Megan Streets before & after

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EvillE423
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I bought some Megan streets and Isis RUCAs from Enjuku last week and they arrived at my house this morning, so I thought I would throw them on. These aren't the greatest pics in the world, all I had was my cell phone. I'll get my sister to snap some pics next time I see her. She's a photographer and has a good camera.

Here is before, the jack is just sitting there. It isn't jacked up any.



Gap in the rear:



Gap in the front:



Gap after:



After:



I've still got some adjusting to do. When I go over bumps the front drivers side tire rubs the wheel well cover. I've also got some kind of roaring noise coming from the rear. Any you guys know what that may be? Nothing is rubbing back there. First impressions: I've still got about a half inch drop (guesstimation) in both the front and the rear. Got the damper on 17 in the front and I think I put the rear on 14? The ride is nothing like the eBay coilover sleeves. With plenty of adjustment left, I would bet you could get it to ride almost like stock. It handles SO much better. No body roll like before. They come with noise stoppers so they don't make that squeaking noise like the eBay sleeves do.

Overall I was impressed with the build quality of them too. They felt strong, not weak and flimsy. Welds were good. Luckily, none of the bolts on my car were rusted, so they went in with out a problem. Took me about four hours to put them, the RUCAs, and then adjust all of them. I've just got to figure out what to do about the tire rubbing the plastic junk in there. Can I just take it out without a problem? Or should I leave it?

And for the Isis RUCAs. They seemed to be good quality. I'm a noob when it comes to suspension, but they also seemed to be of good quality. Welds were good, fitment was excellent. They still smelled of fresh paint when I opened them. I liked the yellow/gold color of them too. Now on to the alignment shop!

+1 for Enjuku. I wasn't sure about the RUCAs. They were the 'half-moon' kind and wasn't sure which way they went, so I called Enjuku to see if they could tell me. Didn't take no time to get an answer and they answered my question quickly and politely. Don't know who I talked to though.

LMK what you all think, and be sure to tell me what to do with the wheel well cover other than raising it back up.


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xX RB Xx
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in your before picture, your car looks "lower" than stock.

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EvillE423
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xX RB Xx wrote:in your before picture, your car looks "lower" than stock.
I've always thought that it looked lower than most peoples stock. But it's all stock. Some older couple had it before me, so I know they didn't lower it. The other side was done already, so it may have made the drivers side sit a little lower. But even before that, I always thought mine sat a little lower than most.

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xX RB Xx wrote:in your before picture, your car looks "lower" than stock.
i think it is. mines much bigger than that. and i have slightly larger tires than stock

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FolkertSX wrote:
i think it is. mines much bigger than that. and i have slightly larger tires than stock
yeah yours looks like its monster truck..
EvillE423 wrote:
I've always thought that it looked lower than most peoples stock. But it's all stock. Some older couple had it before me, so I know they didn't lower it. The other side was done already, so it may have made the drivers side sit a little lower. But even before that, I always thought mine sat a little lower than most.
where they a fat couple? maybe they wore out the struts

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xX RB Xx wrote:
where they a fat couple? maybe they wore out the struts
that is a possibility. i know alot of bigger caddys and lincolns look slammed because of blown struts. usually only the rears

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s14derrick wrote:. usually only the rears
how does that happen? since they are going to be in driver seat 90% of the time.

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A 240 does not have struts in the rear.

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I dont have a clue. i just guessed that the struts on those cars just werent strong enough to support such a big car. or maybe its weight transfer from being RWD. i know when i bought my s14 the rears were blown and the fronts were good.

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springs probably sagged from support that heavy hatch all these years nice drop, go LOWER!

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xX RB Xx
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AZ89two4Tsx wrote:A 240 does not have struts in the rear.
are you sure?

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its held up by hopes and dreams in the back

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pj
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good work man, i got a set myself...if i keep this one long enough to get diff rims/tires, im losing the collar and maxing them out low-wise. props for a nice clean s13 with some low

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s14derrick wrote:that is a possibility. i know alot of bigger caddys and lincolns look slammed because of blown struts. usually only the rears
They have airbags all of them. Its a gift from satan himself. They leak so easy. I actually pulled the cylinoids so they drain all the way on my mark viii. I was popping up reflectors and smoking srt-4s haha

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xX RB Xx wrote:
yeah yours looks like its monster truck..
i know. im getting coils as soon as i can afford them

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Fix your toe and camber. and some of your probs will go away

You can go lower and it would look a little bit better but remember to low and you'll cream your handling and anything associated with it

Get some nice 16's and 2 inch tire and tuck it low

SIL FRONT SIRSIL FRONT

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AZ89two4Tsx wrote:A 240 does not have struts in the rear.


struts dont control ride hight, springs do

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Dire91
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Nice job, I'm doing this in the next couple weeks too. Anyone have any good Enjuku Racing promo codes?

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thank you for clearing that up. i always wondered why they always sat like that sooo low in the rear

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looks great! gives me more confidence now that I'm about to get my Megan's installed this weekend!


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