BC Racing BR Series Coilovers for 18-22 Accord

BC Racing BR Series Coilovers - 2018-2022 Honda Accord (CV1/CV2)

Honda built this car out of the good parts bin and then never told anybody. If you've got the 1.5T, that's the same turbo four that lives in a Civic. If you've got the 2.0T, that's a K20C4, which is the Civic Type R's engine with the volume turned down. Type R architecture, in a family sedan, sitting in carpool lines across America. And then Honda did the responsible thing and tuned the chassis so polite that almost nobody ever finds out what they're actually driving.

The Engine Was Never The Problem

Both of these motors are genuinely good. The 2.0T makes real power and real torque low in the rev range, and the 1.5T is the same engine the Civic tuning world has spent years extracting more from. There's nothing apologetic about either one.

What holds the car back is the chassis calibration sitting on top of them. Honda tuned this Accord for somebody who wanted a quiet, comfortable sedan, which is most of the people who bought one, so it rolls more than it needs to, it takes its time settling, and it stays composed and distant right when you'd like it to get involved. That's not a flaw. It's a decision, made for a buyer who isn't you.

6 Front, 4.5 Rear: The Restraint Is The Point

Look at the rates and notice what BC didn't do. 6 kg/mm front, 4.5 kg/mm rear. That rear number is the softest BC specs for any modern Honda they build for, softer than a Civic hatchback, softer than a Type R, softer than a CR-V. On a car this size, that's a deliberate choice and it's the right one.

Here's why it matters. It would be trivially easy to throw stiff springs under an Accord, and plenty of brands do exactly that, because stiff sounds like performance on a product page. What you'd actually get is a big sedan that crashes over every expansion joint and has lost the single best thing about it. BC tested this car and picked rates that stop the body rolling onto its door handles while keeping it composed on a bad road. You get a genuinely sporty Accord that's still an Accord. Ruining the ride to gain a little roll control would be missing the entire point of the car.

And 6 kg up front isn't soft either, that's the strut number, the same one BC puts under a Type R. On a strut front end the spring sits basically on top of the wheel and nearly all of that rate reaches the ground, unlike the old wishbone Hondas that need 9 kg on paper to land anywhere sensible at the tire. Different geometry, different math.

RA Pillowball Camber Plates

This kit uses Type RA pillowball camber top mounts, and they're doing two jobs on your car. The pillowball is a solid connection rather than rubber, so the front end responds the moment you turn instead of a beat later, which is exactly the vagueness people complain about in a comfortable sedan.

The camber adjustment matters because a strut front end picks up negative camber quickly as it comes down. Lower an Accord and ignore the alignment and you'll be replacing front tires that are worn to the cords on the inside edge while the outside still looks new. Being able to dial it back is the difference between doing this once and doing it twice. Fair trade to know about: a pillowball passes more road noise into the cabin than rubber, and this is a quiet car, so you will notice it.

Thirty Clicks, Because Your Car Has Two Lives

This is where it comes together for an Accord specifically. You get 30 clicks of compression and rebound, adjusted together with one knob, about ten seconds a corner. Wind it soft and it's the comfortable sedan you actually need it to be for the commute and the road trip and the passengers who don't care about any of this. Firm it up on a Saturday and go find out what a Type R engine feels like in a chassis that's finally holding still. Honda had to pick one setting and commit forever. You get both.

Standard Or Extreme Low: Pick Your Drop

Two versions of this kit, and the only question is how far down you want to go:

• Standard. About an inch below stock wound all the way up, down to roughly 2.5 to 3 inches below at its lowest. This is the one for most Accords. You close the gap, the car looks like it means it, and you can still use a parking garage and a steep driveway without thinking about it.
• Extreme Low. Starts around 2 inches below stock at its highest setting and reaches about 4 inches below at the bottom. If the Standard kit's lowest setting isn't the picture in your head, this is your kit, just be honest with yourself about what an Accord this low means for your daily life before you commit.

Simple version: daily it and want it right, go Standard. Chasing a serious stance, go Extreme Low.

Low Without Losing The Luxury

Ride height adjusts independently of spring compression, so you lower the car by moving the lower mount instead of collapsing the spring onto itself. Your suspension keeps its travel and the damper keeps working. On a car this size that's not optional, mass is unforgiving, and a big sedan slammed on crushed springs rides worse than nearly anything on the road. Do it properly and you get the stance without throwing away the refinement you paid for.

Built To Be Kept

Mono-tube shocks with a linear piston and damping curve, so damping stays predictable through the whole stroke instead of getting strange at the extremes. Two-year warranty against manufacturer defect. And they're fully rebuildable, so when they eventually wear out you refresh them instead of replacing them. Custom spring rates, Swift springs, and custom valving matched to your rates are available if you want to take it further.

What You Get

• BC Racing BR Series coilovers for the 2018-2022 Honda Accord (CV1 1.5T and CV2 2.0T)
• Available in Standard or Extreme Low
• Type RA pillowball camber top mounts
• 6 kg/mm front and 4.5 kg/mm rear spring rates, tuned to keep the ride composed
• 30 clicks of simultaneous compression and rebound adjustment
• Height adjustment independent of spring compression
• Standard: about 1 inch below stock at the highest setting, 2.5 to 3 inches at the lowest
• Extreme Low: about 2 inches below stock at the highest setting, about 4 inches at the lowest
• Mono-tube shock design with a linear piston and damping curve
• Custom spring rates, Swift springs, and custom valving available
• Fully rebuildable
• 2-year warranty against manufacturer defect

Fits These Cars

• 2018-2022 Honda Accord 1.5T (CV1)
• 2018-2022 Honda Accord 2.0T (CV2)

Note: Fits both the CV1 (1.5T) and CV2 (2.0T) Accord. Available in Standard and Extreme Low versions. Actual ride height varies with chassis tolerances. Fully rebuildable and backed by a 2-year warranty against manufacturer defect. One coilover set per order.