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Old 04-28-2013 | 10:11 PM
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BC BR height adjustment

So I went to lower the rear of my vehicle to remove All Gap in the tire to see how it would look. I was not able to remove all the gap as I got stopped at a certain point. Below will be a picture of what I adjusted and where it has stopped as well as a picture of the gap that is left.

I adjusted the A. Perch to lower vehicle
Loosened C. Perch to accommodate for the lowering.
B. Perch was not touched.

I cannot get it passed this point is there a special way of lowering it further. I have sent a message to the Tech's at BC to find out as I was told these coilovers if needed could go really low.


Old 04-28-2013 | 10:17 PM
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What you need to do is spin C up to meet B. then use A to spin the strut body down into the base. If its all the way down already then you would need to loosen the preload on the spring to drop the car. The rears on your years don't have the ability to drop the body through the bottom like the GD's
Old 04-28-2013 | 10:17 PM
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Are you using the wrench that was provided? If I'm not mistaken "A" and "B" lock together.
Old 04-28-2013 | 10:20 PM
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Old 04-28-2013 | 10:35 PM
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Did you get a standard set of BC Coilovers or did you get their "Extreme Low" version?
Old 04-28-2013 | 10:50 PM
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A should only be for preload. You don't want it to loose or to tight. The body D should be adjusted for height after you loosen C. Not a 100% sure on BC but its like that for all my other coilovers. B should lock to A as stated above.
Old 04-28-2013 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU
Did you get a standard set of BC Coilovers or did you get their "Extreme Low" version?
^^^this. If you maxed out your adjustments shown in the attached video odds are that you didn't get the extremes.
Old 04-28-2013 | 11:51 PM
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what did you get stopped by? does the shock body go through the lower strut? if it doesnt then i guess youre maxxed out.
Old 04-29-2013 | 12:35 AM
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lol i literally was just finishing lowering my bc br coils. what i did was loosen C, then rotate B to lower the car. I spun C to the point where i wanted the height and adjusted B to accommodate. Not sure about the max though it does seem like you should be able to go lower. to me it looks that you need to loosen C more and bring it up higher if possible.
Old 04-29-2013 | 12:44 AM
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looks to me like you bottomed out the tube in the lower collar which means thats as low as you go without adjusting the preload. if all you want is another 1/4" then you can adjust the top A/B collars however you may negatively impact your drivability if you loosen it too much.
Old 04-29-2013 | 01:05 AM
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Take collar B and C off. Drop the preload and lower collar A all the way down. Add - camber. There you go, Hellaflush!
Old 04-29-2013 | 01:11 AM
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ahh yea I did it exactly how you guys said to do it. I cant go lower with out adjusting the preload. No these are not the extremes, but I was told these would allow them to tuck the tires no problem, otherwise would have bought the extremes. I have not adjusted the preload they are snug just baffles me.
Old 04-29-2013 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Downfall
ahh yea I did it exactly how you guys said to do it. I cant go lower with out adjusting the preload. No these are not the extremes, but I was told these would allow them to tuck the tires no problem, otherwise would have bought the extremes. I have not adjusted the preload they are snug just baffles me.
I would suggest buying a skidplate..... just my 2 cents.
Old 04-29-2013 | 02:17 AM
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I have yet to scratch anything or hit anything. I have made it over all speed bumps with out breaking a sweat. I dont have it dropped crazy lol, I would like to go further but again my rear is preventing this as my fronts can go all the way down which makes no sense.
Old 04-29-2013 | 02:20 AM
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Drop the preload, no big deal.



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