- coilovers are one of the best mods,
you can do to your car in the sense that
they're kinda multipurpose.
Not only could you be refreshing some warrants suspension,
you're probably increasing your car's handling ability,
potentially increasing its comfort while simultaneously,
adding some curb appeal by eliminating that,
absolutely atrocious wheel gap.
And since the segment is so popular,
competition is pretty damn fierce.
So when it comes to making a coil of a recommendation,
the main systems that come to mind,
holds some of the best of value on the market.
Neither the cheapest nor the best,
but the best combination of performance,
comfort, and cost as a whole.
(gasps)
And those systems are more often than not
the BC racing VR series coilover,
and then the Fortune Auto 500 series coilovers.
So today we're going to dive into each one individually,
and find out which one fits your needs
and your budget best.
Oh God, wow!
That's pretty neat.
What's going on guys,
and welcome back to Fitment Industries.
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Wow! So diving right in, let's take a look at the BC racing,
BRC, Reese coilover and discuss its features,
What makes it special,
and of course its price point.
The BR series comes in just under $1000
for most applications, but it holds a bunch of features
of a much more expensive coilover.
To start, the BR features a monotube shock design.
Now to understand the benefits of a monotube shock,
you kinda need to know what a twin tube shock is.
Oh God!
Essentially the difference between the two is that the twin
tube shock, while it still uses
a traditional piston with holster
control damping during compression and rebound as the
pressure of the oil changes during compressional rebound it
squeezes that oil into a secondary chamber that uses gas to
also help with damping even further,
whereas a monotube shock keeps the gas and oil in the same
cylinder, but it's separated then by a floating piston.
So then as the main piston compresses the oil,
the floating piston allows the oil to slide the secondary
piston and help dampen the system by compressing the gas
while keeping them separated.
The twin tube design, it doesn't take so well to abuse
and can start to cause aeration between the oil and the gas.
And then you're gonna start to notice fate in the
performance under heavy abuse.
The twin tube design is good for being cost-effective
and is a bit more comfort oriented,
whereas the monotube setup will be able to handle more abuse
and be a little bit more stiff and predictable,
even with heavy back-to-back abuse.
That was a tongue twister and it was tough.
The BC racing VR series also features a linear piston
and damping curve,
essentially meaning that the impact force exhibits
a consistent field throughout the entire stroke range.
Like if you hit a specific size bump on the street or some
curbing on a racetrack,
you're gonna feel the force of the impact.
But then if you hit a bump that's twice as big,
the impact will feel twice as large.
All BC racing coilovers are full body and coilovers
as well, so you're gonna be looking at
hydro adjustment independently for preload,
which is something you didn't see on coilovers
in this price bracket just a few years ago,
they also offer one of the widest ranges of damping
adjustment with 30 clicks of compression and rebound
adjustment simultaneously on the BR series,
that's right.
These have both compression and rebound adjustment,
even if it isn't independent.
From there, you're looking at camera plates
on most applications and even camera plates for the rear
on a couple of different vehicles as well.
Custom spring rates are available as well as swift spring,
upgraded Springs.
What the (beep)
If you do order custom spring rates, the coilovers will come
with custom valving pair with those spring rates.
BC racing coilovers are also fully rebuildable with all
parts available for purchase and feature a one-year
manufacturers defect warranty,
the amount of features these coilovers offer at sub $1,000
price point is an absolute game changer,
so it comes as no surprise that these are one of the most
popular units that we have.
BC racing BR series coilovers,
knocked the value proposition out of the water.
Think of these as a street designed daily driver oriented,
coilover with the ability to perform on track.
I run them on some of my cars and it's a great choice for
someone looking for a quality coilover with great obedience
on the track and the street.
Holy (beep) my mouth is dry. So now that we've covered the
BC coilovers, let's talk about the Fortune Auto 500 series.
The 500 series coilovers from Fortune Auto is an absolute
dominator of coil over when it comes to
cost to performance value.
Typically a 500 series is going to be in that 13,
$1,400 price range and Jose Plethora of tech from much more
expensive racing coilovers.
In fact, these guys legitimately put these coilovers
to the test on track to develop a product that delivers
performance without sacrificing any street manners.
One of the main reasons they can achieve this is because of
a technology that they call "Flow Digressive Technology."
Now, this is essentially the opposite of
that linear rate piston and damping curve
we've talked about before.
And this is what gives this coilover its racier feel.
Here The piston is going to digressively change
with piston speed, a low piston speed,
will have a low flow rate and the resistance rate
increases when a shaft rate increases.
Then at a preset point with higher shaft speeds,
the force rapidly tapers off or even flows off
as they call it.
This characteristic works tremendously well when going over
large bumps or berms on a racetrack at high speeds to
provide a compliant ride while maintaining superior
mechanical grip over rough surfaces.
With that, the Fortune Auto has 24 step adjustable rebound
adjustment, which is kinda neat.
So instead of adjusting the compression damping that helps
With that, the Fortune Auto has 24 step adjustable
rebound adjustment, which is kind of neat.
So instead of adjusting the compression damping
that helps resolve bumps,
which I assume is kind of a by-product of
digressive damping, you're actually able to control
the rebound damping speed here.
Rebound damping, helps the suspension to return
to the proper positions.
Ultimately keeping the rubber on the road,
increasing overall grip
and aiding to better cornering ability.
From here, you're looking at radial bearing mount
built-in camber plates
and anodised aluminum and various other codings to aid
in corrosion resistance from Northern winter driving or
other salty climates.
(gasps)
The attention to detail here is just fantastic in that
detail probably has a lot to do with the fact that all
Fortune Auto coilovers are designed and hand-built to order
right here in the good old U.S of A.
It may be even cooler than that each and every order is
individually tested and adjusted on a shock dino prior to
shipping, which is absolutely insane.
But even more insane than that,
is the industry leading five year freaking warranty.
And if that warranty isn't enough,
these things are fully rebuildable,
hit a giant pot hole and blow strut easy replace just
a strut for a fraction of the cost of the whole unit.
And me and my favorite part about the
Fortune Auto series coilover is they're also upgradable,
which absolutely blows my mind.
So not only can you replace that shock individually instead
of having to replace the assembly,
but you can also upgrade that shock without needing to buy a
whole new assembly as well,
wanna step up to compression and rebound adjustability
with the remote reservoir you can,
and they will even do it for you with industry leading
turnaround times.
This company really takes the versatility and customer
service very seriously, and they do it with products
at a very reasonable cost.
So these are going to be a great choice.
If you're looking for a coilover,
that's developed with competition in it's DNA,
it's a bit of street manners built into it.
So which one is right for you?
Well, you have to kind of be realistic with your needs
and then ultimately your budget.
If you're just looking to replace some worn out suspension
with an upgraded unit, with some spirited driving
in a couple of track days a year in mind,
you can not go wrong with the BC racing VR series coilover
especially at that sub $1,000 price point.
Top of the morning to you.
(snorts)
- But if you take the spirit of driving
and track days pretty seriously to
have some competition driving in mind,
or think that you may even wanna get into a more serious
setup sooner down the road,
ultimately spend the extra money and get into
the Fortune Auto coilover ,
the warranty is industry leading,
and the ability to upgrade is an absolute game changer.
If this sounds like you,
the Fortune Auto 500 series coilover is a no brainer.
But that's about it, gonna wrap it up for this one.
I hope we were able to set you in the right direction of
what coilovers would be best for you.
And if you'd like to send yourself a set of any of these
coilovers, go check out fitmentindustries.com.
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I'm Sean from Fitment Industries, Seanb.Fi on Instagram.
Thank you so much for watching, peace.