Megan vs Isis

[alexanderig]

actually its a flex 8. i built its miami rage frames tinted lens jt plad straps and flex 8 bottoms. i used to play alot but its too much money and i quit a while back ago when i got my first car. i have alot of gear for sale if anyoneneeds

[rc1honda]

see its people like you that i didnt want in a thread. if you can spend alot of money on coils congrats. but right here your not providing any useful at all. its people like you that post for the sake of posting. instead of sayign o ive had friends that had problems or there poor quality you come in the thread runnign your mouth and sounding stupid. so thank you for the bump. and next time maybe you can try and help some one out instead of making a dumb post

Modified by alexanderig at 4:21 PM 1/5/2010

Actualy my post was not stupid at all. Whats stupid is you asking a question that 1 million other people have already asked.

You wanna MOD your car but your broke. Did you know that if you just look around the classifieds you could find some PBM's or Stance GR+ for 900 shipped? And how much are Megans? 700 shipped? Isis 500 shipped? No i bet you didn't becuase you dont reaserch.

You come onto a forum and ask "What cheap part is more reliable". You can't have it both ways. But as far as i heard Megan will do just fine for your rolling ebay catalouge.

And you know whats else is stupid? Cheaping out on one of the most important parts of your car. You want helpful posts form people then ask a legitimate question. Not the "Im broke and wanna cheap out"kind of question. I'm not a post whore. I help people as much as i can especially in the SR forum.

All im trying to do is help you out. Buy cheap, buy twice. I have personal experience with that.

And i was happy to bump this thread so that other people can see what a stupid thought looks like written out.

[usdm_180sx]

Godspeed seems to be all the hype now. Please don't get them. Get a product of HIGH QUALITY.For a couple of more Hamiltons you can get yourself something from a REPUTABLE company.

Hamiltons? It's all about the BENJAMINS son

[alexanderig]

Just buy the cheapest crap you can find. It will work and install flawlessly. Thats what you want to hear right?

If you not going to the track then just buy all your suspension stuff from ebay. Can't go wrong. Also buy some ebay injectors, and get a brand new ebay turbo too.

You should just order every part for your car by a ebay affordable manufacturer.

Actualy my post was not stupid at all. Whats stupid is you asking a question that 1 million other people have already asked.

You wanna MOD your car but your broke. Did you know that if you just look around the classifieds you could find some PBM's or Stance GR+ for 900 shipped? And how much are Megans? 700 shipped? Isis 500 shipped? No i bet you didn't becuase you dont reaserch.

You come onto a forum and ask "What cheap part is more reliable". You can't have it both ways. But as far as i heard Megan will do just fine for your rolling ebay catalouge.

And you know whats else is stupid? Cheaping out on one of the most important parts of your car. You want helpful posts form people then ask a legitimate question. Not the "Im broke and wanna cheap out"kind of question. I'm not a post whore. I help people as much as i can especially in the SR forum.

All im trying to do is help you out. Buy cheap, buy twice. I have personal experience with that.

And i was happy to bump this thread so that other people can see what a stupid thought looks like written out.

ok so your saying your first post served a purpose? instead of stating what you did in your second post you wrote like a little kid that didnt get what they wanted. fine! do whatever you want. you sounded like a little brat. second off i have done my research if you wouldnt be so arrogant. there is thread after thread of people vouching for these coils. not only on 240s but other cars. but no your stuck in the mindset of unless i get anally raped on price its not going to function. and yes i have looked into used stances but i wouldnt want to have to pay them to get rebuilt when i can get a brand new set of coils with a warranty.

[Gabes13]

Hamiltons? It's all about the BENJAMINS son

This is 2010.Hamiltons are the new Benjamins...

[AZ89two4Tsx]

For a couple of more Hamiltons you can get yourself something from a REPUTABLE company.

20 bucks?

Hahahaha. Nice Tita

[240life]

I had megans they were alright. I personally would stay away from isis/ godspeed etc..they haven't been on the roads long enough for me. I would like to see reviews from second year owners before I gave up half a grand for anything.

[slidestyle69]

MEGAN COILS= MY APPROVAL. Plenty of people i know have used them and none have blown yet so in my personal ebay shopper opinion, I say YES to anybody wanting to buy megans.

