Finally got the go ahead for coilovers from my financial manager (wife) and i've got it narrowed down. The two i'm deciding between are the BC Racing BR coilovers with swift springs 12k front and rear which have received excellent reviews OR Megan racing track series coilovers (yes i know they are megan) which i can't find anyone that has them that says anything but great things. Does anyone here have any experience with either. I'm liking the megans because they are just WAY more affordable on the other hand the BC racing BRs sound excellent from the reviews I have read. Mainly looking for a nice conservative drop with a couple of Autox days during the summer and spirited driving on occasion through the mountains. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

I have heard the Megan track to be very stiff.

One I have read very good things about is the Fortune 500 coilovers. About the same price as the setups you are looking at. I think they are about 1k.

 

I havent installed mine yet, but I purchased the BC racing BRs without the spring upgrades. I've ridden in s2k's with and without the upgrades and it rides smooth! good daily, and minor tracking.

Before I decided the BRs, I was considering the fortune auto 500's, which is another great set of coilovers.

 

Happy wife, happy life.

 

No wife, happy life

FREEDOME!!!

 

LMAO. Enjoy it while you can.

IMO Megans ride very stiff. BC coils are more forgiving. I had both setups on 2 different cars and I like the BC a lot more. Plus if you ever need a rebuilt, its much easier if you have BC coils because they rebuild them within the states..

 

Haha well i bring the gold home she just makes the rules. If i did we would be broke all the time haha.

I'm rolling stock right now. I came to this decision by doing days of research through s2ki. Surprisingly these were the only two I found no one had anything bad to say about them except people that didn't own them who almost always said get something in the $2k range. I'm looking for most bang for buck and these two seem to fit the bill. I want a nice conservative drop (keeping the adjustabilty), a little bit stiffer and more responsive drive, and the ability to do autox on occasion. So main reason I guess is for the looks, with either equal or improved performance from stock. I did think about fortune 500s but a few reviews had them as being too bouncy. Also looked into Buddy Clubs N+ and those had about as many negative reviews as positive. I have a guy telling me about Stances right now which I think is the only one i haven't actively researched so i'm going to do that.

 

Haha well i bring the gold home she just makes the rules. If i did we would be broke all the time haha.

I'm rolling stock right now. I came to this decision by doing days of research through s2ki. Surprisingly these were the only two I found no one had anything bad to say about them except people that didn't own them who almost always said get something in the $2k range. I'm looking for most bang for buck and these two seem to fit the bill. I want a nice conservative drop (keeping the adjustabilty), a little bit stiffer and more responsive drive, and the ability to do autox on occasion. So main reason I guess is for the looks, with either equal or improved performance from stock. I did think about fortune 500s but a few reviews had them as being too bouncy. Also looked into Buddy Clubs N+ and those had about as many negative reviews as positive. I have a guy telling me about Stances right now which I think is the only one i haven't actively researched so i'm going to do that.
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Move away from the Buddy club N+ street coilovers and get the Race spec version, you wont be disappointed. inmop they are the best bang for the buck if your looking to gain full adjustability with improved handling over stock. 10k spring rate front and rear is a perfect compromise for street/track, more leaning towards track, with enough damping range to accommodate 8k-14k springs. I DD mine for 60k miles and some track and lots of spirited driving and they feel as good as the day I put them on. About a half a dozen of us run these locally here in pac nw. These are definitely a step up from the ksport, Megan variety coilovers. I consider those lower grade/budget and the race spec are a solid middle to upper end spectrum of the single adjustable type which to me are only worth putting on the S to improve it from the factory. If you don’t care about performance or longevity then go budget. KW v2-v3 are proven and good quality, but are limited to how far you can lower them due to the one piece design, they don’t allow you to independently adjust spring pre load or ride height separate from the shock travel, which the race specs do, so your limited to about 1.5" drop per recommended. 2" is about optimum compromise in my book to get the stance you want wile retaining a performance alignment capability with factory geometry. Good luck in your research!

 

Due to the presence of helper springs on the V3, the effective shock travel does not change appreciably since the preload is effectively taken up entirely by the helper spring. You don't lower it more than 1.5" on the KW not because it can't, but because the less aggressive springs and more compliant valving actually allow for a lot of shock travel, so you may hit bump stops. People can dump their "race" Buddy club shocks because the springs are stiffer, and the damping in the high speed compression is very high and non-adjustable.

Is it for looks or performance? You can't argue with the V3 from a performance aspect, though it is probably out of your price range. The Buddy club shocks seem well made, if they are a bit more oriented towards form over function. I find the damping on them to be pretty harsh.

 

Looks and excellent performance = buddy club race spec

V3 = performance but a bit too soft for my liking, 9k spring rate? Stiffer sway bars would help.

urban may disagree with my assessment but I think because we both tout our own flag plus tuning and feel is subjective and a individual preference, once you establish a basic go fast foundation to work with.

Depends on what you need and want out of a coilover really.

Quality wise they are arguably the same, although I think Brad has had to have his serviced with less miles and I have not needed to yet which suprised me a bit. So I think really what your paying extra for with the V3 is the separate compression and rebound adjustability, which is a nice feature I wouldn’t mind having, but after a lot of time spent with the race specs I feel the rebound and compression damping is pretty well balanced internally so not too compromising there when you consider what your getting for the money. As far as the differences in shock design, both have their merits. I just feel like having full control over how much spring preload I want for tuning purposes and of course my preferential ride height, rather then someone else choosing these things for me before I pull them out of the box. It’s only fair, if I only get a single knob for comp and rebound right?

And fyi – 95% of the aftermarket coilovers on the market are sigle damping adjust. I think the V3 are about the least expensive to be had to get the separate comp and rebound control. You can go up from there and spend $2 $3 $4 $5k for a set of double/multiple adjustable.