megan racing lowering springs

[dsm96rs]

i have read threads already on these and some good some bad. for about a month i will be using stock struts (i know its not the greatest but lets see). will i need chamber kits? and i thinking of getting the illuminas with them or maybe the KYB AGX. anyone use either setup? stiffness? or kinda smooth. i mostly like the drop look of it. the eibach pro kits are a little to high for my liking and the sportsline are to low for a DD. so i think the the mean racings will do just great. so how you all like them?

correction. the megans are lower than the sportslines ha my bad. and i dont think i will be going with them for they are to low. may just go with the sportslines instead or the prokit

 

[phantom_19]

Hi

I currently have megan racing installed on my 93.They are nice,but a bit too bouncy on stock shocks in the front.So i recommend just to get agx or tokico yellow for the front.yellows are a bit expensive though.
Also the sportlines and stuff are just way too soft.Its like you are riding a jellowed car if you keep to the stock shocks. I dont use a camber kit,i dont think the drop was that aggressive,but i have a 1G.
Dont notice anything on my tire wear either

 

[dsm96rs]

i know the megan racing give a 2inch drop for a 2g. thats low! but i like the look. but dont know if that is good a DD. know what i mean. beacuse people are always saying that their sportlines are to low and those are only 1.7 drop. these are even lower.

 

[kthackst]

The Megan springs are awesome if your intent is to destroy your shocks. I went through two sets of shocks in one year with them. If you hit any big bumps you can instantly know the shocks are now gone, especially the rears. I would not recommend them. plus they rusted to hell in less than a year. Stay away.

 

[wkmitsu]

I have the Megans on my car with Tokico HPs and they're not bad. I don't really think they are too low, I've never once scraped my bumper with them installed on my car, I'm extremely cautious about it though. I don't drive my car in the winter, but I daily it in the summer months. My sister has the Tokico Illumina strut/spring kit on her tsi and I along with most other people prefer the ride to my car over hers.

 

[1992GSX]

I have the megans on my car with stock struts. I don't like them. The car sits nice with the 2" and 2.25" drops (i believe thats what it is on a 1g) but they're bouncy as hell. Plus, the first time I ordered them from Megan directly they set me the right rears but the fronts were for a 2g. They wouldn't exchange them so I had to buy another entire set. Megan's customer service blows to say the least. They've been on for 3 and a half years and have held up (granted they only have 10k miles on them) but I would stay away from them. If I were you I would simply save up for a full coilover set up or go with the Ground Control coilover sleeves with KYB AGX adjustables. That's a decent budget friendly combo. I believe there is a guy in the classifieds right now with a set of Ground Control sleeves for $150.

 

[Silvertune]

Lowering springs shouldn't be used with stock struts really in any case. The stock struts are designed for the stock ride height, and compressing them with a 2" drop can net you some scary incidents as these cars are getting quite old. Ever blown a strut before? It's pretty interesting. Not only that but you won't hold an alignment so you'll need to get that down with camber kits all around and a set of bushings would help immencely. Just my 2 cents...

 

[dsm96rs]

once again i changed. i thinking i going with tanabe. 1.5 front and 1.3 back. lower than tein and prokit and still look good and ride good right? any comments on the tanabe springs?

 

[nlzn]

Most of your standard struts are going to blow with aggressive springs.. They're always compressed and can never fully extend.
[You can even read the warnings from KYB (our OEM strut supplier) that they place ON the AGX's/GR2's etc.. stating not to use with them springs.]

OR.. you could save yourself some money and time and do a GC/Shock cartridge mod or get some cheap coilovers and never have to worry or replace

 

[Dude3000zx]

I dont think coilovers and cheap should be used in the same sentence, .

If you buy cheap coilovers the car will ride horrible.
Stick with springs if your on a tight budget, Decent coilovers have a heft price tag.

Like I said in my PM i sent ya.... I have the Tanabe springs and the ride is pretty decent.

 

[dsm96rs]

yeah tanabe are winning me over right now. been reading reviews.
*tein s-tech: not low enough
*pro-kit:not low enough
*sportsline:to low
*megan: to low blow struts
*tenzo r: never heard of and apparently no one has them on dsm so umm no
*h&r: to expensive
*TANABE: middle height of all the above springs and for only 140 cant go wrong.

if any other springs in mind tell me but tanabe are winning right now

 

[974g63t]

I had the megans which looked extremely good but the ride totally sucked. I already had blown struts already so it didn't really matter about the fact that they seem to blow struts faster than any other company.

 

[crash89]

Just curious, where are you finding these springs for that price? Lowest I was able to find was 170 plus shipping. I was planning on getting some megans for my Gst in a month or so, but since Ive seen all this negative feedback I need to start looking for another spring.