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MattLegy21
11-19-2013, 12:56 AM
First off, I installed the F-05 BR BC Racing coilovers on my 2001 LGT about a month ago. The first impression of these were amazing. BC Racing coilovers just look good and solid. In the past on other cars, I have had brands such as Megan, Skunk2, and Function&Form. None of those compared to the pure quality when opening the box. The package was shipped directly from the factory in Taiwan. It was very well cushioned inside the box (which I was grateful for considering how sh*tty the UPS men take car of packages around here... :smt013 ). After Further inspection of the struts I realized that BC had already preset the Preload at the perfect amount and all the struts were even in length. I was quite happy to see that they do actually take pride in their sale

INSTALLATION: The installation could have been smoother, though it didn't take too long. The biggest problem I ran into was popping the Axle out of the CV Joint on the passenger side, which delayed the process for awhile. Other than that the installation went quite well! Though, I had never installed suspension on a Multi-link before. I am not too much of a fan of the multi-link in this case, the room I had to move around when attempting to break the bolt lose was little to none. It would have been much easier if I had access to a lift :wink: !

RIDE QUALITY: Amazing! The dampening is so sensitive that you can find the perfect ride comfort for your style. When driving, the coilovers just eat up bumps. The car even got the "girlfriend OK" unlike my past coilovers that no matter what made stock suspension seem like a luxury.

As of right now being that it is winter, my car is only lowered about 2.0 -2.5 inches which is the height that the factory shipped them at.

I will Post pictures once I figure out how to put them in here off my desktop. If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it. :cool:
Thanks, Matt!

dodik
11-27-2013, 09:48 AM
to upload pics use sites like flikr, photobucket or picasa to create an album then just copy image url and paste it.

What spring rate is on the coils?

MattLegy21
11-30-2013, 01:23 PM
62-200-8 on the front coil and 62-180-8 on the rear.

Bhatman
12-08-2013, 04:08 PM
Did you accidentally pop the CV joint out...that will slow things down if that happens :)

If you want to add pictures id go use photobucket.com and it will have the [IMG\] tags preloaded for forum posts.

MattLegy21
12-10-2013, 11:51 AM
Yes, lol it was an accident. And thanks! Ill try it

Tanto
01-03-2014, 07:43 AM
62-200-8 on the front coil and 62-180-8 on the rear.

I'm not familiar with this formatting. Is that 200lb*in and 180lb*in? Or is it 8k front and back? At max height is it taller than OEM? Would you reccomend that rate for a daily driver that won't see a track?

Tanto
01-03-2014, 07:47 AM
Also, wagon or sedan?

MattLegy21
01-03-2014, 10:29 PM
The spring rates are 8k and on a sedan. I daily drive the car and I love the ride. You can use the dampening to make it as soft as you want. It is even more comfy than stock. I'm not sure exactly how high the coils can go though. I can image that they reach 2" over stock easily.

dodik
01-13-2014, 04:55 PM
8k on a DD and comfy? you must live in perfect road are or something. Thats like 450lb/in, almost double of stock.

Tanto
01-21-2014, 10:00 AM
I ordered a set that's 5k Front/ 7k Rear. I'm hoping to have struck a good balance.

Tanto
02-16-2014, 10:49 AM
Ok, I installed mine a couple of days ago. They were simple enough to install. The brake line bolt was a different thread from the coilovers. 5k/7k is too stiff for a DD. It'd probably be ok for a DD that sees some track, but I'm going to swap the springs for 4k/5k. It does feel amazing under heavy cornering on mountain roads.

scoobyleg
10-02-2014, 03:26 PM
Do yours squeak at all? I've had mine for 4 months and about a month in thry started to squeak and it's very annoying haha. I'm getting an alignment as we speak hopefully that will fix my problem considering I never got one after my coil install (I know I should have right after). I have a 03 3rd gen legacy L

MattLegy21
11-14-2014, 04:38 PM
@scoobyleg No, my coilovers never gave me any problems with squeaking. DId you possibly play with the preload settings? That could cause the spring to have some play which could cause some sounds. Hope it is fixed by now!

MattLegy21
11-14-2014, 05:38 PM
http://imgur.com/GclUf42

Finally got around to posting a photo.

Specv118
12-20-2014, 09:43 AM
That looks good!