My 2 Years of Use/Abuse Later Review on Megan Street Coils

[costa_rican13]

I've had my megan street coilovers for about 2 and a half years and there still good. There are not blown and have been through hell, with hitting curbs and tapping other cars.

If you are looking for something to slam your car, these are not it. Although they will suit most people, it doesn't suit me. It does go low, but no where near as low as I would like them too. It does not tuck 18s well at all.
I've had personal experience with TEIN, and ksport. TEIN's go damn low and ride amazing.

Ksports are pretty much the same as megans, however
I prefer megan's more than ksport because of the camber adjustment in the front. Ksport's camber plates suck.

That is my 2.524 cents.

so then if your car doesnt slam on megans? then smith is fibbing?? he said they could lay frame and wheels off the ground if wanted. i want to be able to tuck the p45r's 17x9.5's but really just tire. nothing like wheel tucking, thats to much. so how low do yours go?? pictars?? im not asking to go out and fully adjust to slam yours, but like if you have pics around. post em? im really looking in to megans, pbm seems to be out of the question now. as far as price and perfomance go. i will be rolling fenders, and beating what i have too to get my stance and look i want. i want something sick but not costly, so i have came up with the p45r's and megans for now. less than 2K with tires and not bad looking to me.

[pj]

i drove a set of fortunes on s13 before, they were pretty nice, felt good and went low. good product.
and damn people, how low do you want to go?1 lol megans with a collor removed and slammed is seriously low as with any coils...if you have aero itll literally be undrivable lol. youll destroy your aero in about 15 minutes.
i dont know i must be getting old, because to me, lower than that is borderline insane low

[costa_rican13]

i want something close to the "hellaflush" videos type of low. which i know they are more like wheel fitment and tire tucking but also i want the body to be low too.

[rsmithdrift]

i want something close to the "hellaflush" videos type of low. which i know they are more like wheel fitment and tire tucking but also i want the body to be low too.

Trust me you can.

I run 15's with 205/60r15 tires now... I was running 195/60r15 I can easily get it on the frame rails. 215/45r17 is the same size as the 205/60r15's... most ppl run less sidewall on 17's... 40 is normal, 45 is tall for a 17. So that would be slightly smaller than 195/60r15's and you would be able to REALLY put it on the rails then... 18's make the diameter larger so would actually make the car sit up higher and make it harder to slam all the way on the ground. Not for sure how hard cause like I said... I run stock tire sizes... I plan on getting 16's in the near future... 17's are just too big for these cars imo. I like having a little sidewall on my tire. Then again I'm a big muscle car fan too. I cant stand paper thin tires... looks terrible to me. Unbalanced even.

IDk I just know that megans will be perfectly fine for your set up. trust me. You can destroy your car very easily by lowering these things too much.

BTW enjoi nissmo has 18's on his car. his tires are much larger diameter than stock. That's why it's harder for him to put it on the ground. And look how low his is even with 18's... now imagine with slightly smaller diameter tires... his frame rails would be CLOSE... real close. I bet if he put 17's on his car with 215/45's even he'd be undriveably low.

[EnjoiNismo]

so then if your car doesnt slam on megans? then smith is fibbing?? he said they could lay frame and wheels off the ground if wanted. i want to be able to tuck the p45r's 17x9.5's but really just tire. nothing like wheel tucking, thats to much. so how low do yours go?? pictars?? im not asking to go out and fully adjust to slam yours, but like if you have pics around. post em? im really looking in to megans, pbm seems to be out of the question now. as far as price and perfomance go. i will be rolling fenders, and beating what i have too to get my stance and look i want. i want something sick but not costly, so i have came up with the p45r's and megans for now. less than 2K with tires and not bad looking to me.

You can lay on the frame with 15's & 16's. When I had my stock SE wheelsthe height looked nice.

Dang took me forever to find some pictures and there crap to prove the height.
The front can still go lower, the rear maxed out with a collar removed.



I'll get some better pictures in the morning or tonight and i'll edit this post.

P.S. Smith knows what he is talking about.

[costa_rican13]

great guys!!! i fully understand what youre saying smith, i had 17's awhile back and i liked the size, but needed fastcash so i sild them for 300 bucks with one tire. your stance looks really good enjoi, and would be lower with 17's so yep im going with the megans. i need 684 more dollars!

[JKL1031]

so is megan any better today?

[xX RB Xx]

I have had my megans for about 4 months now. i love them. Before then i had a set of JIC FLT-A2(or whatever) and i liked them just as well. They are great entry level coilovers. No need to spend 2k on coilovers when your just starting out. And plus most people nowadays arent even building drift cars anymore. Just wanna be drift cars. Most cars here probably wont even see a track. Just my opinion.

[JKL1031]

Im not worried about anything but how long the dampers last. and a desireable height.

[Milkmusic]

Very nice review, sounds like these aren't as bad as some people say, and fits my budget perfectly.
Well done.

