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mixed info says they come from the same factory as BC coils but im not 100% so whatever reliability BC brand has im sure itll be very similar. so BC has good reliability?
My Taiwanese coilovers have been good so far for roughly 65,000 miles. I don't doubt the overall quality when they do work - just the there may be more batches that aren't quite as good as the ones I have.
My Taiwanese coilovers have been good so far for roughly 65,000 miles. I don't doubt the overall quality when they do work - just the there may be more batches that aren't quite as good as the ones I have.
Not to derail slartibarts thread much, but my Megan Street LPs have 72k miles on them and no real issues except a bit squeaky when cold
Ever since I got the coil-overs I felt the car had increased understeer. Well, that was caused by the broken rear end link. I thought I'd hear it failing, but no, almost immediately the upper socket cracked and the sway bar yanked the ball/bolt right out. No wonder the car felt so stable on the high-speed carousel at MSR Houston.
This was discovered a couple of weeks ago and I've since installed SPL adjustable end links. They are almost too long, though. I set the new links the same length as the stock items before installation. The car's eagerness to turn is back. Yay!
Now for bad news. I've smacked the front subframe on the road four times now. The 10k springs up front aren't stiff enough to handle the reduced suspension travel. Oddly, unlike the stock springs, I have yet to hit the bump stops. Gonna talk to MeisterR to see if the CRD can handle 12k rate. If so, I'll swap the supplied springs for a 12k/10k set. I expect I'll have to source the Eibachs myself. I tried to convince the MeisterR rep that the higher rates were proper for the heavier G compared to the Z for which the springs were spec'ed, but he was positive 10k/8k was correct. The softer rates would enhance traction in turns and on rough road. On the face of it, that's right but you gotta keep the sprung parts of the car from hitting the road!
Last edited by slartibartfast; 12-13-2018 at 03:13 PM.
With the ends screwed all the way in, the SPL links are only half-an-inch shorter than stock. Since the stock piece broke with essentially the same spring rate, it's not a tensile fracture, the bar/end link ran out of travel and hit something. I haven't really investigated as I don't hear anything now.
05-30-2018, 03:09 PM
