JRZ RS1 coilovers installed on Racecomp BRZ (and other RCE updates)

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Best suspension sales pitch ever.

Girl #2 sounds awesome.


Heh.

I have to agree with you on that. Drew has been with us since 2004 and after reading that post it reminds me of the old days on IWSTI and Nasioc !

Well put Drew !

Myles
RCE Founder/slacker deluxe.

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

Oh we also put these on the car:

I know this is about the shocks and I know this is a pricey option but for some, they wont want to spend time or money pressing out and in poly bushings. these went on in about an hour. We also replaced rear camber bushings from Whiteline. I can tell you that the amount of feedback from the rear is AMAZING ! Any shifter karters out there who know how to wag the tail of a 125 or a 100 yamaha/Emmich sprint kart know what I mean, but now you feel that the rear is "CONNECTED" to the main body/frame. Cornering is predictable. Very solid feeling modification. This is one of those mods that is hard to describe or quantify as its benefit is confidence inspiring to even those with ALOT of experience. At the limit you feel as though the line between grip and drift is easier to manage. Under HARD braking the car tracks much straighter.

I had these on my 04 STI and the pillowballs are sealed with a bearing cover and never made noise or had any play.

I am doing this on our 2011 WRX ASAP.

Myles
RCE

[sterile stork]

Thank you for adding just another beautiful option, albeit I'm even more confused with which product to go after I sincerely appreciate your level of detail in sharing information, not to mention the no-pressure mannerism in which you present it all.

Unrelated: Andrew & Miles, perchance would you guys consider opening up a twitter account to post small updates to? I certainly would love to stay in the loop with your awesome developments, as well as new product news, but don't make use of facebook...

[Captain Snooze]

Noob questions regarding the little assist/helper spring. What is the advantage in having these little springs? There is a sudden spike in in spring rate when they become fully compressed (assuming that they aren't fully compressed at rest) and if they are intended to keep the main spring from floating about when the wheel is fully extended why not just use a longer main spring?

cheers

[jamal]

Yes, for the most part it is to keep the springs seated. You can't just use a taller spring because it would result in a taller ride height and not enough droop travel. For example, a 500lb/in spring on the front of a BRZ is only going to compress about 1.3 inches with the car sitting on the ground, but that shock has about 5" of travel. So without a helper you have a ton of bump travel but hardly any droop.

You'll notice a lot of coilovers don't have helpers, and it's usually because the shocks have very little travel, which is a bad thing.

[Calum]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I know this is about the shocks and I know this is a pricey option but for some, they wont want to spend time or money pressing out and in poly bushings. these went on in about an hour. We also replaced rear camber bushings from Whiteline. I can tell you that the amount of feedback from the rear is AMAZING ! Any shifter karters out there who know how to wag the tail of a 125 or a 100 yamaha/Emmich sprint kart know what I mean, but now you feel that the rear is "CONNECTED" to the main body/frame. Cornering is predictable. Very solid feeling modification. This is one of those mods that is hard to describe or quantify as its benefit is confidence inspiring to even those with ALOT of experience. At the limit you feel as though the line between grip and drift is easier to manage. Under HARD braking the car tracks much straighter.

I had these on my 04 STI and the pillowballs are sealed with a bearing cover and never made noise or had any play.

I am doing this on our 2011 WRX ASAP.

Myles
RCE

I've found the rear of the car feels very vague. I've been looking for something like this to provide more info. Are you guys going to stock these? If so, how much. If not, where would you recommend buying?

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I know this is about the shocks and I know this is a pricey option but for some, they wont want to spend time or money pressing out and in poly bushings. these went on in about an hour. We also replaced rear camber bushings from Whiteline. I can tell you that the amount of feedback from the rear is AMAZING ! Any shifter karters out there who know how to wag the tail of a 125 or a 100 yamaha/Emmich sprint kart know what I mean, but now you feel that the rear is "CONNECTED" to the main body/frame. Cornering is predictable. Very solid feeling modification. This is one of those mods that is hard to describe or quantify as its benefit is confidence inspiring to even those with ALOT of experience. At the limit you feel as though the line between grip and drift is easier to manage. Under HARD braking the car tracks much straighter.

I had these on my 04 STI and the pillowballs are sealed with a bearing cover and never made noise or had any play.

I am doing this on our 2011 WRX ASAP.

Myles
RCE

so are these just the STi units for the newer Imprezas? Can i order these pieces directly from a subaru parts department? (or maybe you)

also i assume these bearing units can take a few winters?

[ultra]

And I thought I'd only be wanting to do light modifications to my car....

RCE - you guys are masters of the 'tease' I tell you! But please keep it up anyways.

[meeks]

Andrew/Myles,

Would you guys be offering bumpsteer kits with the starter pack in the future? or is it even necessary to run with them.

[Captain Snooze]

Andrew@RCE
Any chance of JRZ 3 way?

[BadCompany235]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Andrew@RCE
Any chance of JRZ 3 way?

Last I heard they do plan to do an RS also.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by BadCompany235

Last I heard they do plan to do an RS also.

RS are not 3 way adjustable, only 2 way.

[BadCompany235]

Rs are 3 way. compression rebound height. What do you mean by 3 way? High speed low speed?

[fatoni]

Originally Posted by BadCompany235

Rs are 3 way. compression rebound height. What do you mean by 3 way? High speed low speed?

yeah, thats what i think when i hear three way adjustable.