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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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dam you murray

looks killer.

my post bumped it to the next page i hate that
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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WANT said promised update!!!
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Will most likely be on Sunday. I have little time now but trust me she, will be on the ground before sunday night because I am driving to work on Monday lol.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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Finally an update:

So I figure I will start off with giving a small review so far on the BC Racing type BR coilovers......these things:


I am very impressed by the qaulity especially since they are made in Taiwan. The coilovers came with a 1 year warrenty, the necessary adjustment tools, some product info and a SWEET decal! The whole assembly in general was solid and the craftsmanship impressive, BEST part was the include a brake line clip




Camber plates very nice BUT they peg out at -1.5 degrees because of the allen bolts hitting the bulkhead. The Dampner is fully adjustable with 30 settings.



The install on the car was easy and they came preloaded. I would say judging from when I first put the FC on the ground, the ride hieght was about stock...maybe slightly lower. They adjust just like any other coilover and I will say that the threaded cylinder turned easily IF you loosen the rear and front lower arm bolts.




Total time to install and adjust the ride hieght accordenly was around 4 hours. I used a digital vernier caliper to measure the distance from the bottom lock ring to the small preload lock ring. This ensured linear drop. I DID have to drop the passenger front a 1/2 inch more then the drivers side though to get equal fender gap.

I also have MAXED out my MMR Rear Camber adjusters(bolt fully tightened and bottomed out)) and I am in the -1.2 degree camber in the rear.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Now on to my pics of the car!!

Took her out today to make sure everything was good after the winter suspension overhaul. I ended up leaving about 3/4 inch gap between the fender and tire( all you flush lovers back off) My reasoning is my damnper settings are semi-soft, 12 clicks past soft and these roads here SUCK ***. Second reason I went with that ride height was with 235's up front are BEEFY and with my camber plates maxed, I wouldn't get much of a tuck....actually none at all. My tire would chew the **** out of my pretty fender and I dont want that:leaving:.

Anyway I had no issues except for the annoying smell of my new turbo blanket burning up:cuss:.....headache from the fumes. No clunks, no bushing noise, nothing which is rare from my constantly-breaking POS FC.

Here are the pics, enjoy....









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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:32 PM
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I think it is pretty "flush"lol



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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Nothing new in the interior yet....just cleaned it up from sitting for 6 months





Engine bay with new black turbo blanket and SOON water injection muhahahahaha





Overall I am happy with the results of both my wheels and suspension. That was a **** load of work but worth it. 900 miles to go on break in and the real fun begins!
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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sweet man love the look ! love the wheels love the engine bay. awesome car
only thing i see that needs fixing is your drivers side bolster !! haha

what is your shift ****??
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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lol, yeah that drivers seat has seen better days.

Shift **** is the leather Mazdaspeed one from corksport.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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you like it?
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Yeah it is comfortable BUT I should have never paid for it at that price lol.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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Looks fantastic!
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Looks fantastic!
Thanks Brian! She drives fantastic thanks to you.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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love the stance and the wheels are looking good as well.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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Pure eye candy. Congrats on the build.

P.S.

NEEDS MORE FLUSHNESS.

hahahaha, no it's perfectly fine, though i wouldn't mind if you ran a smaller tire. What are the specs on everything again?
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 10aeRX7
love the stance and the wheels are looking good as well.
Thanks, I am pretty pleased with the stance too since it was my first attempt.
It may drop a wee bit more in the back and MAYB front since I can adjust my camber plates more now ( I didn't see the second set of allen bolt holes in the camber plate).

Pure eye candy. Congrats on the build.

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NEEDS MORE FLUSHNESS.

hahahaha, no it's perfectly fine, though i wouldn't mind if you ran a smaller tire. What are the specs on everything again?
Thanks buddy, I cant wait to see yours. Specs are 17x8 +28, 17x9 +29
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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lookin good man. high fiveeee
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 01:39 AM
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Awsome bro keep up the good work!
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 05:43 AM
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looks awesome!!!

if you dont mind me asking... where did you get the coilovers and how much were they?
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rommellikewhoa
lookin good man. high fiveeee
Awsome bro keep up the good work!
looks awesome!!!
Thanks guys. I really think I am done with the exterior...maybe mod my 626 lip but other then that I like its simple and clean approach.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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friend has BC coilovers on his Subaru, he likes them
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by arghx
friend has BC coilovers on his Subaru, he likes them
Cool. So far I like mine and the adjustability AND feel from soft to hard is crazy!
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 11:43 PM
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WoW, sooo clean. Nice job..
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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Man that bay is so clean. I've had the same coilovers for a 2 years now and they have been great. I just sprayed them with some wd40 recently and ran a rag through the threads to lower the car again for spring. Didn't see any major corossion on them and didn't feel any binding.

The interior looks great as is!
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