ISIS COILS= NO IDEA, I feel nervous when i think about putting them on my car.

GODSPEED COILS= HALF APPROVED??...A friend of mine has them and has tracked them and daily's them also and the lowness capability is pretty good and the stiffness is good to. I heard no complaints about them as of now.

I personally would never buy anything below megans but we all have different prespectives on our parts and quality outlooks so the hardcore bashing one another for asking a question about these coils is selfish and non-applicable to the point your trying to make so In reality i would like to see some feedback of these ISIS and GODSPEED coilovers and yes i shop on ebay for various parts and i drive my s14 on the streets.. ..take me to court

[sjbsuperman1425]

neither.

[Didderson]

neither.

+1How much do megans cost? There are plenty of other options for about a grand that have a better overall reputation... stance or pbMAXes..

[White Comet]

iirc megans are like 800 while pbms are 1k and stance is like 1100

[Hoffman5982]

iirc megans are like 800 while pbms are 1k and stance is like 1100

thats about right. Im in the market for coilovers and, like the op, I was checking out the cheaper brands. i mean, c'mon, Im 18 and work at best buy. I have been reading the few reviews that exist for godspeed and was looking at all their different models. I've made up my mind and I'm going to go with stance lx+'s.

op, while alot of people root for the underdog(which is fine), do you really wanna take that kind of chance with something like this? Im sure you can hold out a little longer and save some more money to broaden your choices. from what Ive seen, godspeed isn't all that bad. If you aren't doing hardcore drifting 24/7 I think they could hold up well. plus, I saw a god speed ad in a super street mag, so they must be extremely good

but really, do what you want. People may bash you for wanting cheaper coils, but it's your car. If it breaks, you'll have to fix it, not them. just be wary of the dangers of cheap parts

[Jah1mon]

Also the 300zx forks can be purchased separately for the Megans, not sure about ISIS.

[Rays_240]

those of you that have used megan streets, hows the ride quality? bouncy at all?

Also has anyone ever used function form coilovers? my friend has them on his civic and claims they ride extremely close to stock and his car is just about slammed. there about 1k and have a 1 year warranty...

[240DRFTluver]

I'm running some megan coilovers on my s13 and they are great. they are the entry level track coils i believe and they are fricking awesome. i would recommend megan. but then again they are the only that i have tried.

[Caveit77777]

for the debate between you and rc1honda?Anyways I don't know how muhc this will help but I'm going to stand by PBM on this one because I no of two people near me that have had them and love em and they are both on dd/weekend warriors.

[roadboy240sx]

just throwing in another option, what about tanabe's? i haven herd one way or another?

http://www.enjukuracing.com/ta....html

[Demonspeed]

Do you have a link to these function form coilovers? Cuz I checked out their website and they only do coils for hondas...unless I'm missing something

Also has anyone ever used function form coilovers? my friend has them on his civic and claims they ride extremely close to stock and his car is just about slammed. there about 1k and have a 1 year warranty...

[Rays_240]

i know theres a bunch on ebay and alot of other internet dealers sell them

[Hoffman5982]

just throwing in another option, what about tanabe's? i haven herd one way or another?

http://www.enjukuracing.com/ta....html

Yea I'd like to know how these stand up to stance lxs, comfort wise

[Didderson]

just throwing in another option, what about tanabe's? i haven herd one way or another?

http://www.enjukuracing.com/ta....html

Tanabe is a GREAT susp. company. Iirc their spring rates are 8k front 6k rear like teins or stances. Expect similar quality. .. Ok so maybe 6k/4k? That's kinda low. No wonder people don't run them often.I'd say they're more of a grip coilover then, and probably wouldn't be good for slamming.

[rc1honda]

for the debate between you and rc1honda?Anyways I don't know how muhc this will help but I'm going to stand by PBM on this one because I no of two people near me that have had them and love em and they are both on dd/weekend warriors.

I was really only trying to tell him to wait till he finds a good deal on some real coils in the classifeds, or through a vendor deal or grounp buy.

I have Stance AL's. Top of line stance but, admittedly i bought them from a friend for a real cheap pirce and they practically new. So i got extra lucky. And i defintiley would not have bought them retail for 1,600. I can't drive for s*** and would have no need for such a advanced coilover.

