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Wolf_Tm

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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:20 am

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two_OH_five wrote:

no...

The superstrut setup on the front is rather different as the shock is effectivly decoupled from the wheel axis. You could in effect add 45 degrees camber and the shock would still only be vertically loaded. There may be other bad side effects though :lol:

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Sunny

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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:29 pm

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Hi Wolf,

as i also plan to buy them i will ask you,

- are you happy with the BC coilovers?
- do you choosed the BR series?
- is the piston stronger against the TEIN? BC = 44mm
- any problems by welding the SS on it, what kind of welding do you have done?

hope you will find the time to answer

greetz

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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:18 pm

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Sunny wrote:

Hi Wolf,

as i also plan to buy them i will ask you,

- are you happy with the BC coilovers?

I'm VERY happy.

BUT, first of all, I must say i was not so happy with TEIN just because the TEINs are for stock weight car and they didn't allow you the height regulation like the BC.

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- do you choosed the BR series?

Yes

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- is the piston stronger against the TEIN? BC = 44mm

Sorry ?! Piston stronger ?!

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- any problems by welding the SS on it, what kind of welding do you have done?

Unfortunately yes.
The BC adapter for SS leg is 0.5/0.7mm SMALLER than the hole in which you have to weld the adapter in.
So, unfortunately, you, FOR SURE, won't be able to keep the stock damper angle because the adapter has room for moving, and the same angles between the two dx & sx BC dampers.
That's why I personally re-made new adapters on a lathe with diameter 0.1 mm BIGGER than the SS leg hole, so I had to hammer it in.

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Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:49 pm

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Hi Wolf,

i'am speaking from the diameter of the piston from the damper

0,5/0,7mm is definitely to much and not safe, the adapter should have the same diameter or like yours a little bit bigger, i should speak with them before i buy :roll:

greetz

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:46 am

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Sunny wrote:

Hi Wolf,
i'am speaking from the diameter of the piston from the damper

0,5/0,7mm is definitely to much and not safe, the adapter should have the same diameter or like yours a little bit bigger, i should speak with them before i buy :roll:

greetz

Sunny, so you meant bigger, not stronger!
No, i don't know piston's difference in diameter between them.

No, they are not going to send you 0.5mm bigger adapters:
I already talked to them in Taiwan, and they told me their measurement of stock leg is correct... so my legs were wrong!

So you could simply put a 0.25mm metal sheet around the adapter to fill the gap.

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two_OH_five

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:23 pm

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I'd certainly be very uncomfortable with using adapters with that much gap :shock:

It means that the collar weld s taking all the strain and it's quite possibly not the best weld in the world as I suspect there's dissimilar metals involved

Shim steel should work but I like Wolf's idea much better

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Muddy Water

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:06 pm

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It may be worth sending a PM to Ray (yellowchinaman) at RT Performance as, IIRC, he did some R&D for BC. :wink:

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:28 pm

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two_OH_five wrote:

Shim steel should work but I like Wolf's idea much better

Just to demonstrate I'm not a bullshitter (does this word exist ?!?! :lol:

) :

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:32 pm

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Very nice work!

What are the extra lugs on the lower section for?

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:52 pm

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two_OH_five wrote:

Very nice work!

What are the extra lugs on the lower section for?

You have a good sight :lol:

I welded them for a future plate for brake cooling...

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:29 pm

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ooooh.

Can I pre-register my subscription to that thread :lol:

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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:46 pm

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Hi,

great work man

your welding looks pretty good, is it so easy to weld cast iron and steel?

i think i have found a guy that makes the work for me :lol:

greetz

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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:14 pm

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I'm not a bullshitter (does this word exist ?!?!

Yes it does....and No you are not

Very impressive work

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Wolf_Tm

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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:40 pm

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Sunny wrote:

Hi,

great work man

your welding looks pretty good, is it so easy to weld cast iron and steel?

It's a normal and an easy thing...

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i think i have found a guy that makes the work for me :lol:

This is fantastic, you're a lucky guy !!! :lol:

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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:42 pm

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Muddy Water wrote:

Quote:

I'm not a bullshitter (does this word exist ?!?!

Yes it does....and No you are not

Very impressive work

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