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Old 26 October 2010, 08:17 PM
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have a set of basic teins fitted to my classic at the moment but i am looking to replace them,looking for peoples views,have been looking at BC coilovers,not looking to spend over about £650 mind,
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Old 26 October 2010, 09:36 PM
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Depends on the application fella i have been doing a lot of research myself and after speaking with olly clark the best setup for fast road / odd trackday would be the bc racing rm range which i am opting for.

You would be looking at double that budget fitted though so if finances are tight maybe go with br range. ( very popular and on the groupbuy at a bargin £509)

I was looking at teins myself both the superstreet and flex but came to the conclusion they are a hard ride esp for our great uk roads

How do you find your teins?

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Old 26 October 2010, 09:54 PM
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Depends on the application fella i have been doing a lot of research myself and after speaking with olly clark the best setup for fast road / odd trackday would be the bc racing rm range which i am opting for.

You would be looking at double that budget fitted though so if finances are tight maybe go with br range. ( very popular and on the groupbuy at a bargin £509)

I was looking at teins myself both the superstreet and flex but came to the conclusion they are a hard ride esp for our great uk roads

How do you find your teins?
bloody hard!!!lol,great for throwing the car around but not nice for long distance or everyday driving,think the bc coilovers are the best ones out there at the moment,fitting and setting for me is not a problem so save myself some cash there,from what i can see the difference between the two is that the rm ones have inverted shocks and come with adjustable alloy rear top mounts???????would also need the damper adjustment extensions for the rear i think too.or have to take the back seat out all the time to adjust
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Phew i'm gald i didn't go tein then i,ve gone for extenders as like you said i do not want to keep removing seats/parcel shelf to adj.

Glad you have the skills to setup the car what about full geometry?
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Phew i'm gald i didn't go tein then i,ve gone for extenders as like you said i do not want to keep removing seats/parcel shelf to adj.

Glad you have the skills to setup the car what about full geometry?
can do that at work on the ramp or also have a camber gauge too,do roger clark keep it all in stock then,as i'm tempted to ring up 2moz and order a set of either the rm or br set with the extenders for mine,
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Originally Posted by fixup1982
You would be looking at double that budget fitted though so if finances are tight maybe go with br range. ( very popular and on the groupbuy at a bargin £509)
What group buy
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going to go for the rm inverted ones with the extenders for the back damping adjustment,
£947.98 from bc direct all in plus what ever they charge for postage
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Morning

Speak to olly fella he may do you a deal.
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What group buy
https://www.scoobynet.com/group-buys...group-buy.html

This one fella
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Originally Posted by fixup1982
Is that the Apex one? I think I might have missed it but I`ve pm`d Bren anyway. Thanks mate.

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well ordered a set from apex today,BC br coilovers with the 5/4 springs and a set of rear extenions for the damping adjustment,went for those as i was told the 6/5 spring rate is abit to hard for everyday driving and as i have teins at the moment i want to get away from that,went for the camber alloy front mounts and the o/e rubber rear mounts as this gets rid of the dreaded knocking noise alot of coilovers suffer from as i was told,i have a set of rear camber bolts fitted already,just need to fit them now
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