hughes741

been looking at coilovers and was wondering what peoples opinions are on them and which should i go for?

this is my list and best prices ive found

bc racing br series - £650

tein super street - £730

megan racing ( us import) - £650

d2 racing - £550

ChibiSF

What's your goal with these coilovers?

hughes741

i want a decent handling fast road car and the abilty to adjust ride height

ChibiSF

Very good. How important is ride quality to you?

hughes741

not really bothered about comfort

hughes741

anybody ?

lee1184

I have recently (last week) put the BC BR Series on my 2005 STi and they are great IMHO.

The build quality seems to be good, they fitted on very very easily between me and my Dad we done them in just over 3 hours. I was half expecting them to not fit 100% (aftermarket stuff normally doesn't) and have to move things here and there but all the brake line fixings and ABS fixings went on no problem at all..

I know there is a HUGE thread on here about BC's knocking but there is a fit for this, if you speak to Kev or Bren @ Apex they can go through with you the best options for your car.

I also got the extended adjusters for mine so i can adjust the dampers without having to take the rear seats out.

Hope this helps

Lee

SteveJT

Ive got the BC's fitted on MY04 STI. Transformed the handling and stance of the car no end. Extended adjusters a requirement in my opinion as rear seats need to come out to adjust the rear dampers if not. Noiser on the rears but hey ho it corners ace.

Added bonus look on Scoobyworld free fitting!

hughes741

thanks for the help just ordered some direct from bc should get them tommorow. how much can they lower the car?

lee1184

They start off at 35mm lower i think and you can go alot further than that.. i think probably 100mm.

Only thing i would say is if you dont need huge amounts of adjustment on the rear you should go for the new style rear springs and use the OEM top mounts.

If you ordered them from APEX (the UK agent) they will have probably told you this.

Lee

hughes741

yes i ordered from apex but she never told me anything about that

lee1184

I would give them a call and ask for the rear springs to allow you to use the OEM top mounts.

Try to sort it out before they ship them so you get them all at the same time..