Bc Racing Coilovers Installation Question

[VNS 24]

geez you guys must be really strong? on a serious note...is this the rears only steve or the front you wanna swap unsidedown? if its the rears i can help you as itll be a 10 min job.

Haha, yeah. Get to use the muscle.

I think it's just the rear. Those two bolts at rear were a b**** to take off though.

[CRISP 35]

geez you guys must be really strong? on a serious note...is this the rears only steve or the front you wanna swap unsidedown? if its the rears i can help you as itll be a 10 min job.

Yea bro its jus the rears . That will b awsum if u can help but wen we swap it over the rear will drop too low and then we hav to readjus the shock and spring. Also for it to go the oda way round the bump stop has to be removed. If u cool wid all that and no how to do it then cool odawise il have to get it done sumwere else

[xtc]

Yea bro its jus the rears . That will b awsum if u can help but wen we swap it over the rear will drop too low and then we hav to readjus the shock and spring. Also for it to go the oda way round the bump stop has to be removed. If u cool wid all that and no how to do it then cool odawise il have to get it done sumwere else

umm slightly confused. maybe ill speak to u soon about it. all i know is that i can take the springs in and out easily

[zei20l]

im confused too. is it in english?

i think he means when you undo the rear shock the arm swings down very low. hint, stick a jack under it or a piece of wood, a brick, whatever will hold it up

anyway, if he removes the spring, it will require the height reset. which he may need assistance with.

[CRISP 35]

im confused too. is it in english?

i think he means when you undo the rear shock the arm swings down very low. hint, stick a jack under it or a piece of wood, a brick, whatever will hold it up

anyway, if he removes the spring, it will require the height reset. which he may need assistance with.

Wat i mean is the car did not lower much in the rear and it is set to it maximum. But it didnt lower cuz t was installed upside down once we swap it over it will lower the car too much meanin we will need a height reset. Thus meanin we have to make adjustments to spring and shock. Dats how this coilover is. And we cant instal them the right way untill that rubber isolator is removed. Its like the second pic atm. But need to get it to the first

[VNS 24]

Wat i mean is the car did not lower much in the rear and it is set to it maximum. But it didnt lower cuz t was installed upside down once we swap it over it will lower the car too much meanin we will need a height reset. Thus meanin we have to make adjustments to spring and shock. Dats how this coilover is. And we cant instal them the right way untill that rubber isolator is removed. Its like the second pic atm. But need to get it to the first

If you need to make adjustments to spring and shock, you would need to take the coilovers out again with tools we probably won't have. Looks like you might need to take it back to the shop. (Preferably Pedders Cannington if Evolution R is a problem). Also, might be a good idea to do the wheel alignment this time.

[scotty nm35]

Dont take it back to the silly buggers that installed them upside down, its only like 2 or 3 bolts...

Do you still have the C spanners that cane with the kit?

Then take it to a highly recommended wheel alignment specialist.

[fcruz3r]

Steve, don't go back to the idiots that installed it wrong because

1. they had no clue what they were doing in the 1st place

2. they may get aggro that it'll have to be done under warranty and do a 1/2 @ss job at it

take it to a good suspension shop ....i've used malaga suspension and wilkinshaw suspension at Bayswater before and they are pretty good. the rear suspension setup on the v35 is similar to the bmw 3 series so I think they can sort you out.

incorrectly installed suspension can be dangerous mate so take it easy till u get it fixed

gl mate

[CRISP 35]

Thanx guys no dont worry im not stupid. Im taking it to My own mechanic or wilkinson suspension. Yea last tym i took it back to evolution R told him its upside down. He got one of his co workers who apparently races cars for ford racing and he reckons the only way it can go the rite way is if the bump stop is removed which will cause the tyres will hit the guards wen i go over a bump and burst a tyre. I had a massive arguement and drove off angrilly so ders no way il go bak der.

And Victor no u dont have to take out the shock at all we jus use the C spanner as Scooty m35 says.Only need to take out the spring seat assembly and remove that bump stop i dont think thats hard. Then reinvert that spring seat and make neccesary height adjustments to the adjustors on spring and shock.

Edited October 28, 2010 by CRISP 35

[VNS 24]

...And Victor no u dont have to take out the shock at all we jus use the C spanner as Scooty m35 says.Only need to take out the spring seat assembly and remove that bump stop i dont think thats hard. Then reinvert that spring seat and make neccesary height adjustments to the adjustors on spring and shock.

Ok. Well, let us know if you need help. I am on holiday next two weeks stuck at home.

Edited October 28, 2010 by Victor.T

[CRISP 35]

lol lucky u. Yea will let u no bro. cheers

[xtc]

If you need to make adjustments to spring and shock, you would need to take the coilovers out again with tools we probably won't have. Looks like you might need to take it back to the shop. (Preferably Pedders Cannington if Evolution R is a problem). Also, might be a good idea to do the wheel alignment this time.

i have the tools. and i can do it for him. can only do it on the w/e though. if your not in a rush steve wait for my call and we can do it this sunday.

[VNS 24]

i have the tools. and i can do it for him. can only do it on the w/e though. if your not in a rush steve wait for my call and we can do it this sunday.

Great.

At which place can you guys do? I was going to offer my place but my driveway might chew some bits off Steve's V.

Edited October 28, 2010 by Victor.T

[CRISP 35]

Thanx guys im in no rush watsoeva. I got advised to leave rear were it is untill i get a camber kit. Cuz once we drop the rear ima have sum serious camber issues. Its a tough one

[180 wanabe]

Hey just wondering for those of you who actually take your car to the track... was there much of a difference in your lap times before and after getting coilovers VS stock?

I need to do something about the camber on the front of my car and was thinking about buying some camber arms so I can dial in some more neg camber such as these Godspeed front camber arms

At the same time however if a set of coilovers make "that" much of a difference and the BC racing ones seem to have camber tops for the front it may be worth getting them. The price for them seems to be around the $1600 mark for a set however im happy enough with the stock suspension at the moment

Edited November 1, 2010 by 180 wanabe

[fcruz3r]

bang 4 ur buck would be upgraded sway bars first.

[180 wanabe]

bang 4 ur buck would be upgraded sway bars first.

Allready done and to tell the truth I dont think they did all that much, car understeered more even with the front on the softest setting caused VDC to go crazy even when I wasent understeering. So I ditched the VDC and bought some track rims with Toyo R888s which made a big difference

[zei20l]

thats probably because the rear sway bar affects understeer more than the front.

how did sway bars affect the VDC?? they arent related!

[180 wanabe]

thats probably because the rear sway bar affects understeer more than the front.

how did sway bars affect the VDC?? they arent related!

Adding swaybars to your car can increase understeer/oversteer which in turn the will trip off the VDC if it detects that the car is about to oversteer/understeer

Im confused by how the rear swaybar could affect understeer? its linked to the rear of the car.... in my 180sx it was much easier to drift in with a whiteline swaybar set on hard compared to the soft stock one

[Daleo]

Adding swaybars to your car can increase understeer/oversteer which in turn the will trip off the VDC if it detects that the car is about to oversteer/understeer

Im confused by how the rear swaybar could affect understeer? its linked to the rear of the car.... in my 180sx it was much easier to drift in with a whiteline swaybar set on hard compared to the soft stock one

Yeah, generally a thicker rear sway bar will make the car more prone to oversteer. As it tends to take weight off the inside rear wheel, oversteer or wheelspin (with open centre diff) is the result. Definitely going too far in one direction or the other can raise issues.