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Old May 31, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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Just installed BC and ......

I couldn't find the perfect damper settings to return to that OEM G35s ride. Right now they are F 13 , R 15 clicks.

All clicks are starting from Soft to Hard. The ride is either very bumpy or stiff. No in between. Maybe the Coilovers are bad or I'm not setting it correctly.

Settings I tried:
F 15
R 18

F 15
R 15

F 10
R 15
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Try adjusting the settings to the softest settings possible all around and see how it feels...
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Locksmith
Try adjusting the settings to the softest settings possible all around and see how it feels...
Thanks Locksmith. Will try that later today. I called BC tech support, they told me I might have either too much preload in the rear or a little of it. Confusing? lol
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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I run 12f and 14r and it's pretty close
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 12:08 PM
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coilovers will never feel stock they are ment to be stiffer for better handling
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Ketchup83se01
coilovers will never feel stock they are ment to be stiffer for better handling
Not exactly true. I can adjust mine to be softer, same or stiffer depending on my needs.
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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Not exactly true. I can adjust mine to be softer, same or stiffer depending on my needs.
Thanks tpc303!!!!

Let me test drive it on the way home. It's set to F12 R15. I feel stiffness in the rear. Don't sound right, but f*ck it!!!

Here's my facebook post today.

"The only time you are allowed to say the words stiff or soft is when talking about the car ride."
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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If you just happened to install it, give it a few miles to break-in. Mine was ridiculously stiff the first hundred or so miles--to the point i just wanted to remove it. But i stuck with it per the advise of a good friend (InvaderXin), it rides really nice now.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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i have mine set on 15 in front and 20 in the rear (from 0) but i might have to make the rear stiffer from it bottoming out cause i got some heavy @ss subs in the back...
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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Im at 14 in the front and 17 in the rear...clicks from soft.

I cant have it to soft being so low, and the road suck Horribly in eastern PA!

Good luck
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 07:29 AM
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This post makes me laugh a little. I used to roll with mine at 8 and 8 with custom rate stiffer springs in my Z. I loved it. I actually don't mind a stiff suspension. But it could be the fact I live in Florida where the roads are smooth

They will get broke in. Give them about a month and you will feel a difference.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Thanks Guys! It's set to F12 R14. Feels better than before. I took my secretary (GF) to In-N-Out last night, got lost but drove up to 110 mph and it felt great.
 
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