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  • BC Racing coilovers fit to SW20 GTS (p.4)
2012/08/15 13:54:41
EssDub
Has anyone else got reviews of these BR-series units?  Mine are due to arrive on Friday and i'm all ears to find out what people have thought about them after 3-6months usage :)
2012/08/16 00:36:53
Adrian
I've had my RM inverted ones for a few months now and I'm still happy with them. Haven't driven the car too much though because it needs a few things done.
 
PS- Heads up for anyone thinking of ordering BC's!!! They offer Swift springs as an optional upgrade for not too much more $. Not sure if this offer is available in Australia but it's very popular in USA. So if anyone is going to order coilovers, ask about the spring upgrade first. A very worthwhile upgrade apparently and I wish I knew about it earlier.
2012/09/11 11:41:34
MR2QIK
Well I've been playing with BC's on an Evo for well over a year now. Even with them setup incorrectly, they're holding up well. I'll most defintely use these on my SW20 when my Bilsteins die again.
 
Re the preload, BC's coilovers should be preloaded 4mm (unless you want to experiment with stiffer rates). Conveniently the thickness of the adjustment tool.
 
I'm going to fix the setup on the Evo this Thursday.
2012/09/11 20:23:38
EssDub
Im currently running with 14/32 F and 20/32 R and thats enough to drive through most country corners without getting off the gas.  Its magic, totally transformed the car!
2012/09/18 21:11:50
DVSTurbo2
My mechanic has installed a number of these on SW20s (i might get a set myself shortly)...
The only issue he advised me of is that due to the light weight front end of the SW20, dirt and grit gets jammed into the springs if you'er driving on a wet/dusty/dirty road creating spring lock which, as you can imagine, prevent the springs from normal operation.
He sees a number of them return for a quick service which is a basic clean up of the front end springs. Quite easy to do yourself, easier if you have a hoist.
 
 
 
2012/11/12 18:24:46
tuban
Hi, I bought a set of the BR coilovers and whipped off my front wheel on the week-end to check things out and I was very wary about the wheel clearance although I'm running the same 205x40 and 225x40.  Also wasn't sure if the swaybar would clear with the new link.   But feedback above sounds as if it should be OK so I'll dive in next week-end.  I also found that my JDM SW20  an ABS sensor bracket on the shocks.   I was thinking about a metal bracket using the top of the two large bolts at the lower mount.  Suggestions anyone?  Thanks
2012/11/13 09:33:57
C Jay
My new wheel set up on BC's is 17x9 +12 up front and 18x10.5 +15 Im running 205/40/17 up front and 235/40/18 down back. Whole car is lowered about 2-3cm off the top of the tyres and nothing hits or rubs. I did have to roll the guards though but that was only for the outer rim, I also have about 1-2 cm clearance from suspension and inner rim, more so at the back.

Suspension has been set up front for max allowable camber up front but getting some camber bolts to add a little more to get the tops of the rims in line with the guards. Might change clearance slightly but I doubt it will too much.

Also my black plastic wheel guards are cut (I forgot the name for them) so they don't touch them either.

I'm also running 15 damper up front and 23 up back. I'll play around some more with it but some roads in Perth are a bit ****.

HTH.
2013/11/25 00:42:27
Dr.J
Holy Old Thread Revival!
Anyhoo...
I just bought a set of BC BR coilovers and chucked them in my Gen 3 SW20 today.
Fairly straightforward fitting process apart from the brake line brackets being a bit thicker than standard. This resulted in some 'persuasion' to get the lines to fit in the brackets properly.
I also had some issue with the camber bolts on the front, but that was probably more me than anything else.
I'm going to get a wheel alignment and the castor and camber tuned for best cornering performance, but from what I can tell thus far, they're pretty good.
I've gone for the previously mentioned 16 clicks rear and 10 clicks front from the softest setting, but I really need to do a bit more 'testing'.
Overall; happy with the price, they look good, they're simple to adjust, and they were pretty much a straightforward fit. Would recommend. :)
 
2014/01/02 16:26:28
Nik_Lee
Hi I am new to the MR2 scene, about to pick up my first MR2 in a week from now and very excited.
Anyway I was also thinking of getting some BC's for it but I was also curious what the best size sway bar options for front and rear would be as I would like to update the sway bars and all bushes whilst I'm at it.
any advice would be greatly appreciated 
2014/01/02 20:30:29
Timbo
The easiest option is the whiteline adjustable sway bars. They have three settings and are easy to adjust. Keep in mind that mr2's have a habit of ripping out the front sway bar mounts when bigger sway bars are fitted. You should get sway bar reinforcement plates if you are going to upgrade (available from two's r us) . The front bar is easy to fit but the rear one requires the cross member to be removed and is a little bit more involved. You can also just fit Nolathane/urethane bushes to the stock sway bars and get some new sway bar links and they will be as good as new.
 
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