Super street vs. Street Series coilovers whats the deal?

[phanatikz32]

i have been searching for the last few weeks and i cant find anyone who has used either of these on their z32. if anyone has any information as to how they perform against each other on a z32 i would really appreciate it. here are some links to info on both.

TEIN SUPER STREET COILOVERS - http://www.tein.com/tech_info/n22.htm

MEGAN RACING STREET SERIES COILOVERS - http://meganracing.com/product...id=93

they both go for about the same price, the megans come with pillow ball mounts but the tein do not however the tein are edfc capabe. the megan have stiffer spring rates and are 36 way adjustable as far as dampening force where as the tein are only 16 way adjustable. the tein say they can be lowered from 1.34 to 2.8 inches but the megan do not give me any number as far as to how low they go it just says they are ride height adjustable, and i havent been able to find it. so help me choose.

[Slappy]

If i were you i would go with TEIN due to the fact that the quality is going to be better. The TEIN's are just like the Tanabes i bought by way of they did not come with upper pillow ball mounts. So what i did was bought a pair of CUSCO upper mounts at a killer price from here.....

http://www.injectedperformance...tID=5

http://www.optionsauto.com/pro...KUSS2

And to be honest , 32 way adjustable coilovers are a waste for a street car. Your never gonna use it.

[phanatikz32]

i have heard that the megan racing coilovers are up in the top ranks right now for the s-chassis so they must be doing something right. have you owned the megan coils or have any reviews i can read? also im not seeing the cusco upper pillow ball mounts available on your link for the z32 is it the same as for the s13-14 or...?

[Slappy]

I just figured they would have the mounts for your car. Do some research and find some mounts that fit.

I do not own Megans , so i cant give you any advice on them. what I do know is that TEIN has been around alot longer and has better R&D then Megan. Im not putting Megan down , i use some of thier stuff myself , i was just saying.

[phanatikz32]

thats fine, im not trying to knock you or anything its just that i have yet to hear a bad review for the megan racing coils everything ive read so far has be positive but also s-chassis based, so i wouldnt want to base my opinion on reviews based on a chassis other than the z32. but i'll consider what you said when i go to make my selection. thanx for the guidance.

[Slappy]

No problem , good luck.

[adrianfromthecastle]

i have heard that the megan racing coilovers are up in the top ranks right now for the s-chassis

no they're not. LOL

I dunno how their z32 coilover ride compares to the s chassis' ride, but from my experience, they're bouncy (even on the softest damper setting).

but..

the sucky thing about the tein super streets is that they don't come with adjustable pre-load, something that megan does have.

tough call dude. I like pre-load adjustment

[phanatikz32]

the spring rates for the megan are stiffer than tein so i would expect them to be more bouncy. what is adjustable pre-load and how does it help? whats so great about it? have you owned a set of megans on your s13?

[adrianfromthecastle]

the spring rates for the megan are stiffer than tein so i would expect them to be more bouncy. what is adjustable pre-load and how does it help? whats so great about it? have you owned a set of megans on your s13?

bounciness has nothing to do with stiffness, its all in the valving. I have the same spring rates on my car as the megan streets, and I definitely don't have a bouncy ride. Hell, I can have a spring rate of 12/10 on some decent coils and still not have a bouncy ride.

Preload is a rideheight adjustment in which you adjust ride hight of the whole shock and coil body instead of adjusting ride height from the spring perch.

I've installed 2 megan coilovers for 2 people, my buddy, and my cousin's s13, in which was my ride to work for about a month while my car was under construction... a bouncy ride to work and back might I add.

I mean, I'm not gonna totally knock megans, the bounciness can be bearable I guess, depending on your standards... but for the price of megans, I can expect a better ride quality

[s13rb25det]

I just got some stance gr basics for my s13. I havnt put them on yet but i got them brand new for $550!! I was pretty stoked about that.

[phanatikz32]

wait what megans are you reffering to because the ones im talking about are the street series they cost only about 800 shipped? but either way what about the valving effects the bounciness? excuse my curiosity but i dont know much about coilovers and i want to learn as much as possible before i buy them.

[adrianfromthecastle]

wait what megans are you reffering to because the ones im talking about are the street series they cost only about 800 shipped?

yeah, that's what I was referring too. The valving I was referring to was the shock valving, basically the difference between high quality shocks vs. low quality shocks. So far, I have yet to see megan coils on the dampening test machine, but I wouldnt be shocked if the rebound and compression rates were off.