear anti roll bars and anti lift Kit.

The only down side is that it isn't cheap at £1800 and the ride is harder but not uncomfortable

was that price everything included?I already have Perrin arb front and rear.Where did you buy it all from?

Got the kit from Litchfield Imports,I think for the Bilsteins only is 1300ish.

Thanks i will call in there next week.Was that the B14 kit?

Yeah :thumb:

just had a full respray by Prodriverules plus a few other bits& pieces now its time to get on with the suspension.Bilsteins are still my first choice.
Looking at prices now,where to buy??

The car is off to Ian Litchfields next week to have the B14 kit fitted

+1 for bcs, i had teins in the past and they were stupidly hard. the bc's give a great ride and handling.

left the car with Ian Litchfield this evening,hopefully this time next week i will have a smile on my face

Any news on this, you got your car back yet?
If so hows the setup?
Interested to know your opinion on the bilsteins

Not yet it should have been ready Ian has told me he is still waiting for the Bilsteins to turn up.His supplier is in the process of moving to a different warehouse so fingers crossed for next week.
I already have Perrin front and rear arb,Cdf alloy droplinks so hopefully these will be the icing on the cake.
As soon as i get the car back i will post up my thoughts.

Cool will keep my eyes peeled for your update

car still there,i have been told it will be done this week.Fingers crossed.

Picked my car up yesterday but I have to take it back next week for a geo check.first impression is I can feel the road imperfections a lot more the plus side is it corners like a gokart.once the geo has been checked I will give it a proper go and report back.

What's it like on bumpry roads, does the car feel planted?

Do you know what spring rates the Bilsteins use and are they inverted or non-inverted type shocks?

I only drove it 2miles. Then down the M50.i will ask Ian Litchfield those questions when I go back.

Ride seems quite harsh not sure if i like it.

I had the alignment checked today at Litchfields then went for a blast around the B roads of Tewkesbury.Big improvement in the corners seems to be planted on the road better.The only downside is the ride quality its harsher than before.

By how much worse is the ride quality than standard

i seem to be able to feel the road surface more,if that makes sense?
i have gone from standard wrx to these.It is a big improvement in the corners no twitching as i go round the corners.
I will have to brush up on my technical terms!!

I have the B16's on my car with all the additional trimmings such as arb's drop links, bushes etc and modified bottom arms. Compared to the std Hawkeye suspension the car is very much improved. You will feel a lot more from the road but thats one of the reasons for doing these upgrades, for me I prefer the ride quality, the std Hawk suspension was to unpredictable. Tyre pressure adjustments can help, I use 17" tyres I would not go to 18's as the low walls make the ride even harder and for track use you need the walls to move around a bit to get good weight transfer.

Give it some time Dave I am sure you will come to like it.

cheers

bob

I was running these on my last classic and they were rock solid to say the least,

I was down at Indigo-GT yesterday so they can fit my Lateral arms,so I asked them adjusted the ride height(up 20mm) because I wasn't happy with how it sat on the rear arches.It doesn't feel so harsh now but not sure how much affect that had on the handling yet.

Combined with the Perrin front and rear arbs,cdf droplinks and the Bilsteins it does corner really well.It is the slightly harsher ride that surprised me.Also i have 18" wheels as Bob says this wont help.