Topic: BC coilovers - long-term concerns?

[2kwk4u]

Anyone out there have a set of BC coilovers with alot of miles and/or autocross events on them?  If so, how are they holding up?  Ever had any second thoughts about saving the money instead of going with KW V3's with their added compression damping adjustability (and German vice Chinese manufacture)

[ChopTop]

The only thing I can tell you is I primarily choose BC for cosmetics & cost.  However, if I believed I would be doing a lot of autocrossing I would have bite the bullet and went with the more expensive KWs mainly because they do have more adjustment factors to play around with.  Passion for the platform would have been another consideration, meaning if I thought this was a car I would be autocrossing in for a long time, I’d want to invest in the best products that are available for it.  Course there’s no forgetting; a great driver in a shi**y car is going to clean your clock if you’re a shi**y driver in a great car.  Sorry I couldn't be of more help but sometimes it's hard to answer a question when other variables are at play.

[2kwk4u]

Well, the "best" suspension products that are available for it shocks-wise are Penske's and Ohlins.  But let's face it, if we had 5 grand to spend on shocks, we probably wouldn't be driving kappas...

[shabby]

The only concern i would have with these cheap chinese coilovers are those adjustment nuts, if the car see's winter its best to spray some kind of penetrating lubricant on them so they don't seize. I had to pull my shock recently, put it on a vice and use a 4 foot monkey wrench + torch to loosen the nut.
As for the adjustability, the kw's are nice only if a) you actually know what you're adjusting, b) are racing and need the adjustments.