Megan Racing Coilover shock install and first impressions

NewYorkJon34

What's the highest/lowest I could go with these? Since I have the F.I. Exhaust, I can't go too low, otherwise I will hit my mufflers, if I want could I set it to about 0.7" lower then stock? Is it easy to adjust? I ask cus I never have had to deal with an aftermarket coilover kit.

Phimosis

Hi again everyone. I have been to busy to follow the forums.

I have 7,000 miles on my Megan coilovers and haven't had any problems. I've done a few road trips and had to adjust the shocks to softer settings because when I have them at 9 from firmest, it is too harsh for long trips and gives me a headache. Overall, They are great. the spring rates and dampening are pretty much perfect.

The only problems I have with the setup are 1) the rear springs at the highest setting still lower my car by 1.25 inches and 2) nissan didn't design the car to go that low. By the time you get the car low enough that the tire is into the fender well, but still able to see the tire tread, it scrapes on everything.

so on issue #1, I had to match my fronts at 1.25" lower than stock. The fronts can go higher than that, but not the rears. The car looks great at this height, but it scrapes on everything and I would like to go higher. The front cradle and underbody skid panel touch down on hard bumps. On the I405 in San Fernando valley the concrete slab pavement has terrible expansion joints and some of them will cause the cradle to touch down at 70mph. My Stillen exhaust tips touch down on the inclined driveway at my work, so I rarely drive it to work. I would much rather be 1.00" lower than stock.

on issue #2, it ties into issue 1..... Megan needed to make the rears so they will go higher, but Nissan didn't design the fender position quite right. By the time the car has the sporty appearance of the tires just tucked into the fender wells, everything on the car is touching down on the pavement: front cradle on big bumps/potholes, underbody exhaust on the smallest of speedbumps, exhaust tips on inclined driveways, front tires hit the fender liners under heavy cornering loads when you hit mid corner bumps. Its pretty messy. My last car was a C6 Corvette and the suspension is adjustable from the factory. At the lowest setting the tires were tucked into the fender well very nicely, but didn't hit the fender liner. The front airsplitter would scrape, but it is soft and designed to fold under without damage, as opposed to the riveted nisssan one that I've broken twice now. The Borla exhaust I had on the Corvette never touched the pavement. The exhaust under the car would only srcape on pretty good sized speed bumps.... The 370z just wasn't desinged to go low enough to go racing. The Corvette is.

azn370z

I'm curious how much ground clearance you have. When I measure near the tow hook thing, near the cats I have about 4 inch of ground clearance. I'm not lowered on meagen though. I've only been lowered for a week and have driven highway and driven over many speed bumps. I have about a finger gap all around, with the rears having a bit more.

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2010 k23
H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

kevr6

I've had mine up to stock ride height but I think I some how got a newer
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Note: Drove to Savannah this weekend and the highway to Savannah sucks! I did not like how these coilovers handled the bad pavement. The dampening had me and my wife bouncing. She actually got motion sickness. I may sell these cheap just due to the stiffness & dampening. I feel it's more suited for a younger person...

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NewYorkJon34

If you sell them cheap, I'll buy them from you. So your saying I could lower the car to about 0.6" lower then stock if I wanted with these coilovers?

G35guy84

Does anyone else with these coilovers feel the car rock back and forth immediately upon stopping? Why does it do that?

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'09 Nissan 370Z Base 7AT - Sport Package - Pearl White | Performance Mods: Stillen G3 CAI | F.I. HFC | F.I. TDX CBE w/ 18" resonators | Megan Racing coilover kit | Ichiba rear camber kit | 20mm front / 25mm rear H&R spacers | Aesthetic Mods: White interior/license plate LEDs | 6000K bulbs | 20% tint

ChrisSlicks

Rocking is caused by spring bounce, which would indicate that you don't have enough damping dialed in. Turn up the dampers a couple of clicks. Do you know what number they are currently set to?

G35guy84

Yeah, I was at 16 at the time. Today, I dialed them all the way down to 1 (most firm) and the rocking went away somewhat, but it's still there. I just want to know if it's normal and I should stop being paranoid.

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'09 Nissan 370Z Base 7AT - Sport Package - Pearl White | Performance Mods: Stillen G3 CAI | F.I. HFC | F.I. TDX CBE w/ 18" resonators | Megan Racing coilover kit | Ichiba rear camber kit | 20mm front / 25mm rear H&R spacers | Aesthetic Mods: White interior/license plate LEDs | 6000K bulbs | 20% tint

azn370z

It might be normal for Megan to rock back and forth but coilovers shouldn't do that.

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2010 k23
H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

kevr6

Usually if the coilovers are set to full stiff and there is no give so you get that sensation...generally means they need turning down. Try that and see...

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kevr6

I'll let you know! I still can go lower so yes!!

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