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Old 09-05-16, 03:44 PM
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Default Can't decide between a few coilovers...

planning for coilovers upgrade cause my bc racing is toast after this year... i narrowed down to these...
1. HKS HiperMax
2. Olins R&T
3. Think Design Sachs
4. SARD KW
5. Prodrive
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Whats wrong with your BCs? How many miles do you have on them?
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Yeah what's wrong with them? I'm curious to how many miles as well.
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the rear right coils is making noises and it is very noticeable when cornering a left turn compared to a right turn that it is toast... i guess i had around 100,000km on it...
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Both or just 1? My rear passenger has been doing it for years. I know u can rebuild but was actually cheaper and less time consuming so I just bought a rear coilover unit for $340 shipped. Ill report back once its installed. Also BC makes another style coilover for our cars as well
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have you considered ordering the replacement cartridge from BC racing to make the repair? it is supposed to be a lot cheaper than the coilover itself
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Anything you need, please let us know.
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If you have the budget for Ohlins, I'd go with them!

BTW, I've got 60,000 miles on my BCRs. Replaced the driver's rear shock once as it blew. Other than that, been a very happy BC customer!
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Originally Posted by Gville350
If you have the budget for Ohlins, I'd go with them!

BTW, I've got 60,000 miles on my BCRs. Replaced the driver's rear shock once as it blew. Other than that, been a very happy BC customer!
Think we may have talked before. Were you getting a creeking squeeking sound when it blew? Thats what I have going on but only hear it at very low speeds. I just bought a coil unit because I have to pay to have it installed. I dont do the work myself so I hope this fixes it
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Originally Posted by flektone
Both or just 1? My rear passenger has been doing it for years. I know u can rebuild but was actually cheaper and less time consuming so I just bought a rear coilover unit for $340 shipped. Ill report back once its installed. Also BC makes another style coilover for our cars as well
just rear right one.. the rest are fine... also notice when cornering that the side w/ the toast coil tends to lean more... i know bc racing is great for the price but i want to upgrade something better, since i might be tracking my IS350 next year...
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Originally Posted by flektone
Think we may have talked before. Were you getting a creeking squeeking sound when it blew? Thats what I have going on but only hear it at very low speeds. I just bought a coil unit because I have to pay to have it installed. I dont do the work myself so I hope this fixes it
More like a knocking. Check out this thread and video here : https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...hock-done.html

Originally Posted by 604GSE21
just rear right one.. the rest are fine... also notice when cornering that the side w/ the toast coil tends to lean more... i know bc racing is great for the price but i want to upgrade something better, since i might be tracking my IS350 next year...
I just saw this come up in the F/S section : https://www.clublexus.com/forums/2ge...for-isx50.html
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