- Choosing what coilovers are right for your ride
can be a very daunting task
full of long and scary words like "digressive pistons"
and "inverted shocks" and "twin tubes"
and "model tubes" and compression damping.
And for the love of all things fast and furious,
what in the hell do swift spring upgrades do?
Well, after this video,
you guys are going to be frigging experts
because right now I'm going to teach you everything
that I know about coilovers, how they work,
and more importantly, the differences
between an entry-level model,
all the way up to race to race tier products
with these four BC Racing coilovers right in front of me.
So grab yourself a set of coilover wrenches
and prepare to be... Shocked
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All right, I'm done.
Let's get into this first one.
First off is the BC Racing BR series coil.
This is going to be our street oriented racing
capable coilover.
This is actually one of our most popular selling
on fitmenindustries.com as well.
First off, we're going to have a monotube shock design
right here.
And then we're actually going to have an adjustable body,
so that you're not messing with your spring preload
and your shock travel length,
and stuff like that.
But, you know what's my favorite part
about this entry level coil over,
is we have adjusted damping and rebound
compression adjustment here.
You're going to get thirty clicks, left and right.
You can make this thing as soft as you want,
or as hard as you want for whatever you're doing,
whether that's mostly street,
You want on the track a little bit.
This thing's going to have a one-year warranty,
which is also pretty cool for coilover setup.
You're also going to get hammer castor plates right here.
So that's also pretty cool.
These start under a thousand dollars for most applications.
And this is what I recommend to almost anybody
when they're looking for a suspension setup
where they're not going to be tracking it all the time.
Maybe they're doing some autocross events
throughout the year.
So with that being said,
let's move on to the next coil over.
Now, this one is the BC Racing DS series coilover.
This is going to be your more entry level coilover,
but entry level for your road course uses.
This is still going to be a monotube shock design,
but you're going to have digressive piston
damping curves here.
And basically what that means is during low speed impacts,
you're going to have a stiffer setup.
So if you're going down the street at the racetrack,
you got to slam on the brakes,
this thing's going to actually stay stiffened up.
You're gonna get less body roll,
but over the high speed stuff like bomber,
curbs on the racetrack or anything like that,
it's going to be softer.
It's going to be a little more compliant.
It's a really cool technology.
Also the difference between this and the BR,
as far as looking at it, is you're going to have
this kind of set in silver threading here
versus the black painted here.
You're still going to have that height adjustability
by the body,
and you're going to get those same clicks
of simultaneous compression and rebound adjustment.
The camera plate, the one-year warranty, all those things.
Now, this one is a lot like the BR that we have here,
but you have that digressive damping curve,
which is a huge upgrade for the more ultimate compliance
on the track.
Let's check out the next one.
Now right here, we're going to be taking a look
at something a little bit more serious.
This is the BC Racing ER series this coilover
and this bad boy is going to be for that extended track use.
So just like everything else, we got the camber plates,
we got the adjustable body.
And we do have a swift spring option here,
which it is an option on the other ones,
I did forget to mention that.
And what the swift spring is,
is this little guy right here,
It's an upgrade.
What it's going to do is you're going to retain
those same spring rates,
but it's going to act a little bit softer.
It's not going to sag over time.
It's really worth it for those guys
that want like a more compliant ride
without giving up the performance.
It really is worth it.
We're also going to get custom valving
to match your custom spring rates on all these.
But what makes this one itself special
is this little external reservoir right here.
Because what that means is this thing
has twin pistons in it.
So you're going to have that damping adjustment right here,
independently of it's a compression damping right here.
Which is really, really cool.
External reservoir is also gonna help with heat dissipation
under extreme conditions too.
So those are some added bonuses,
especially if you are tracking,
these coil overs, these are gonna handle
a really, really aggressive track day, all day long.
So with this guy, you are going to have a ton of those
added bonus points that are going to be tools to help you
be more consistent at the track.
It's really awesome stuff.
And I'm super excited to show you guys the next one.
So let's get into this bad boy.
Now, this bad boy right here.
This is the BC Racing HM series coilover.
And this is going to be for you guys
looking to take things to the next level
for your serious driving enthusiasts.
Swift springs are standard on this bad boy.
You're still going to get that height adjustment
via the body.
You're gonna get the caster camber plates.
With the caster camber plates on this guy,
if your application doesn't allow the caster camber plates,
you're gonna get some pillow ball bearings.
The external reservoir is here,
so you can control the thirty clicks of compression
and rebound damping independently, just like the last one.
It's also gonna help with heat dissipation as well.
You got this nice cable.
You can relocate it somewhere where this guy is fixed.
But the coolest thing here is the inverted shot.
Let me see what a good example is here.
Let's grab the BR.
So you have a shock, right?
You got the bottom of the shock.
It's thick, it's got a bunch of fluid in it.
And then you kind of have the piston
and then the shaft here.
But this one is upside down.
You actually have the shaft in here.
And this is the bottom where all the fluid is.
That's why the compression is going to be done
from the reservoir,
and the damping is actually going to be done
from the bottom,
which a lot of people say they really like it on the bottom.
It's easy to adjust all the things on the car.
But what it does by flipping the shock upside down,
is this going to help with sprung weight.
So with the fluid being on the top, and then this mouse car,
you're actually losing a bunch of weight on the bottom,
in your suspension.
So your suspension is going to work a lot more efficiently.
What it's going to allow you guys to do
is it's going to act just like you put
a lightweight wheel on your car.
And so by putting all that weight on the top,
it's going to take weight off your unsprung stuff.
So your suspension going to work a lot more efficiently,
just like adding a lightweight wheel will do.
These things are really, really sick
and really kind of used as a racing application
for the most part.
So essentially what I'm getting in here is BC Racing
offers something for everybody.
You know, your entry level enthusiast,
for under a thousand dollars,
can get into a BR series coilover.
You get the adjustable damping and everything like that,
all the way up to something super raced here.
And I've used BC Racing coilovers in the past,
and I love them.
And these things have proven performance
by people like Vaughn Gitten Jr, and Adam LZ.
They drift with a combination of these HRS
and some ZRS, it's really crazy stuff.
They're really successful in motor sport.
So after going through all of these coilovers,
which one is your favorite?
Let me know in the comments below.
We have all these coilovers you see here
and a whole lot more.
So if you ready to step up your suspension game,
come see the experts over at fitmenindustries.com.
I'm Sean at Fitmen Industries.
Seanb.fi on Instagram.
Thank you guys so much for watching,
I will see you later.
Peace.
I'm keeping this, I'm keeping this one.