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Required / recommended updates / mods when moving to coilovers?
breeze:
I’ve always thought of H&R as a better brand than BC. EDIT: Having just checked online they are a lot more expensive than I remember!
breeze:
--- Quote from: Clarkj93 on March 16, 2023, 03:14:09 pm ---You can't get camber plates for the mk5 hub/strut design.
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What do you mean by ‘camber plate’? I must admit I have always thought of camber plates and adjustable top mounts as being the same thing. Happy to learn something new.
Clarkj93:
--- Quote from: breeze on March 17, 2023, 02:48:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: Clarkj93 on March 16, 2023, 03:14:09 pm ---You can't get camber plates for the mk5 hub/strut design.
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What do you mean by ‘camber plate’? I must admit I have always thought of camber plates and adjustable top mounts as being the same thing. Happy to learn something new.
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Ah I said plates but meant bolts... camber bolts won't work as the strut is pinched in place rather than bolted. Top mounts can be used for caster too so I wouldn't refer to them personally as camber plates but yeah I think that's what most people mean when they used that term.
Marticus:
--- Quote from: breeze on March 17, 2023, 02:47:07 pm ---I’ve always thought of H&R as a better brand than BC. EDIT: Having just checked online they are a lot more expensive than I remember!
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Yeah BC's are out of my price rance from what I've seen, value not withstanding.
If I hadn't found the h&r's I would have been looking at St or the like.
The ones I have aren't the best, and don't have damping adjustment, but the shocks are made specifically be bilstein from what I've been told.
pudding:
Only the monotube H&Rs use Bilstein dampers. The twin-tube kits use Koni dampers I believe.
BC Racing used to be cheap, or had that perception at least, because their factory is in China. But that was only in the early days when they were trying to get some market penetration and generate some hype - and we all know hype = sales.
Now that they've been around for a while and got a good rep in the drifting/track scene, they are now priced similarly to the more established European brands.
Nowt wrong with H&Rs at all. They are far from bottom end. They make springs and ARBs for a lot of OEMs :happy2:
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