i am currently running the megans and can say that they are a good bang-for-the-buck set up... for that money i would rather run the megans than the tein basics any day.

with that said, i don't track my car and am not worried about that. another thing i like about the megans is the ability to pre-load the springs so that the coilover still has full shock travel even when the car is lowered.

i have my set up at 12 clicks from full stiff all around, and hotchkis sway bars set at mid stiff front and full stiff rear (to give the car a bit more oversteer since i have a 2" stagger for my wheels), and the car handles pretty accurately.

I got the clunk noise from the rear a little too... but i went back there and tightened up the mount that holds the spare tire into place and the noise seemed to go down a bit? maybe its just psycological, but i thought it made a difference.

all in all... im happy with them. they might not be THE best coilovers out there... but for the money, i can't complain. (not to mention the 2 year warranty!)

 

replaced the rear top mount with stock one, the clunking noise is gone. lets wait and see how long it takes to wear out the front pillowballs..

 

I've had mine on the car for a few months now and I'm still very happy with how the car rides. I have them set at 10 around and sometimes I get the noise from the rears but It does not seem to last very long.

 

Preloading the spring is not the right way to lower a car, and it does not allow for full shock travel. The more preload the higher the stroke of the piston in the bore. A shock with an adjustable shock body to change height is the correct way to raise or lower your car.

Respect
JET

 

Any update on pros and cons? It appears that the Megan coilovers are made by BC Racing and can be found at a price comparable to the Tein Basics. http://www.bcracing-na.com/

I'm considering the BC/Megans. My other option is to go with Tokico D-specs and S.techs. Any thoughts?

 

Pro's would be the full height adjustability. I do love having really great shock piston travel, can't say the same thing for regular shocks on with the same drop amount. Con's would be valving. What it happiness on the street because you set them softer, is shear misery on the highway and vise versa. I"m at 4 clicks from full stiff with the 448lbs springs on the front and oem 427lbs rates in the rear on cut down oem upper spring seats all set up with a 1"/.8" drop. When I set the dampning any softer, I get all kinds of secondary action on the highway that drives me nuts. Would be a good candidate for them to add on a EDFC like system.

IMO, get the D-spec/S-tech combo. In comparison they are valved a whole lot better.

 

LOL....yeah, ok.

 

Instead of posting a dumbass remark, why don't you give legitimate reasoning to your thought.

 

How do you convert the metric kg spring rates (10 and 8 kgs for these) to lbs for an even comparison?

I know a kg is about 2.2 pounds, so my math makes the rates 22 and 17.6.

 

Tein>Megan.....anyday

 

1Kg = 56lbs

so 10Kg =560lbs
and 8Kg =448lbs

 

same basic #'s, but a little more accurate

1 in = 25.4 mm
1 Kg = 2.2 lbs

1 [Kg/mm] * (25.4 [mm/in])*(2.2[lbs/Kg]) = 55.88 [lbs/in]

spring rates are force per distance (i.e. a 8 Kg/mm spring compressed 1 mm will create a 8 Kg force in the opposite direction that it was compressed)

-Peter

 

Thanks guys. I had half of the equation. Now I can compare apples to apples.

So a 478 pound spring should really be indicated as a 478 pound/inch spring?

This conversion info should go in the big spring sticky since a few other coilovers seem to use metric rates too.

 

My friend just got one for his Z for awesome price. Quality of this coil is great and if you are planning to purchase one, give me a pm and maybe i can hook you up with good price. planning to purchase one for myself soon...

 

the only b!tch name on my car is my FAIRLADYZ(emblem) other then that no other girl names on my ****