I've had my BC Racing coil overs for 3 years. This was definitely worth the money. Easy to adjust ride height and ride comfort. Makes a great difference.
Outstanding, that was really pretty easy. Good shocks make a huge difference on almost any car, and shocks have come a long way in the last 10 years or so. Better technology feeding to the street from the world of race cars.
I'm really tempted to do this to Z. My only concern is the upper shock mounts. The weight of the car will be transmitted to a point (the upper shock mounts) that wasnt designed to hold the weight of the car. I know guys race them with coilovers but what I dont know is if they have any extra reinforcement since it is a racecar.
Very valid concern that I thought of as well. The way the rears snug up to the bracket/frame I'm not too worried about. The fronts have a gnarly steel washer built into the coilover which is nice. The hydroformed frame is incredibly strong. I know people that have ran them on C4's for years which is a inferior design with no issues. Also the Z06 is not a heavy car. Only 750lbs per corner. They may make a front reinforcement bracket. Need to look into that. But yes, totally get your concern. 🤙👍
My thoughts exactly. I think I would want to find a strut tower bar before diving into that conversion. I like my selective ride control feature too much to make the swap right now anyway! I wish there was a way to keep that feature when upgrading the suspension.
I’ve had Pfadt coilovers on my c5 for over 8 years and 20k miles, set all 4 corners really low 1.5inch space and a high spring rate(very stiff), awful to drive on bad city streets but awesome on highway and track.I can take a left turn at 50 mph, hugs the road. Johnny O’Connell fat sway bars help a lot. I haven’t had any issues with strut tower. Still very solid.
Omg killin me. 😅😂 I’m ready to order a set of these in about a week and I am seriously anxious. Get rid of this jittery suspension. Feels like it has a mind of its own on the hwy. I already had the entire suspension down this past winter for bushings. So a c/o install will be simple.
I have an 1100 hp, 11,000 original mile 01 z06. I have over $120k invested. I’ve never regretted anything more. All the money and best parts in the world can’t keep this thing together. If you ever wanna know what not to do… just ask. Stock power train is all good… adding power is a bad idea! Those coil overs will be a great add on… have fun!
@@bradcermak6834 yeah I agree. I had over 36k just in parts in my 2000 camaro and it was temperamental. Not high hp but hair triggered NA car …. I sold it in 2012 for $10k. Paid $22k for the car…. It’s def a money pit…. My z06 is cam only essentially but sometimes I regret modding it. Nothing drives as nice as stock. I don’t care what they say. But the BTR stage 2 na cam does have great street manners. Or maybe I just tuned it right
@@VetOnVettes Some of our Vette club members are gonna road trip it to Bowling Green next weekend. We're getting on the track at NCM and I'm giddy about testing my Z for the first time outside of mountain curves. I put GM T-1 sways on mine and love how it rides like a rail. Hope they serve me well on the track.
"It feels very composed"... as you're driving in a straight line. Well I would hope it felt composed at 25mph in a straight line. 🤣 Any sort of 1 year update? How do they handle in curves? Any weirdness over rough pavement?
Looking forward to a follow up video. Might have to do this. So can you raise the ride height? Sounds ridiculous but my driveway is a bear getting in and out of
Damm it just put a set of bilstein on my Z06 like you took off thought about coil overs now I'm gonna have to do it again, how about neoprene bushings for top of coil overs you think make any difference
There was no negative reason for me not going with them. They both had great reviews and same price point. The deciding factor was that I had $500 Amazon store card credit to use. And only bc coilovers were available on Amazon 🤷🏼♂️
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Thanks for your video very informative. I just ordered BC racing DS for my base 97 C5 😊
Noted mid point and 3 clicks right towards H
How do you like em so far? I have a 97 and I'm about to order a set this weekend
Enjoying your content. Subscribed! Just added a c6 to my channel so looking forward to diving into some of these projects.
I've had my BC Racing coil overs for 3 years. This was definitely worth the money. Easy to adjust ride height and ride comfort. Makes a great difference.
Outstanding, that was really pretty easy. Good shocks make a huge difference on almost any car, and shocks have come a long way in the last 10 years or so. Better technology feeding to the street from the world of race cars.
Agreed
I'm really tempted to do this to Z. My only concern is the upper shock mounts. The weight of the car will be transmitted to a point (the upper shock mounts) that wasnt designed to hold the weight of the car. I know guys race them with coilovers but what I dont know is if they have any extra reinforcement since it is a racecar.
