SeanDezart
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I've got people here who want to remove them - way too hard and regret having butchered their legs to fit them.
Surely you can change the springs though to address the hardness issue? I think in the US at least you can order them with whatever spring rate you want (or just go with the default 4/5kg setup).
I thought I’d add to this existing thread for anyone that search google on this suspension change.
I have a couple of Zed’s on BC’s and I’m generally happy with them. They also do improve with use so don’t judge until you’ve put at least a few hundred miles on them. Make sure your lower arms move freely with as little resistance as possible as this will have a very big impact on ride quality. You can only then judge the ride quality of the BC’s.
The main issue I have is with regard to the amount of height adjustment. With the strut cut to leave 50mm of tube you cannot get the car that low. I would probably leave a little less tube sticking out. Especially on the back. Or just go the the extreme low which have the ability to drop your car another 1”. The standard are listed at 1”-3” drop and the extreme 2”-4”. Here is a picture of my zed with the standard BC’s at their lowest ride height. I could lower it further by removing some pre load but didn’t want to go that route.
The picture is with 16x8 0et wheels/205/55r16 tyres.
I thought I’d add to this existing thread for anyone that search google on this suspension change.
I have a couple of Zed’s on BC’s and I’m generally happy with them. They also do improve with use so don’t judge until you’ve put at least a few hundred miles on them. Make sure your lower arms move freely with as little resistance as possible as this will have a very big impact on ride quality. You can only then judge the ride quality of the BC’s.
The main issue I have is with regard to the amount of height adjustment. With the strut cut to leave 50mm of tube you cannot get the car that low. I would probably leave a little less tube sticking out. Especially on the back. Or just go the the extreme low which have the ability to drop your car another 1”. The standard are listed at 1”-3” drop and the extreme 2”-4”. Here is a picture of my zed with the standard BC’s at their lowest ride height. I could lower it further by removing some pre load but didn’t want to go that route.
The picture is with 16x8 0et wheels/205/55r16 tyres.
Paul - no, same height.
When I do another set I will probably only leave 40mm of tube left. Make sure they are cut accurate as this will limit the maximum drop for each strut and you would want them the same. The difference is the length of damper body and therefore travel.
That's what I thought aswell as on my bc's the thread does not go all the way down so you would not gain anything by doing them shorter. Might be different if you have the extra low kit.John, on the BCs the shaft sleeves over the 50mm section where you cut and rests on the forging at the base of the 50mm stub. I don’t think u can gain anything by shortening the stub?
Thread stops well short but below this the bore is at least as big as the thread OD. I think what John says is right, they wind down until you hit the stub. On mine this is 150mm down from the top flange (cut at 45mm stub length). The threaded portion on the BC shock shaft is about 180mm long from base to sleeve locking collar.Ok. I guess I just assumed they went all the way down without really thinking about it. I’ll check the sleeves I have at the workshop.