I know what it;s like to be broke, and i have chepaed out on stuff only to have buy the same part again. Things like the FPR, and boost controllers. I wasn't trying to attack the OP.

And from all accounts Megans are good coils, Godspeed/Isis i don't about though. All i know is they can't be better then a set of 900 stance, or PBM's, D-max, Teins, or Apex-i.

And i know for a fact that if a Stance part breaks they replace for free no questions asked. If they get blown thought then yes you have to rebuils but thats done right here in the US.

That's peace of mind to me.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

I know a ton of people rolling on Godspeed coils, and they drift on them every chance they can so it's not an occassional track day, more like DD them all week, drive on them to local drift days 2,3,4 times a month drift the isht out of them, and then drive on them home. They are made at the same plant that makes the Megan and Apex'i coilovers. Megans are solid too, no experience with the ISIS coilovers.

As far as the whole unless it's a name brand it's probably crap train of thought that alot of you elitist parts snobs have, let me ask you this, how long does a company have to be in business before you actually trust them? If Godspeeds, Megans or ISIS coilovers were $1200 - $1500 and HKS, Stance, Teins were priced more budget friendly ($500 - 900) would you s*** on the HKS or Stance coils or the Megans and Godspeeds.

As far as telling someone to buy used coilovers, who does that, really. That's like telling someone to go buy some other dudes used underwear, yeah they may have been worn once but you don't know what they did in them or what their junk touched and your going to go and put them on your junk...ewwww. Same goes with coils, just because they were only on a car for a month or 2 months, you don't know what they did while they were on, what kind of roads, or abuse they were subjected to or if they were soaked in salt for a whole winter.

If someone wants to go with a budget friendly coilover setup, just let them. Hell even a set of AGX's or Tokico D-Spec's struts with a decent spring package will cost you close to $800-900.

[Chris28]

I have the Tanabe coilovers. They don't go low. My sig picture has them maxed out. The rates are 6k and 8k. They are great coilovers for the money, they just don't go very low. Overall I give them an A+

I recently traded someone for Cusco fronts just so I can go lower.

[usdm_180sx]

This is 2010.Hamiltons are the new Benjamins...

Right. This being the "megan vs isis" thread I would say it's all about the WASHINGTONS

[Dazzla]

if this is a street car...megans are good to go. if your gonna track it, then go something better like stance etc.

+1 for megan streets on my dd. they ride fine, not bouncy at all, and they go REAL low

[alexanderig]

I know a ton of people rolling on Godspeed coils, and they drift on them every chance they can so it's not an occassional track day, more like DD them all week, drive on them to local drift days 2,3,4 times a month drift the isht out of them, and then drive on them home. They are made at the same plant that makes the Megan and Apex'i coilovers. Megans are solid too, no experience with the ISIS coilovers.

As far as the whole unless it's a name brand it's probably crap train of thought that alot of you elitist parts snobs have, let me ask you this, how long does a company have to be in business before you actually trust them? If Godspeeds, Megans or ISIS coilovers were $1200 - $1500 and HKS, Stance, Teins were priced more budget friendly ($500 - 900) would you s*** on the HKS or Stance coils or the Megans and Godspeeds.

As far as telling someone to buy used coilovers, who does that, really. That's like telling someone to go buy some other dudes used underwear, yeah they may have been worn once but you don't know what they did in them or what their junk touched and your going to go and put them on your junk...ewwww. Same goes with coils, just because they were only on a car for a month or 2 months, you don't know what they did while they were on, what kind of roads, or abuse they were subjected to or if they were soaked in salt for a whole winter.

If someone wants to go with a budget friendly coilover setup, just let them. Hell even a set of AGX's or Tokico D-Spec's struts with a decent spring package will cost you close to $800-900.

thanks for the input. there are countless people that vouch for megan but what can i say people just dont listen cause theyre arrogant

[Ohio_S13]

I know this thread is a bit old but I really hope the op is still listening. The best street/track coilover suspension for 240's is the KW V3. I got lucky and got a brand new set for cheap.

I know I know they are tooo expensive I don't have hard evidence but I tell you just save and get them.....you will thank me later. They are the best suspension updrade option available for the 240sx. Then get whiteline adjustable sway bars so you can dial in your oversteer just right.


Modified by Ohio_S13 at 10:32 AM 1/29/2010