Kaamos Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Hi all, My insurance is running some repairs on my car and they want to replace my BC coilovers with oem shocks, but only on the rear axle, which would result in OEM rear and BC coilovers front. With this setup, not only would I expect the car to look stupid but I was also mainly wondering about the handling/behavior consequences....... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Whilst it's being repaired or permanently replaced with OEM? It'll sit far to high unless you raise the BCs to match. In which case you'd be best going oem on all four corners. Why are they not wanting to supply BCs...due to being a whole new kit of four needing purchased? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Whilst it's being repaired or permanently replaced with OEM? It'll sit far to high unless you raise the BCs to match. In which case you'd be best going oem on all four corners. Why are they not wanting to supply BCs...due to being a whole new kit of four needing purchased? Guessing because he's in France and aftermarket parts are not legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaamos Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Guessing because he's in France and aftermarket parts are not legal. Something along those lines.... some aftermarket parts are legal, others are not..... but legal or not, insurance is not gonna pay for aftermarket parts unless 1- OEM parts are no longer available OR 2- I can find an arrangement with them, one possible argument being "the car will behave like crap" Irony is that some parts will be replaced "just to stay on the safe side" despite they have been proven in perfect condition (shock, rim...).... France, don't ask.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Get the stock parts fitted, drive it away, buy new BCs, sell the stock items, job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaamos Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Get the stock parts fitted, drive it away, buy new BCs, sell the stock items, job done. or I can even put the current BC back on as, again, they are completely fine..... But, worst case scenario, I was planning on doing what you suggets anyway, thing is that there is a chance that I could have my insurance order new coilovers directly, which would be the easiest fix, thus I was wondering what behaviour I should expect from mixing oem and coilovers and use it as an argument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Certainly mixing damper and spring rates designed for totally different handling characteristics at either end of the car is not a good idea, it's a bit like putting the wrong width wheels and tyres on one end of the car. If you must put the BC springs and dampers on just one end of the car the front would be by far the safest, putting lower, stiffer, more damped suspension on the rear will probably give some interesting oversteer characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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