[n00b240]

+1 for a well written review. Im not looking to get the meagans at all. But I appreciate an in depth review

[JKL1031]

Didn't these shortly bust on someone somewhere I read?

[simmode1]

Didn't these shortly bust on someone somewhere I read?

One set out of thousands sold? I'll take my chances. Megan coilovers and suspension components have a decent reputation for entry level parts from China...

Those ones that went bad were probably from waaaaay back in the day when Megan was still sold on Ebay. Those days are gone. They've improved alot since then.

[costa_rican13]

yea thats true. i have the toe rods and c pillar bar. they hold up well and i drift with them as well. only concern i have is for the toe rods as the tightening bolts rust after a while..

[JKL1031]

I'm not talkin about toe rods. I'm talkin coilovers.

What i read was within this year. They lasted this guy about a year before they leaked oil. I'll try to find the post later.

I'm noT talkin bad about them. I'm neutral on sides because I'm thinking about buyin some. I believe they have gotten better, as ksport has gotten better, in which they are Both made with the same components correct? Like I said I know ksports will go aT least 3 yrs.

[supersayianjim]

so between

-megan ss
-tein ss
-d 2
and k sport

which one would be a better buy according to the consensus??(we need a poll)

[JKL1031]

ive witnessed ksports for 3 yrs and counting as far as damper life. I didnt track the car.

[costa_rican13]

placed order for my megans!!!! should be in here 5 days, minusthe days of the holidays.. so 1st week of december?? then snap shots of epic slammedness on my poor man wheel setup... (2 steelies and 2 aluminum wheels) then off for the winter. hate driving in snow..

[Kalypso]

Truthfully a coilover is made of a damper and a spring,

unless your buying a set with a distinctly more advanced monotube design;
the only major selling point is the quality of the dampening adjustment or a helper spring.
Im considering buying used godspeeds and throwing in new PBM monotubes.

most cars at local drift events use basic megan or godspeed coils and they fair pretty well.

Ive had some expensive coils over the years but truthfully not enough discussion goes into how coilovers are made, the emphasis is usually on the name.

[costa_rican13]

well thats why i searched first kalypso, i didnt just think oh name brand coils, i gotta have it. i searched for a good month, and also learned from rsmith and others who have these. i may even make a review on them when i install mine for abit.

[240lookis]

i have had megans for almost a year and they have faired well, i have no complaints. that being said, this is the only coilover setup after i replaced my KYB Gr-2s and Tein S-tech setup.

here are megans all the way low with all collars removed. more lowness may be achieved with preloading the springs, maybe.
215/45 rear; 205/45 front; 17x9

[costa_rican13]

Very nice lookis, I can't wait till mine come in! I'm also replacing my tokico blues springs and shocks.

[costa_rican13]

LOOK WHAT I GOT!!!!!!
IMAG0123 by costa_rican13 BAM!

IMAG0124 by costa_rican13, on Flickr

[supersayianjim]

effing woW!!!! so what are the results??

[simmode1]

here are megans all the way low with all collars removed. more lowness may be achieved with preloading the springs, maybe.
215/45 rear; 205/45 front; 17x9

In addition to removing the collars & preloading the springs, I believe you can also flip the front coilover's lower mounting brackets upside down and get even more low... Is that right Megan users?

[supersayianjim]

status on coilover usage??

[pj]

I believe you can also flip the front coilover's lower mounting brackets upside down and get even more low... Is that right Megan users?

i thouht that was disproven? like urban legend but it actually raises it half inch or so...dunno.

status on coilover usage??

who are u talking to? the thread is based on 2 years of usage and other posted their use as well....soooo what more do you want there goku...

[simmode1]

I believe you can also flip the front coilover's lower mounting brackets upside down and get even more low... Is that right Megan users?

i thouht that was disproven? like urban legend but it actually raises it half inch or so...dunno.

Yeah, someone answered that question in another thread. Flipping the bracket won't work. But I figure, if Matej got that low with his Megans, thats more than enough for me. I wanna be low, but I ain't trying to win any awards here... lol

[pj]

they go low enough. the set i had were streets on a s13 hatch...no preload, and i was tucking the tops of the tires with 45's on 17's and i still had all collars and like another inch or 3/4 on the threads left. i bottomed out on speedbumps, driveways you name it...so i never understand when people say they dont go "low" matej is the perfect example, that car was slaaammed. especially the car pictured above saying its no collars and maxed out...my own was near if not that low set up how i mentioned above. i wish i had pictures to prove it. dunno.

[Lobo240sx]

i have had megans for almost a year and they have faired well, i have no complaints. that being said, this is the only coilover setup after i replaced my KYB Gr-2s and Tein S-tech setup.

here are megans all the way low with all collars removed. more lowness may be achieved with preloading the springs, maybe.
215/45 rear; 205/45 front; 17x9

Clean.