BC Racing Suspension
BC Racing Suspension
Bor-Chuann Enterprises was founded in Nantou in Taiwan in 1999, and it originally concentrated on making shock absorbers and auto parts for the booming 90's auto industry. They were able to supply quality parts from Taiwan, at a relatively low cost. In their later years, BC Racing began to create their own parts in the form of more sophisticated suspension components. In 2003, the BC Coilover Kit was born, and it was a revolutionary concept to be able to buy a relatively sophisticated coilover kit at a low cost.
The company grew in the early to mid 2000's and BC Racing moved from just making shock absorbers to automotive parts, and more into aftermarket suspension components and coilover kits. They started to acquire other overseas companies, like warehousing companies and shipping and exporting companies, which supported their business case of making cost effective components that were profitable for the business.
BC Racing: suspension company growth
In 2010, the company started BC Forged, which specialised in two-piece wheels initially, and then three piece wheels. Another element of the BC Racing business model is to 'white label' their own products so that other companies can sell them as their own. BC Racing suspension is generally well known enough to be the most popular coilover company for the entry level market - car enthusiasts who are building their first or second car... making them a hugely successful suspension brand.
For a true budget oriented coilover, the BC Racing coilovers offer full camber adjustment, independant ride height adjustment, in fact all the bells and whistles you'd want out of a high end coilover, but without the high-end price tag.
BC Racing coilovers perform incredibly well, and they come with some comprehensive guides on how to set them up so you're not left scratching your head wondering what to do when you've pulled them out of the box.
BC makes excellent coilovers that will provide you with a decent level of customization at an affordable price-point; they’re popular for a very good reason. Even though BC is only around 20 years old, they still have been able to establish themselves among some of the legends. They came in at the right time in the industry.
Notes on BC Racing suspension damper testing and matching: tuning to suit your car's needs
Damping adjustment allows you to fine tune your car to suit your needs and the cars intended use. Adjustment should always be made in axle pairs, so both fronts must be tuned the same and both rears must be tuned the same.
Decreasing front damping will speed up the weight transfer as you apply the cars brakes thus increasing front traction. You want some degree of weight transfer to occur to load up the front tires to maximize braking ability and to help the front end hook up for corner entry. The front loading helps prevent under steer.
Such subtle tweaking of the damping rates can make a big difference to the way the car handles. Coilover and after market damper manufacturers run quality control system that can lead to a large variation in damper to damper performance. This means that you can have different damping rates at each corner of your car even when the dampers are dialled in to the same setting via their adjuster. Because damping settings are so crucial to a vehicles handling, this can lead to a handling imbalance where the car will pull slightly under braking and its turn in and mid corner handling characteristics can differ from left to right hand corners.
It’s because the damping rates are so crucial that BC Racing check each and every damper they produce on an in house damper dyno. The compression and rebound damping rates are recorded and the coilover kits are only put together using matched dampers. Through this in house individual checking BC Racing can be confident that the kits are produced with matching dampers. BC Racing run to a tolerance level 3 times more accurate than general original equipment manufacturers so the difference in damping rate between BC Racing units is a third of that aimed for by most original equipment manufacturers.
Straight replacement for original equipment
The BC Racing coilovers are a direct replacement for the original equipment. Unlike other brands of coilovers, the BC Racing range do not require brackets fabricating, cable ties or jubilee clips to install. The bottom mounts come with all brackets to take the original ABS sensor leads, brake lines, anti roll bar drop links etc. Just take off your original equipment suspension and install the BC Racing suspension. A straightforward and simple install.