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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 07:30 AM
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just finished putting on bc coilovers and i cant get the rear to go lower. I have adjusted the rear coil to its lowest point and this is where she sits at. Did i install the coilover wrong? i thought i would be able to go lower than this. the front has no problem going lower.Is it possible to put the rear coils on the front by accident? bc coils-imag0007.jpg
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 08:42 AM
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just finished putting on bc coilovers and i cant get the rear to go lower. I have adjusted the rear coil to its lowest point and this is where she sits at. Did i install the coilover wrong? i thought i would be able to go lower than this. the front has no problem going lower.Is it possible to put the rear coils on the front by accident? Attachment 252922
You didn't get the extreme drop series, the only other way to drop the rear more is to adjust the spring perch now, which sucks, i'm in the same boat with you bro but the car looks good still
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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You can get a hold of drop blocks. That will give you a good inch or so more. I would hate to adjust the spring perch, losing the preload it was spec'ed for. You can contact one of the vendors here, which can get you extreme drop struts, which all you need is to swap them over. I believe they are roughly $100 each.
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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I've got drop blocks for sale if interested. Got a for sale post in the classifieds.
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Car Looks Good. No wheelwell gap but not over the top. Imho i wouldnt stress bout going any lower
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by DSFBLEXUS
Car Looks Good. No wheelwell gap but not over the top. Imho i wouldnt stress bout going any lower
He has to go lower it's the law of coilovers!! lol jk
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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Did you bottom out the shock body into the lower mount, or are the lower gold adjustment rings now touching the lower mount and preventing you from going lower?
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 12:45 PM
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Did you bottom out the shock body into the lower mount, or are the lower gold adjustment rings now touching the lower mount and preventing you from going lower?
CircuitMS the rear lower shock body has less play than the fronts i have this issue also is there a solution for these kits? Or are we just stuck with it and have to buy new struts down the road? BC should be aware of this cause there's a good amount of members that have this problem with these series BC coil's
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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That's strange
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 01:42 AM
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Yup it's bottomed out. Gold ring aren't touching. It's low enough,but i thought I could tuck the tire
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:38 AM
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the shock body is killing your drop, youre going have to get shorter shock bodies like these



with my BC coils fully extended with just the body drop i still 3 wheel up most driveways

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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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I guess bc dosent go low on ls? Heres a pic of the D2s i just put on wifes ride. Theres still about 3.5" left between both locking collars front and rear.
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by MDSC
I guess bc dosent go low on ls? Heres a pic of the D2s i just put on wifes ride. Theres still about 3.5" left between both locking collars front and rear.
That is really low! How is the ride quality on the D2's and how much did they cost?
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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I had the same problem, BC should know about this I called and complained
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Kira X
That is really low! How is the ride quality on the D2's and how much did they cost?
Honestly its not that low, killed the wheel gap but still has plenty of ground clearance unlike the gs if you lower it this much its scrape everything. Price is slightly cheaper then BC. D2/Ksport same thing Megan/BC are also one company. Im Sure cuicutMS will be in here bashing me how bc is so much superior to megan,d2,ksport... My personal opinion is i personally installed and tested at least a Dozen of BC/D2/Ksport/Megan and to me they are very simular. I dont see a bigger body that BC claims over the Megans. They are simply different color everything else is exaclty the same. Mounts,Springs,dampning adjustment ***** and even spanner ranches are the same with a diffrent name on them.
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