Which way to go...BC or GC?????

[nando]

Bc is better because of true coilover

Bc because you don't lose struts travel like gc.

[dothadance]

GC doesn't lose strut travel either. That's the whole point of having shorter bodied shocks.

you do lose strut travel, the shorter body shocks don't have anything to do with the travel. the spring doesn't rise to the most extended point of the strut, pending on collar placement. ie. lower collar placement, lower travel

[kalib0y]

I have zero problems from my BC coilovers. I loved them on my s50 e30 and currently on my LS1 M3 that I track quite often. I used to run KW V3 on all my cars but not Im all about BC. Great stuff regardless where they are made.

[DRTSRFR]

you do lose strut travel, the shorter body shocks don't have anything to do with the travel.

I think we should stick to the word BUMP travel which is what is primarily affected on lowered platforms.

Short body struts increase BUMP travel on lowered cars, which is important when considering ride quality and handling.

[nando]

you do lose strut travel, the shorter body shocks don't have anything to do with the travel. the spring doesn't rise to the most extended point of the strut, pending on collar placement. ie. lower collar placement, lower travel

lower collar placement has nothing to do with travel, unless you have standard length struts. if you go full droop the spring isn't going to hold the suspension in place.. and at full compression you're worried about running out of strut travel, not the spring.

the shorter body shocks definitely have less travel (because the rod itself is shorter!), but if you've lowered the car 3" you've already given that up, and the shorter body shock will give you more bump travel than standard ones.

[immajackuup]

the thing in circle is where you adjust your height without losing strut travel as for gc they don't have that which is some bs sleeve= no strut travel. yall dig what im trying to say now?? short or long strut body doesn't matter.

[dothadance]

the thing in circle is where you adjust your height without losing strut travel

that's what i dig about them, but in reality it doesn't really matter if you have a foot of travel when you're 3 inches off of the ground:D

[immajackuup]

that's what i dig about them, but in reality it doesn't really matter if you have a foot of travel when you're 3 inches off of the ground:D

this will explain everything lol

[nando]

well unless they some how magically fit a 3 foot rod in 30" of space - you still have less travel than stock because the rod has to be shorter to do that.

[immajackuup]

well unless they some how magically fit a 3 foot rod in 30" of space - you still have less travel than stock because the rod has to be shorter to do that.

No!

[nando]

please, tell me how you can use a shorter strut insert without loosing droop. you can't have it both ways - if you lower the car 3", to get bump travel back, it has to come from *somewhere*.

[einstein57]

"comfortableness" is where its at.

[immajackuup]

Nando you noob

[jizo]

Cool video.....I kinda learned something. But now its the welding to the knuckle is where i really worried. and what shocks does BC come with? Obviously not Koni's...

[DRTSRFR]

BC makes their own dampers.

FYI: The "dual" adjustability was never intended to be what it is considered today. The bodies were threaded so they can apply any bottom mount to THE SAME DAMPER, regardless of the chassis.

If the damper is correctly designed for the platform there's no need for dual adjustability.