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2008+ G8 GT/GXP BC Racing Coilovers

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The BR model is perfect for street driving and occasional road course duty. With easily accessible adjustment knobs for fine tuning your compression/rebound and separately adjustable ride height, having a performance coilover system couldn't be any easier. You choose how low or high you want your vehicle, no preset ride height here, and our patented concave lower locking ring keeps it locked in. All the systems come with pillowball mounts to provide the most feedback possible from your suspension and to sharpen your steering response. BC's available front and rear camber plates also allow you to get the perfect alignment setup without compromise. All this while providing a strong, attractive looking coilover system.

 

The BR series coilovers use a large 46mm diameter piston in a 53mm diameter damper body to maximize oil capacity. As the damper unit operates, the oil within heats up. The viscosity of oil changes as its temperature varies which can lead to changes in the damping characteristic of the unit. BC Racing only use a very high quality oil which their coilovers but go that extra mile to maximize performance and build their BR ranger with a large 53mm diameter damper body. This increases the capacity of the unit which increases the volume of oil contained which in turn reduces the peak temperature and so significantly improves damper performance.

 

BR coilovers feature 30 way damping adjustment that combines both rebound and compression in one adjuster for simplicity and ease of use. This adjustable facility allows you to fine tune the vehicle to meet the relevant conditions.  

 

Damper units are black chromed steel to give superb durability even through the darkest of winters. The aluminum components (top mounts, locking collars etc) are anodized and the steel lower mounts go through an electrophoretic disposition process followed by powder coating. A random selection of steel components (brackets, dampers, screws etc) are put through a salt spray test once a month to check the quality of the protective processes and that anti corrosive properties are kept at the highest possible standard.

 


● Mono-tube shock design
● 30 levels of damping force adjustment, adjust compression/rebound
● Pillowball mounts and adjustable camber plates included (where applicable)
● Adjustable rear camber plates available
● Separate full length height adjustable
● One year warranty
● Rebuildable

 

Technical

● Coilovers use 46mm pistons and 53mm shock housings, the enlarged shock cartridges with specially designed pistons and rods provide a wide range of damping force.

● Valves are constructed of special spring steel, which outperforms stainless steels and produces longer valve life. Valve stacks use a patented deflective system to provide more precise control.

● Patented concave lower locking ring, to prevent unseating.

● Springs are made of SAE9254 high strength, durable steel. Compression tested at over 500,000 tires with less than 5% deformation.

● T6061 Aluminum utilized in spring locks and seats for high strength and lightweight.

● Iron lower brackets on MacPherson struts to ensure rigidity.

● Piston rods are constructed of highly polished steel to lengthen oil seal life and prevent leaking.

● High pressure inner rod guide seals ensure a perfect fit for consistent fade resistant damping and long shock life.

● 2 step coating process utilizing nickel and chromium plating to prevent corrosion.

● Newly developed lubricant oil in shock cartridges minimizes aeration and cavitation.

● An additional bearing beneath each pillowball mount provides the smoothest action and prolongs the lifetime of the pillowball itself.

 

 

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Whiteline Plus Polyurethane Front Strut Mount Bushing Kit (Includes Bearings)

Have collapsed strut mount bushings or looking for a better ride quality?

WHITELINE PLUS is a range of progressive polyurethane suspension bushings and components. By ‘progressive’ we are referring to the polyurethane’s ability to
provide the quality ride of rubber at lower speeds and at higher speeds to become firmer, when under cornering pressure, for CHASSIS CONTROL and improved handling of your G8.

Note: GM recommends replacing your stock strut bushings if they are removed.

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by Steve Kamadulski Date Added: Sunday 17 October, 2010
My review of the BCs: The installation Installation would have gone more smoothly if there were actual instructions included with the kit. A diagram showing how to assemble the rear shock/spring assemblies was helpful, but the rest of the instructions were generic in nature, most likely included in other BC racing kits. Luckily I had some experience installing suspension components on other cars, so I was able to fumble my way through it, but IMO the average user is going to be staring at a box of parts where, in the case of several of the components, its not apparent how they should be installed. The front struts and springs were a straight-forward install, the springs come assembled on the shocks and all that needs to be added is an OEM style strut mount and strut bearing. One note here, the coating on the strut bodies made the clevis part of the strut where it attaches to the front knuckles a little smaller than the manufacturer intended IMO. I advise working the struts into the knuckles before you slip the top of the strut into the upper fender and attach the top strut washer, this will let you open up the clearances a little bit to be a sliding fit and it will make final assembly much easier (maybe even use a little lube, I used dishwashing soap). With the strut installed into the fender and secured with the top strut washer and nut, install the bottom strut bolt first, the top bolt hole on the strut is slightly oversize and easier to maneuver into place once the bottom bolt is installed, rather than vise versa. The rears were a little more difficult, the factory shock/spring assemblies need to be deconstructed so that several of the parts can be reused with the new shocks and springs. Two issues I ran into here; spring preload and the damping adjuster extensions. There was no guidance with the kit as to what the rear spring preload should be set to, or even that the spring needed to be preloaded at all. I took a stab at it and set it to 4 mm - 5 mm. After the rear springs settled I reset the preload to 6.5mm. I’m satisfied with this number, everything seems to be a’ok. It’s not clear how BC intended the rear shock adjusters be installed, I presume by drilling through the trunk, but conversations with other BC coilover DIY installers indicate that the clearance between the top of the BC strut and top of the shock tower is small enough that the base of the adjuster itself protrudes into the trunk, requiring a sizable hole to be drilled. I installed my shocks without the adjuster extenders. One big note here, if you forego the extenders like I did, do not install the shocks with the top adjusting nut installed. I had a knocking sound in the back at first and I tracked it down to the adjusting nuts bottoming out against the sheet metal at the top of the shock towers. Upon disassembling the rears to investigate the noise, very obvious witness marks were present at the top of the towers. After removing the nuts the noise went away. The springs settled substantially over the first 1.5 weeks of use. I was creating a table of ride height versus distance between bottom and top lock collars for people to use as a reference, but the data ended up being worthless, the settlement of springs threw my data points all over the map. The drive Clearly the car corners flatter than before, an obvious improvement over stock. It’s easier to spin the tires now, indicating that either the reduction in rear suspension slop is causing less power to be wasted, or that weight transfer to the rear on acceleration has been reduced. In my opinion it is a combination of the two, with an emphasis on the former; the factory suspension did not allow for much rearward weight transfer on launch. I’ve tried a variety of damper settings, my opinions here are of course highly subjective. My goal here was a ride that was taut, but could be mistaken for factory by someone that has not driven a G8 before. 14F 11R, 12F 11R, and 11F 11R I found to be too stiff for daily driving. 9F 8R I found was okay, but kind of bouncy. 10F 8R, I found to be pretty close to my liking, but there was still some fore to aft bounce and the rear seemed to take too long to settle. 10F 9R, is where I have it set now and I’m quite satisfied with this setting. It ride quality feels to me like a “factory tuner” car. Would I buy again? Yeah, in my opinion, if you’re going the route of custom wheels, adjustable coil-overs are the correct way to lower your ride height. The adjustability of the suspension allows you to dial out any rubbing. They’re not perfect, but the BCs are clearly the best deal going...

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