BC Racing Coilovers: Installed and Tested.

[Hellabad]

that and the fact that in order to lower your car, you do not decrease shock travel by moving the spring perch lower on the strut as the gc/koni combo does

Please let your thread remain as a promo/review of BC springs, and leave GC out of it.

If you think about what you just said by the way, you cannot add travel that isnt there. At the lowest setting, GC and BC are the same travel.

So I am asking you to please leave incorrect assumptions about Ground Control Suspension Systems out of all of the reviews you have posted in all of the forums.


Jay Morris from GC

[bataangpinoy]

Please let your thread remain as a promo/review of BC springs, and leave GC out of it.

If you think about what you just said by the way, you cannot add travel that isnt there. At the lowest setting, GC and BC are the same travel.

So I am asking you to please leave incorrect assumptions about Ground Control Suspension Systems out of all of the reviews you have posted in all of the forums.


Jay Morris from GC

note taken. im not looking to start a war here.

i did however fail to mention that i was talking about a STD length shock, not a g60 shock.

gc is easier to DIY and has a more well known standing track and consumer base.
BC is not so easy to install, and is relatively new to the euro scene, but those that use them have nothing but good to say about them.

it boils down to preference and budget.

again no intent to bash anyone here jay, i just made an erroneuos statement.

and down under,
its a 60mm spring ID

[bear]

do these have a weld on the inside too, or is it just the outside bead only, I want these but, if Jay Morris sends me a coupon for, lets say 20% off the coilover kit and camber plates for a cabby with bilsteins, I will give Jay Morris my credit card number and spray paint GC on my rear window.

[jaywood]

How are they doing? Still holding up?

[payney8]

yeah, how are they? im interested i work next door to a metal fab shop and their happy to weld it and xray it for a double check

[!kid]

updates?

[nu-B]

would you just post some pics of the results of you drop and appearance???? pleaze

[OrdnanceCorp]

I would like an update on these coilovers with PICS!

Please let your thread remain as a promo/review of BC springs, and leave GC out of it.

If you think about what you just said by the way, you cannot add travel that isnt there. At the lowest setting, GC and BC are the same travel.

So I am asking you to please leave incorrect assumptions about Ground Control Suspension Systems out of all of the reviews you have posted in all of the forums.


Jay Morris from GC

Hmmm. IDK he didn't say they were adding travel?
So on the GC kit do you move the spring perch up and down to control ride height and wouldn't that shorten the shock travel?

On the BC coils you don't adjust the spring perch, you adjust the threaded shock body. You could adjust the spring perch but you don't have to, to lower it. So how is that the same as the GC kit? If GC is the same why do they do shortened strut housings which is essentially what the BC coils are? On top of that the BC coils are essentialy a threaded shortened strut housing that is adjustable, is it not?

I will be getting one of the 2 kits( BC or GC) in the near future so this kinda matters. The price it would cost on top of the GC kit to cut my housings down 2-3in makes for a pretty high dollar kit in the end. Assuming that GC can even find a short enough shock with the correct valving so I don't have to have custom cutdown shocks which would add to the $2k total?
I guess as far as I'm concerned I want a kit that goes lower than what GC does and IF GC can go lower it will cost me alot more $$$$, no?

[e30guydownunder]

GC use custom valved shocks out of a G60 Corrado. It is common knowledge. These shocks are 5" (or 4 I forgot) shorter than an E30 shock.

The BC Unit is completly custom made. It has a larger shock bod to allow a larger diameter piston yadda yadda.

The two kits are very different ways of achieving the same result. One has some better features than the other. And the other will have some better features than the first one. It the same as comparing any two components.

Probably one of the biggest problems with BC coils is you need the abilit to weld to the Cast Knuckle at the bottom. This requires proper pre and post heating processes to guarrentee a quality weld. So in that aspect the GC kit is "easier" to install.

As for pictures there are atleast 6 threads with pictures of peoples installs already and I'm pretty sure this thread had pictures too.

[OrdnanceCorp]

...As for pictures there are atleast 6 threads with pictures of peoples installs already and I'm pretty sure this thread had pictures too.

I looked at every thread with BC coilovers in it and have yet to see them on a e30. I want to see the stance and how low people are setting them.

[!kid]

I looked at every thread with BC coilovers in it and have yet to see them on a e30. I want to see the stance and how low people are setting them.

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=193566

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99305

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100129

these pics belong to beefjurky69 on e30tech

[fiftytakedowns]

oh fuck

[OrdnanceCorp]

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=193566

Nice, thanks !Kid
He obviously doesn't mention BC coilovers cause it didn't come up in my search.

That black one is low as hell...I like it.

[Heist]

I'm interested on doing this with my 2002. I measured the front and got this:


Can anyone help me out? From my understanding this should work if the strut towers are raised correct? Any input is appreciated!

[e30guydownunder]

those are diameter numbers??? Those are far to small for the E30 ones, which are based on either the 46mm or 51mm OD design.

You could get some steel centric rings made up to slip over the left over strut tube with a 51mm OD. These could be welded to the strut tube and then the strut slid over the top and welded to the sleeve as well as the stub.

Like the picture.
Regarding the strut towers. I have no idea how the lengths of e30 struts compare to 2002. But keep in mind these coilovers are designed for low ride heights in mind. So are shorter than standard E30 stuff