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Originally Posted by Diversion Side profile picture of the final drop you ended up with? Sorry I've been lazy. Well, I've been working on other projects. Final specs are that
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Sorry I've been lazy. Well, I've been working on other projects.
Final specs are that by my tape measure, I am lowered 1.2". That is 26.5" pavement to fender, front and rear. On the final ride height, my rear camber was -2.6 degrees. I was a little much and went with SPC camber kit. Final alignment is -2.1 degrees front and -2.2 degrees rear. ![]() camber before was this: ![]() Camber after was this, but also with 15 mm Ichiba spacers: ![]() Car now looks like this: ![]() ![]() ![]() In regards to Mattjk's comment, I think the compression and rebound are well matched. I don't see any bad handling characteristics, but this is my first car with coil overs. After 1200 miles on the Megan Racing coil overs, I have settled on 10 clicks from the firmest setting and the car handles phenominally. My driving experiences include 2006 Corvette Z51, 2007 Z06, 2008 911S, 2008 Cayman S, 2009 335i with sport package (coupe) 2004 360 Modena and a variety of less sporty cars. The 370z with this set up is the best handling car I have ever driven. Steering is light and responsive, with excellent feedback. Lateral accelleration is phenominal. Cornering is incredibly flat. Transitions are flawless. Road handling at 90-100 mph is as stable as 50 mph. I haven't had the car faster than that for prolonged periods to really know how "soft" it gets at high speed. I am absolutely thrilled with this car other than the fact that it is underpowered compared to some other sports cars on the market and compared to some of the cars I have driven. |
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I've had megan racing coilovers on 2 of my past cars, and they are excellent build quality. They are in fact made by the same company that produces coilovers for Apex'i, Greddy, ETC. If you want to bash Megan's quality, you might as well bash the other companies.
Taiwan Bor-Chuann= BC-racing = My only gripe about both sets I've owned, (WRX and AE86) was the valving was not refined. Mostly the fact that the shocks did not have enough rebound dampening and I would get some really nasty high speed bouncing on rough freeways. However, seems the OP likes the handling characteristics of his setup... |
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I'm surprised 1.2 inch drop, lowers the car that much. It looks good though just was expecting more wheel gap with such a small drop.
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Hopefully you have better luck than that guy. Sorry, I still won't run taiwan junk. For the guy that said that BC is the one making the coilovers for APEXi and Greddy: He is dead wrong, even if he is correct. When was the last time a greddy or APEXi coilover detonated? Last edited by The_Zed_car; 07-17-2009 at 05:39 PM. |
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Now if the car was driving along and didn't hit something then I would see your point. Any coilover can be trashed since the housing is so narrow! If that car was up north then I bet that it was a gaping hole he drove into. I used to live in NYC and have seen these killer potholes everywhere. I work at a dealership and I always have folks coming in and blaming the vehicle if something breaks even though they hit something...same thing here. This hasn't swayed me is my point!
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Where is Kevin? I'm eagerly awaiting a response!
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I bought a set and have to say first impression is excellent!! The quality is very high! I've had H&R, Koni and Bilstein coilovers on past vehicles and these are actually nicer looking.
I decided to buy these since I promised the wifey I would attempt to find the best bang for the buck! (minus my wheel purchase) I will have them installed tomorrow. (shipped right to my work). If I don't like them I'll buy another set is all! ![]()
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I just went and pulled the trigger. I haven't been able to find anyone who has had coilovers from Megan with issues! It's only been word of mouth from folks who haven't owned them. I'll let you know!
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