Swift springs or br bc coilovers?

TypeOne

I have BC's on my Z, had them on over a dozen other cars over the last 5 years without any issues. I have run TEIN's and had the coating flake off and the threads rust over in less time.

I had a conversation with a good friend of mine that runs a shop over in London, and he is one of their main European distributors. He mentioned that they run them on their time attack cars and with the help from BC have really dialed in a great setup for their cars.

He also mentioned that the guys from BC told him that their manufacturing facility was moving into a new place which had been run by Apex'i. Granted that the factory is still in Taiwan, but they are using all of Apex'i's tooling and machines.

In any case, getting coilovers for the sake of handling is one thing, but doing it just to be low is a different story. The ride quality of my car is great, and since I didn't buy them for competition use it was well worth what I paid.

I'm sure many others will agree with me.

Kaien, have you ever been in a 370Z with BC Racing coil overs, or Swift springs? Personally, are you running Swift springs on your car for track days?

corbin09

The people calling them "crap coils" have never physically held them in their hand. The valving is on point in the BC's and the only downfall is the springs in which they offer a better alternative if you think you need it. I have installed BC's, KW's, and various other coils. For the money BC is a nice choice. I will admit they dont "feel" as nice on the street or on the track as the KW's but they get the job done. They are a pretty popular choice among the drifting crowd.

corbin09

Do you have a link regarding this? I have never heard of them just falling apart unless they were installed and set up incorrectly.

KaienZ34

Swifts yes, 1000+ miles to the dragon on the dragon and a 1000+ miles back in a 370z nismo TT. Not BC's as you told me in person they rode like crap when i asked for a ride in your Z.

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windex

From BCracing-na.info:
Our BR model is perfect for street driving and occasional road course duty.

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tjlazer

It was an easy choice for me. Swift Spec R. Cheaper price, and to the point. Lowers the car enough and provides a great ride. (this is a sports car, not an Accord with 7" wheel gap) I don't get the need to lower more than 1.2" on this car. It's just plain dumb IMHO. I scrape all the time on my Swifts, cannot imagine going lower. They handle AWESOME.

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2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

TypeOne

"Ride like crap" is a subjective term I think.

If you want to know what it feels like to run over bumps and cracks in the road then sure, it isn't comfortable as a stock car would be. But then again my car is much lower than a stock car with the shocks set on full stiff.

Raise the car up, turn the dampers to a softer setting and it's actually not as bad as you would think.

I have driven my car 1300 miles to GA as it sits and the ride quality didn't bother me, or my passenger.

windex

Lets be honest... BC's ride like crap on our cars because we have them WAY too low and we are on full stiff. They still aren't the roughest that I've been in.

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Viera

Low is a lifestyle Everyone and anyone can hate, but at the end of the day, it's what makes you happiest. Oh, and what you can afford to do and not do.

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ATL_Red_G35

I've to disagree about BC riding like crap. I'm super slammed on BC and ride like OEM. I run BC on all my cars. The reason people's rides feel like crap is because of improper installation. I've seen sooooooo many G and Z coilovers installed wrong. Thus the jarring super stiff.

You've gotta identify what you need. How low u want to go. How stiff u wanted to be in order to get the proper setup.

There's more to coilovers than just simple installation. Preload. Valving. Etc, all are different.

KaienZ34

My wheel FELL OFF - BC coilover failure

This doesn't really prove anything as i'm sure there is a thread regarding any and every product failed at some point.

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TypeOne

That was exactly the point I was going to make.

You can GOOGLE anything and you are bound to find something that breaks. NO parts are invincible regardless of how MUCH you spend on it.

So posting a link to a Mazda forum, that shows a guy having issues with his coilovers and stating that he was aware that he was driving around on a shock that was blown, is moot... right?

I just don't see how you can justify calling BC coils "crap" when you have no direct experiences with them, nor have been in or driven a car that has them.

Sounds like we have a good ole case of,

KaienZ34

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KaienZ34

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corbin09

Looks like it was from improper setup. But that is scary. I havent seen that at all. Now I am going to have to check my girls car with these every week!