Very valid concern that I thought of as well. The way the rears snug up to the bracket/frame I'm not too worried about. The fronts have a gnarly steel washer built into the coilover which is nice. The hydroformed frame is incredibly strong. I know people that have ran them on C4's for years which is a inferior design with no issues. Also the Z06 is not a heavy car. Only 750lbs per corner. They may make a front reinforcement bracket. Need to look into that. But yes, totally get your concern. 🤙👍
My thoughts exactly. I think I would want to find a strut tower bar before diving into that conversion. I like my selective ride control feature too much to make the swap right now anyway! I wish there was a way to keep that feature when upgrading the suspension.
I’ve had Pfadt coilovers on my c5 for over 8 years and 20k miles, set all 4 corners really low 1.5inch space and a high spring rate(very stiff), awful to drive on bad city streets but awesome on highway and track.I can take a left turn at 50 mph, hugs the road. Johnny O’Connell fat sway bars help a lot. I haven’t had any issues with strut tower. Still very solid.
Total weight savings of 8.5lbs btw!!
Love your videos bro. Very informative. You posted this at the perfect time. Thinking of ordering a set next week!
Nice man. Glad I could help 👍🤙
Omg killin me. 😅😂 I’m ready to order a set of these in about a week and I am seriously anxious. Get rid of this jittery suspension. Feels like it has a mind of its own on the hwy. I already had the entire suspension down this past winter for bushings. So a c/o install will be simple.
Yes!! Totally fixed that!!
I have an 1100 hp, 11,000 original mile 01 z06. I have over $120k invested. I’ve never regretted anything more. All the money and best parts in the world can’t keep this thing together. If you ever wanna know what not to do… just ask. Stock power train is all good… adding power is a bad idea! Those coil overs will be a great add on… have fun!
@@bradcermak6834 yeah I agree. I had over 36k just in parts in my 2000 camaro and it was temperamental. Not high hp but hair triggered NA car …. I sold it in 2012 for $10k. Paid $22k for the car…. It’s def a money pit…. My z06 is cam only essentially but sometimes I regret modding it. Nothing drives as nice as stock. I don’t care what they say. But the BTR stage 2 na cam does have great street manners. Or maybe I just tuned it right
Sweet!! I can see you grinning like a mule eating briars right now. You have our permission to drink a cold one. You earned it!!
Thanks man!! Lowering it tonight and aligning it tomorrow!! Best upgrade I've done!!!
@@VetOnVettes Some of our Vette club members are gonna road trip it to Bowling Green next weekend. We're getting on the track at NCM and I'm giddy about testing my Z for the first time outside of mountain curves. I put GM T-1 sways on mine and love how it rides like a rail. Hope they serve me well on the track.
"It feels very composed"... as you're driving in a straight line. Well I would hope it felt composed at 25mph in a straight line. 🤣
Any sort of 1 year update? How do they handle in curves? Any weirdness over rough pavement?
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Did you ever get the bushings? I am going with bc coilovers also can't seem to find the bushings my old one's are destroyed
What’s the difference between te BC and DS models?
Do you know if the air ride cup kit can work with those coilovers?
Looking forward to a follow up video. Might have to do this. So can you raise the ride height? Sounds ridiculous but my driveway is a bear getting in and out of
And as always thanks for another great informative video
Do you know if the stock Z06 leaf springs are different from the base coupe springs? I may be interested in taking them off your hands if so
They are different rates but they will fit a coupe. I installed a full Z06 suspension in my coupe a few years back. Looking at coilovers now.
What’s the spring rate on those ?
Well its been a little bit, how are these working
Update video coming tomorrow with Alignment and adjustable "how to".
Which spring rate did you go with?
I think I'm going to save up for these coilovers myself.
8 months still happy with them! For daily driving I keep the fronts 2 clicks from full soft and rears at 15 (in the middle)
How did you calculate spring rates when you ordered?
What spring rates did you order on the front and rear?
Damm it just put a set of bilstein on my Z06 like you took off thought about coil overs now I'm gonna have to do it again, how about neoprene bushings for top of coil overs you think make any difference
What is the weight difference between the coilovers vs. shocks and leaf springs?
8.5lbs savings going to coils.
What made you decide to get these over the Silvers?
There was no negative reason for me not going with them. They both had great reviews and same price point. The deciding factor was that I had $500 Amazon store card credit to use. And only bc coilovers were available on Amazon 🤷🏼♂️
Nice video but........I wanna know about the 2nd gen Camaro in the street.....
I'm thinking I'm going to do a video on the 5th gen Z28 and how amazing they are and people that sold them should be ashamed of themselves. 🤔
@@VetOnVettes total thumbs down on that one.... Boo hissssss........
Dog I gotta smoke a cigarette
Original c5 suspension is not made the way it is for the cost, it’s made to accommodate 97 year old man.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
Do u lose active handling?
If you have active handling then yes unfortunately