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

[immajackuup]

Nando you noob

[einstein57]

"comfortableness" is where its at.

[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*.

[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]

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]

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

[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]

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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[nando]

Bc is better because of true coilover

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

[Ian Bowers]

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

OP:

Both are respectable companies. I chose GC for their community support, and because they have some E30 guys who are happy to field your questions. I haven't had any complaints about the ride quality, nor the part quality.

Danny's strut breaking was completely unrelated to the modifications the GCs require. It broke at a 20 year old weld, and he isn't the only one who has had that point fail.

[immajackuup]

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