Best Coilover Closest to Stock Ride Comfort?

[taimysho0]

Originally Posted by husker741

So get it replaced via your warranty, then void the shit out of the warranty and get RCE yellows. Not a better option for the money out there.

i would, but car is salvaged title due to accident so no replacement by the dealership

[Mr.Jay]

Originally Posted by taimysho0

hi, my gf purchased an frs and we bought some 18" rims so next phase is coilovers. she just daily drives the car so no need to extreme stiff or superior handling coils. just something $1k or less that will ride as close to stock as possible that are within that price range, looking for a soft ride and drop it about 1.5" at most. looking through this forum, i see BC racing being mentioned a lot, and these are the set i might go with. i saw they had a set of bc racing and 5k swift springs front and rear for sales in the classifieds. in terms of spring rates that will give the most softest ride closest to stock, is 5k/5k too weird of a setup? would i need something stiffer in the rear? thanks!

guys look what he is asking here before posting up RCE Tarmac or coils of that caliber

for that price you are looking at like Megans and coils along those lines. You need to step up to around 1500 if you want BCs or coils like them.

1000 for coils I would really just get lowering springs and call it a day especially if you dont ever plan to change the coil setup and are only going for low

edit: if under 1k is a must you really only have Megans to look at. They have some mixed reviews but I believe @jasper is finding them pretty decent

[taimysho0]

^thanks for posting that. yea ive been looking around the classifieds for good deals, i recently saw a set of bc racings on there for 1k shipped brand new with swift springs, was just wondering if that combo was good for what im looking for

[pmccut]

I have stance cos on mine right now - they were 1k shipped which is the only reason I bought them. I'm going to sell them once my RCE t2s come in. Cheap != comfortable.

[taimysho0]

i found a seller locally selling bc coils for 900 pickedup at a shop, is this a pretty decent price or should i keep searching?

[ATL BRZ]

Originally Posted by taimysho0

i found a seller locally selling bc coils for 900 pickedup at a shop, is this a pretty decent price or should i keep searching?

RCE > BC

Give this thread a read: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37684

[taimysho0]

yea ive seen that thread. only thing is i want the freedom to adjust height, which is why i want coilovers. ive been looking at the bc coils with swift springs lately. i might go that route

[taimysho0]

Originally Posted by ATL BRZ

RCE > BC

Give this thread a read: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37684

yea ive seen that thread. only thing is i want the freedom to adjust height, which is why i want coilovers. ive been looking at the bc coils with swift springs lately. i might go that route

[taimysho0]

sorry for the double post

[ATL BRZ]

Originally Posted by taimysho0

yea ive seen that thread. only thing is i want the freedom to adjust height, which is why i want coilovers. ive been looking at the bc coils with swift springs lately. i might go that route

You shouldn't make concessions on damper quality just to have the adjustable ride height on a coilover. Otherwise you may regret your purchase after riding around on them for a while. I really think you'll be happier with the RCE offering from a build quality and ride quality standpoint. I don't have personal experience with either but based on what I've read here the aftermarket coilover market mostly follows the "you get what you pay for" sentiment. Also RCE are a forum sponsor here and are very helpful when it comes to answering customer's questions about their products and getting the setup that you want.

Good luck.

[SeeSharkySwim]

the tarmac 2's look pretty sweet, although they kind of look like KW suspensions...

[ATL BRZ]

Originally Posted by SeeSharkySwim

the tarmac 2's look pretty sweet, although they kind of look like KW suspensions...

They are built by KW and have the KW logo stamped on them as well as RCE's.

RCE just spec's them to their own liking they feel is best suited for the car + customer and thus sells them as their own.

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by SeeSharkySwim

the tarmac 2's look pretty sweet, although they kind of look like KW suspensions...

They are built by KW for us...truly custom valved KWs for the BRZ/FRS. We worked with them to dial in the valving and spring rates even more (and have a lifetime warranty). We've been working with them since 2006.


- Andy

[UnOvertime]

I have a friend with BC racing and he loves them. His FR-S is a daily driver. I was strongly leaning towards BC (BC is local to me) until I saw the intro deal on the tarmac zeros. BC's with the swift upgrade will be decent and fulfill what you are looking for.