BC coilovers help

hi, all after abit of info on getting new coilovers some reviews say there great some say they are rubbish whats peoples saying who have had them fitted or got them

cheers lee

Ive heard they can give a harsh ride for road use but are excellent and transform the cars handling.

I have them fitted and I really like them. I can't compare them too much as they were on the car when I bought it. The handling is spot on with them.

As Kato says they are firm but not daft like coilovers I've had in the past on cars - none of which were Imprezas thou.

Best way would be to get a run out with someone who has them fitted (if you can) to get a feel for them. I've found out the expensive way in the past and got suspension wrong and then hated the car.

yeah thats what I want to to do, I am gonna wait until John Walls has his fitted then ask for a go haha

either way am gunna find out nxt week as ive already ordered them but cheers for the replys lads will let use know how a get on

I fitted mine few months back can't fault them mine where brand new from BC and I didn't change the setup from BCs factory setup you can read the road a lot better

Can't fault mine I've said b4 prob best thing av bought for me car so far

I live in darlo bud so if you wanna met up some where for a look at mine in darlo can be done

Think the adjustments are really good from hard to soft !!

Got some on my Hawkeye STI and on the softest settings can't really tell the difference between OEM shocks. They have a huge damping range of about 30 or 32 clicks between softest and hardest settings - most others only have about half that. I love them. Just make sure you get a decent 4 wheel alignment done after fitting

Got them on my blob sti, cant fault them at all and like Mario said they have a great damping range.

I had HSD coilovers fitted before the BC's, had a lot of issues with the HSD's and they eventually stopped working within a year, very stiff ride too! (Big waste of money!!)

Had the BC's fitted for about a year now with no issues, definitely worth the money. Make sure you get the rear adjuster extensions that poke up behind the seats, makes things a lot easier

My HSD coilovers are absolutely excellent. The only problem I have with them (un setup) is the fronts thud a bit on potholes due to coilovers not having the rubber bits in the top plates and the rears are catching the tyres. I was ment to get the arches chopped out bit just fitted them anyway. I'm sure sideways Dan can sort this out when I get my ass up to his place. The ride is not harsh at all and I can honestly say I'm well happy with them. There was a few bad reports on the HSD coilovers when they first came out but the ones you get now are much improved and they are brilliant

Pleased your happy with them natski dont mean to offend, I maybe just got a bad batch but all the problems I had was enough to put me off them. I had the HR series and tbh they looked like a good piece of kit, they started off great but after about 7 months use is when the problems started, they began creaking and after a while they started seizing up and then would suddenly move with a huge bang. Had huge problems with Driftworks too and thair customer satisfaction too but got it sorted in the end. Didn't like how the adjusters were on the underside of the coilovers either, strange place to put them!!
The HSD's were profecinally fitted and setup, they just didn't last!

As soon as I put the BC's on it was a much improved car to drive, a lot easier to setup too and a lot more adjustment with noticeable affect.

Hope you don't have similar problems bud, wouldn't wish that hassle on anyone!

Mikeblobsti wrote:

Pleased your happy with them natski dont mean to offend, I maybe just got a bad batch but all the problems I had was enough to put me off them. I had the HR series and tbh they looked like a good piece of kit, they started off great but after about 7 months use is when the problems started, they began creaking and after a while they started seizing up and then would suddenly move with a huge bang. Had huge problems with Driftworks too and thair customer satisfaction too but got it sorted in the end. Didn't like how the adjusters were on the underside of the coilovers either, strange place to put them!!
The HSD's were profecinally fitted and setup, they just didn't last!

As soon as I put the BC's on it was a much improved car to drive, a lot easier to setup too and a lot more adjustment with noticeable affect.

Hope you don't have similar problems bud, wouldn't wish that hassle on anyone!

He's used to hassle mate - Hassle is Natski's middle name FFS

Ha ha no offence taken at all and yes Mario as you say hassle is my middle name lol.

But as I said above the HSD coilovers are now much improved if they fook up after 7 months I'm going to go down to driftworks and bray every single Pearson who works there with one within an inch of their lives

Lol that's the way to do it natski threatened to do that myself so they payed up!! will you still love and have your scoob in 7 months time though??

A bit of hassle is part of the fun with these cars

Mikeblobsti wrote:

Lol that's the way to do it natski threatened to do that myself so they payed up!! will you still love and have your scoob in 7 months time though??

Probably not no lol