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Old Sep 3, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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2003 LS430

BC Coils Extreme Drop with 12k/10k spring rate

Pre-load has not been touched, but cant seem to find a sweet spot on dampening. Adjusted through the 32 dampening and from around 15 from stiff the car will be stiff where the who car seems to just move as one solid item when going over a tiny bump with no cushioning. once i go past 15 from stiff to soft, the car just gets really bouncy.

Any ideas?

I have checked the pre-load as per the bc video and made sure they were set properly.

Let me know what set-up you have running as in dampening adjustments that have worked for you.

Thank you in advance.

Searched "Bc Coil" and looked through 10 pages with no real adjustment information on settings"
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Old Sep 3, 2013 | 10:20 PM
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dont have any experience with BC coils as i believe in my opinion there are better options for the price. however i do have experience with others and with BC 32 dampening system (what a joke) i would go with 15 fronts 20 rears for a sportier feel. if u want comfort then 20-23 fronts 25-28 rears.
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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 07:20 AM
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thanks for the reply.

is that from soft to hard 15 or hard to soft 15?

Thanks again
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for me i always start from the hard setting and work my way down to soft. another thing, those settings work for me but not might not work for you. its your preference and its going to take time to find the sweet spot. it took me over 2months with my first coilover system. gl
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Old Sep 4, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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i got the same bc setup. im running 21 all around. however , i installed it right out the box and not messing with ride height . pretty smooth for me considering the road we have.
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Thank you for the replies. I will try those out.

Been tweaking and messing with the coils since may... still no luck ...
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