BC Racing Coilover Review, Very Impressed (pics)!!!

[jiggerjosh]

I know I do not post too much, but I felt the need to let everyone know of my findings! I could not be happier with the setup I got. After many months of searching for a decent set of coilovers for a decent price I decided on BC racing. I read a lot of reviews almost all were positive, so I figured I would give them a shot. For $999.00 shipped the coilovers came with 30 way adjustable struts, camber plates, new endlinks and some of other goodies. It would cost two to three times that much from KW, GC or TC Kline for the same setup.

One thing you should know is my 318Ti is far from stock. It has a worked m52 2.8, full exhaust, supercharger, 3.73 LSD and countless other mods to the motor that I can not remember right now. Last time it was dynamo I was at 300hp to the wheels and about the same for torque. The car is gutted has two really light race seats, and urethane mounts everywhere. I have been doing autoX and doing HDPE's for about 10 years now. So I have had quite a few suspension setups in this and other cars.

BC Racing does not make a specific setup for "swapped Ti's", so I put together a setup that I thought would work well. Thanks to http://www.circuitmotorsports.net specifically Circuit MS (found him on bimmerforums) they we able to put together exactly what I wanted. My order contained front m3 struts with 600lb springs and z3 rear shocks with 700lb springs and perches. He went the full 10 yards for me and less than a month later I had a completely custom set for the same price that they normally charge.

I am a BMW tech so install was a breeze, but I also a have a degree in industrial deign/engineering and I must say the quality of these is superb. Before these coilovers I had H&R sports with Bilstiens and then later switched to H&R Race springs with stiffer 6 cylinder Bilsteins up front. H&R's and Bilstein combo for the road was a great setup but on the track they are pretty horrible. Since my Ti is becoming a dedicated track car I really needed something more responsive and stiffer. I have not tracked the car yet with my new setup, but I have a very good feeling they will do great, I will post an update as soon as i do!

This is where I got them:
BC Racing coilovers from Circuit Motorsports

I know most of you want to see pics so check them out below.

Even the packaging was really nice






On to the install, this is not a how to just some comparisons I made along the way.

The front struts with unsprung weight used to sit here:
And now sits here:

Same thing in the rear. Before:
After:
Comparison:

Front m3 struts/coils with 328i swaybar and m3 end links that came in the kit:

Rear shock lower mount comparison, Bc Racing uses a solid pillow ball insert rather than rubber, me like:
In order to use my Rouge RSM i had to remove two bolts from the BC upper shock mount, But It was a simple procedure, Before:
Used a deep socket, vice and a hammer to remove they are just press fitted:
All done:

Couple shots after It was completed. I left the front at stock settings and adjusted the rear a hair. I could probably drop it on the ground with all the adjustments these coilovers offers:


This last picture shows my co-workers m3 on ground control coilovers. He was actually jealous on how well my car handled especially after I told him the price. I have since aligned the Ti and Easily got 3.25 degree camber running m3 front spindles. I also have loads of caster, just enough room to clear the front bumper.


I will update with some better pics/track results soon! Can't wait...