What is a good spring rate for coilovers?

What is a good spring rate for coilovers?

With a typical street car, you’re looking for the weight of the vehicle to compress the springs 25- to 30-percent. For drag cars, you will typically want between 30- and 35-percent of the spring to compress.

How do you choose spring rate for BC coilovers?

Lowest/ softest spring rates should be 6kg front and 12kg rear, for empty loads. So you see stock BC spring rates are good settings. Going higher spring rates should be for rear only. Some have gone up to 18kg rear for towing trailer.

What do BC Racing Coilovers come with?

Yes, all BC-Racing Coilover kits come with 4 coilovers, one for each corner of the car. Not all BC Racing Coilover kits come with top mounts so some kits will require the use of OEM top mounts. Not all vehicles fitted with pillow ball upper top mounts are camber adjustable.

How much do BC Racing Coilovers lower your car?

A: The BC Racing F-08-BR Series kit will lower the car between 1.5″-3″ below OEM height. An extreme low variant of this kit can be purchased which will go roughly ~1″ lower than the standard kit.

Is higher spring rate better?

Although a higher spring rate reduces body roll, it comes at the expense of a harsher ride. “Not only will a softer spring improve ride quality, it will also enable the tires to follow uneven road surfaces more precisely for improved grip.

How long do BC Racing coilovers last?

Good coilovers that are properly installed and maintained could last a long time – about 150,000 miles or more. Coilovers below this range that are making squeaking or thumping noises could easily be fixed without replacement.

Do BC coilovers go low?

For example, some coilovers such as the BC Racing BR Type Coilovers come with the option of “Extreme Low” for certain applications where you can get a max drop of about an extra inch. In most cases, expect coilovers to lower your vehicle from 0.5″ and go as low as 3.5″.

What is extreme low on BC coilovers?

What is the BC Racing ‘Extreme Low’ Option? One of the most popular options customers choose for BC Racing coilovers is the Extreme Low option. Extreme low kits are setups built with shorter shock bodies and shorter springs. They allow for around an inch more drop than standard setups.

What do coilover spring rates mean?

So, what is spring rate? It’s the amount of force that’s required to compress or extend a spring (coil in this case) by 1 inch, and is measured in pounds per inch (lb/in).