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Christine gets BC Coilovers


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both my front shocks are leaking and the rear feels pretty soggy so i placed my first order with the Cougar store for a set of BC Racing BR series Coilovers I got the 8/6kg as opposed to the more commonly used 10/8kg version of these.

So first things first the Cougar Store I got exactly what i wanted at the price i wanted to pay no fuss no problems ordered 7 PM Sunday and they arrived sometime today how good is that packaging was excellent. :thumbs:

 

The 8/6kg springs are only slightly stiffer than stock spring rates since i don't want a harsh ride and plan to drop the height by less than 25mm this is fine for me

as i said the packaging was excellent thanks to much cardboard and bubble wrap all arrived undamaged

 

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also i think some people charge extra for the flexible rear adjuster extensions not so here all included

 

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I hope to start fitting Friday depending on the weather and the wife :lol:

I'm sure after 70,000 miles the suspension wont come off without a fight Thanks again to the Cougar Store for making the start of this process easy.

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fitted the coilovers today had every intention of documenting it but other than the hassle of getting it on axle stands on my sloping drive it went so smoothly i just didn't stop 4 hrs old suspension off new coilovers on

I do need to adjust the height at the front as it's too low and need to fit the rear adjuster extenders but other than that it was easy no specialist tools needed although i will say access to some of the nuts and bolts was a pain if i could have got the car up a little higher it would have been easier :)

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........ And what are they like then? Comfy or rock hard ?

better than standard ride but mine were leaking which is why i changed I've only driven around the block to allow it to settle will give it a proper run tomorrow after i adjust the ride height but first impressions are excellent. :teeth:
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........ And what are they like then? Comfy or rock hard ?

better than standard ride but mine were leaking which is why i changed I've only driven around the block to allow it to settle will give it a proper run tomorrow after i adjust the ride height but first impressions are excellent. :teeth:

 

Keep us updated :)

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........ And what are they like then? Comfy or rock hard ?

better than standard ride but mine were leaking which is why i changed I've only driven around the block to allow it to settle will give it a proper run tomorrow after i adjust the ride height but first impressions are excellent. :teeth:

 

Keep us updated :)

now that i've adjusted the ride height and tweaked the settings in the shocks i have to say i'm really impressed the ride is more comfortable than my stock setup and feels more stable on the road ride height is set about 10mm less than standard and shocks set to 5 clicks all round may stiffen this up slightly yet time will tell also i may have been a bit eager fitting the suspension i forgot about the rear adjuster extenders i assumed that you could fit them from the inside didn't realise access to the top of the shocks is non-existent :blush: so had to drop the shocks to fit them it was very easy though didn't even take the wheels off.

 

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hardly noticeable

 

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:)

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  • 3 weeks later...

Seems i pushed my luck a little too far for the local speed humps :rant:

 

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took ages to get it off had to take a hammer to it just to get to the fixing bolts

 

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never mind the replacement showed up the other day a wire brush, a coat of rust killer

 

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and a couple of coats of paint

 

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and it's all well again

 

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now just need to find a safe route to my mates house without going over those speed bumps :)

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it's not low at all the speed bumps are just really bad you can tell by the huge chunks missing out of them

the coilovers i love no crashing and rattling like all my previous ones on other cars i think the softer springs compared to most have really helped

the car stays much flatter through the corners, less roll

and it's a really comfortable ride i don't have a bad word to say about them. :D

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