Got my BC coilovers.
 

The BR series BC coilovers that I ordered showed up today. They look good. I can't wait to install them, though I am going to wait until my rear camber arms get here so I can do it all at once, and get an alignment done soon after install. Here is a picture of them.

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Once they are installed, which might be a few weeks at least, I will post up what I think of them, and pictures of the ride height I decide on.

Please update us!
I'm looking into these coilovers also.
Did you have any other choices? Was there a certain reason why you chose these?

Not many other choices yet, which is a lot of the reason I went with these. These seem to be such a great suspension for the $ and the spring rates are exactly what I had on my 05 STi and I think they will work very well with the Z.

Nice! You will enjoy them for sure.

where did you order them from?

IA Performance - Automotive Service & Performance Parts - IA Performance

He doesn't have the 370Z on the list of cars yet, but tell him what you want and he should be able to get it for you.

Tell Stephen Ryan sent you if you order anything.

can't wait for the pics and detailed results

bringing thread back from dead cause i want updates dam it.

Wow that is quite a serious necro-thread bump.

last guy i know to bump a thread this old, developed the T-Virus and lives in Tasmania now....

but back to coilovers

Updates?

Coilovers are still performing awesome. No issues at all. Been through 3 track days and around 20K miles of hard street driving. I had Tein Flex coilovers on my 05 STi and they came loose a lot, and I had JIC coilovers on my 01 2.5RS and 1 of them got stuck on full stiff setting. The BC's are proving to be very reliable so far.

great update, thanks.

how do you adjust the rear damper when everything is installed?

What's the best height setting? I just installed these and I am having some rubbing issues in the front and some clanking noise in the rear.

The BCs come with an extender that you can install by drilling a small hole into the rear trunk plastic above the shock tower. Or you can drill a large enough hole in there to get your fingers through. Or you can remove that entire plastic piece anytime you want to change it. Either way involves removing or drilling into your interior plastics. The only time I really fiddle with mine is at the track so when I remove the spare tire/tools I also remove those plastic pieces for easy access. The whole removal/re-install including spare tire takes about 5 minutes. The same will apply to every coilover that has their adjustment at the top of the strut, which is pretty much every coilover.

Technically speaking from a performance standpoint I wouldn't go any lower than 1" from stock. Further than that and you start screwing with suspension geometry and you're more vulnerable to weird creaks and noises from the suspension as the suspension geometry gets worse. Also make sure your springs are pre-loaded properly and check to make sure all of the adjustment collars (gold things) are tight as well as the nut on the top of the strut that holds the top hat on. This can be accessed through the trunk under the plastics without removing the coilover, but you will have to remove the adjustment knob in order to get a socket on there.

Not sure exactly what height I am at. I think about 1.5 inches lower than stock. Not much wheel well gap at all.

I never re-installed the interior panels that cover the rear, so mine are free to adjust when I like.

It would mean a lot and a great deal of help if you could take some pictures for me. Pictures of the rear spring bucket, and a pic of the drop itself.

I'd like to go 1.25 to 1.5 in the front and 1 or 1.25 in the rear. Currently have the dampening set to 25 from soft front and 15 from soft rear. My car is FKN Slammed. LOL

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good info guys, this thread has me about to buy a set of these from nick and adam over at TH.

Just wrote a review of these on my website...

Mike Bonanni Motorsports | Official Driver Website for Mike Bonanni

Does your car have spacers?

just got mine in the mail! cant wait to install them!!