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Originally Posted by gled21
If you dont mind me asking why should we stay away from BCr's? Im in the market for coils as well and I was considering the BCr's or the BC RAM's. To be clear my intentions are to keep the car a daily while able to recreationally track/canyon carve. Also what are better alternatives considering my intentions?
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Originally Posted by Ashikabi
BC has a reputation for making a cheap low quality product. ie: won't be as comfortable, perform as well, last as long as more expensive coils. They are good for slamming(extreme drop) due to the way they are valved internally(to my knowledge). But to ride that low without bottoming out they must be very stiff which makes for a rough ride. Back pain and general discomfort can come from this. I just switched from Stance coils to Fortune 500s, which both cost about the same but the ride on the Fortunes is so much smoother(girlfriend approved) because the Stance coils are meant for extreme drops. A few coils have been mentioned in this thread that are excellent choices. I haven't seen the Tein Z flex mentioned yet but I have heard great things about them despite them being one of the cheapest options available. Of course if your only goal is a mild drop, lowering springs can't be beat for cost. A few hundred dollars will get you what you want instead of the $800ish for Teins or $1250 for Fortunes. If you want to be able to pay with damper settings and adjust ride height, then coils are your only choice. If you have lots of money to spend I believe the KW v3 is generally considered the best you can get without getting TOO crazy
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The funny thing about people trashing BC (in general), is that BC Racing is an OEM for many, MANY coilovers that we love on the marketplace. There's a handful of companies actually making shocks themselves, and everyone else sources parts from essentially 5 suppliers.
I really need to print out the "coilover made by BC Racing" dyno charts and show what cheap coilover shock dynos look like after 30 minutes of repeated runs.
-alex