subiepunk

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I can't compare BC to KW however for the price I am very happy with the ride of my BC with swift springs. I went with 18k/14k which seems stiffer than what most people here are running and have no complaints however I may just be used to it.

MileHIFcar

Isn't that the truth! Some people love them for the price point and others hated them

There were obvious complaints about the quality/construction of the coil overs, that's good to hear that they addressed the quality control issues Because for the price they can't be beat!

Vervish

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Just got my set - they are all labeled "06 Lexus IS250" hope that is normal?

Supraman16

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Ok, I've had both BC Coilovers with 14/10K springs (not Swift Springs) and HKS GT4 coilovers. I can personally tell you the HKS Coilovers blew the BC Coilovers out of the water, both in handling and comfort! With the BC Coilovers and 14/10 springs, I had to run the dampening pretty high to not bottom out, and I was not dropped too low either. Even with the dampening set pretty high, the handling was no where near as great as stock! This pissed me off...I spent money to upgrade my suspension, not downgrade it, so I decided to go with the HKS GT4's because I had great luck with them on my Supra. The HKS coils provided me with much better handling (as good as, if not better than stock), and ride comfort was also improved. This improved even more when I upgrade the HKS springs to Swift springs (same stiffness as the stock HKS springs, 16/10K). Even my wife today was complimenting how smooth the ride was. If you don't want to shell out $3000+ on the Penske or Ohlin's, I saw go with the HKS GT4's.

FFM

Interesting. HKS with Swift springs sounds like a solid idea actually. Puts you up near the 2k price point or over though I presume.

Max16

HKS are 2k$ without the swift
So around 2300$ with swift

FFM

Yeah, and at that point you really aren't that far off from Ohlins which are phenomenal coilovers.

Looks like you either risk it with a BC/Swift combo at the 1300$ish mark or have to jump another 1k for the next best thing.

I wouldn't imagine the HKS supplied springs would be garbage though. But it's hard to say. Suspension is such a grey area when it comes to proper testing of spring rates, consistency, valving, consistency, haha. Half the coilovers with 30 settings only do **** the last 5 clicks

Katin2

Penske hands down. I picked up a set from RR racing.

FFM

$3500 for coilovers on a 98% daily driver like most of us is pretty damn overkill personally.

Max16

And I'm canadian so this 3500$ equals to 4600$ for me... My incomes are not 30% more than yours.
5k$ for a suspension just doesn't make sense

shyguyF

Thank you Supraman16 once again on reviewing of HKS coilover. In another thread I followed your reviews and ordered a set of HKS GT4's. It is on the way home. Like you said HKS is better than the stock suspension so do you think I need to upgrade to Swift springs or just HKS springs is enough?

Supraman16

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No. I think the stock springs on the HKS are decent. I did Swift upgrade because I wanted to see if I could get a pretty good suspension even better. It did smooth it out a bit but not a drastic change. I would say stick with the stock HKS springs for now. Also, leave it at the present HKS settings, both ride height and dampening (15 clicks front and rear from full stiff), the car handles and feels great with the factory HKS settings. Also note, if you have a upgraded rear sway bar, you will have significant oversteer with the HKS coil overs given the stiffer springs. I would only use the stock ISF rear sway bar with these cool overs.

3nergiz3d

If your goal is daily driving, a drop on springs is more than enough. If you're looking to match performance with road feel, Penske is hands down the best money can buy. Ask the guys at RR-Racing to see if they can offer you some kind of discount. I was in your same position and asked our vendors RR-Racing and FIGS a couple questions. Go ahead and try the what FIGS has to offer.

His recommendation at the time being was the BC Racing w/ Swift Springs along with his Mega Arms and Toe links. You'd be coming in at $3121 CAD before shipping and duties which doesn't break the bank completely and you'll have a much better feel of suspension.

If you were in the same province as me, I would love to give you a test drive on the Penskes.

MileHIFcar

Also to further what FFM is saying, isn't that getting close to KWV3's in price as well? Are Ohlins and KW's about the same price? If so which one is a better coilover between KWv3's and Ohlins?

3nergiz3d

KWv3= 2599
Ohlins = 3299

Still a substantial jump in terms of pricing. I would say the Ohlins is a better coilover, because FIGS customises the coils to match the ISF. Kwv3 has low spring rates, but provides a much comfortable stock like feel ride.