Megan Racing coilovers...update after 10 days, post 24
Originally Posted by dopes6070
Everyone who has the megans has been VERY happy with them including me. I would take a good look at them before making any decision.
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Originally Posted by silver_surfer
no it moves MAYBE an 1/8th of a turn. but no further
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I got the passenger rear bolt out, and everything is fine. I can NOT get the driver side rear out to save my life, we have an Impact wrench set at 120 psi it just jumps off the damn bolt.
So i'm rolling around with 3 Megan struts, and one stock one with a sleeved coilover on it. Now some popping noise is coming from the passenger front side. It doesnt make the sound when i jack it up and take the tire off. It almost sounds like its behind the center cap of the wheel. I will have to look at it better tomorrow.
I think i'm just going to call a suspension place and see how much they will charge me to get the bolt off. Its not going anywhere
I got the passenger rear bolt out, and everything is fine. I can NOT get the driver side rear out to save my life, we have an Impact wrench set at 120 psi it just jumps off the damn bolt.
So i'm rolling around with 3 Megan struts, and one stock one with a sleeved coilover on it. Now some popping noise is coming from the passenger front side. It doesnt make the sound when i jack it up and take the tire off. It almost sounds like its behind the center cap of the wheel. I will have to look at it better tomorrow.
I think i'm just going to call a suspension place and see how much they will charge me to get the bolt off. Its not going anywhere
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Rep Power: 268 yea. i had to take it to a shop for the last one. They had to cut the ball of my stock strut in half to get the bolt out
everyting is in and working fine now. I just need an alignment and new back tires
everyting is in and working fine now. I just need an alignment and new back tires
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Rep Power: 268 well im debating either lifting my front up some, or making it stiffer. im on like setting 8 and i still rub in some tight corners
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Rep Power: 264 I had a hell of a time with my fronts. Broke the tie rod end getting it off with the seperator cuz tapping on it from below didnt help any. Not one shop in Tucson had a tie rod end not even Honda. Thankfully I had it retapped and its working fine now. I just have to put the rears in.But I have to wait till Sun for that. I can def. tell the difference in the ride now.
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Rep Power: 268 good luck with the bolts.
i busted the boot on py passenger side rod. i hope i can go a little while until i find a new one
i busted the boot on py passenger side rod. i hope i can go a little while until i find a new one
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Rep Power: 299 the boots are SUPER easy to replace just pop it off with a screw driver and fill the new one with grease then press it on
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I couldnt get a great angle at that moment but you can get a pretty good idea
i cant get a finger into any of my wells.
still deciding on either raising some or making it more stiff. I'm on setting 16 in the fronts still rubs the splash guards on sharp turns
also got tint too!
I couldnt get a great angle at that moment but you can get a pretty good idea
i cant get a finger into any of my wells.
still deciding on either raising some or making it more stiff. I'm on setting 16 in the fronts still rubs the splash guards on sharp turns
also got tint too!
looks good man, today i set mine on 30 front&rear omg so hard lol my back was starting to hurt a little, lol you should see my car i hace 16in and im about as low as you if not a little lower.
ill post them tommzrow
ill post them tommzrow
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Rep Power: 264 Finally got mine on yesterday. Put the camber kit on and got an alignment. I am getting a clicking sound from the driver front other than that they are awesome. How can I get the noise to stop?
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Rep Power: 368 This goes out to everyone pming me about these coilovers:
Please stop asking me the same questions that are already answered in this thread or the suspension forum such as:
"how do you like them"
"what is preload"
"how do you adjust the height"
"what's the bolt size difference in the 03+ Civics and which bolts are affected"
"how do you install coilovers"
"do I need a camber kit"
"do I need an alignment after I install"
"what's an alignment"
"what's a coilover"
"how do you like them"
"how do you like them, REALLY"
"I need to be spoonfed even more, come on, how do you REALLY like them"
FACK man, it's the same pm from different people every freakin day. I LIKE the Megans, you CAN go pretty low, the ride is stiff but just fine, and they're easy to adjust. I mean, I posted this thread up so the answers could all be found in the same place and people either refuse to read or refuse to believe what's been typed. Search, damn you, it's only a few pages of the SAME thread!
Please stop asking me the same questions that are already answered in this thread or the suspension forum such as:
"how do you like them"
"what is preload"
"how do you adjust the height"
"what's the bolt size difference in the 03+ Civics and which bolts are affected"
"how do you install coilovers"
"do I need a camber kit"
"do I need an alignment after I install"
"what's an alignment"
"what's a coilover"
"how do you like them"
"how do you like them, REALLY"
"I need to be spoonfed even more, come on, how do you REALLY like them"
FACK man, it's the same pm from different people every freakin day. I LIKE the Megans, you CAN go pretty low, the ride is stiff but just fine, and they're easy to adjust. I mean, I posted this thread up so the answers could all be found in the same place and people either refuse to read or refuse to believe what's been typed. Search, damn you, it's only a few pages of the SAME thread!
SO does every one on this thread that has them like them as much as Telly? Do any of you have any thing bad to say about this set up? besides the clunking sound i guess that comes with getting the pillow ball upper mount. I see that the people that don't have them or never tried them are the only ones that say they are crap. Can those of you that have them and haven't posted your experience with the coilovers do so( ups and downs about them).within a day or 2 i will be purchasing a set of coilovers.its between these and the progress. and the pic of these actually look like better Quality
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Rep Power: 368 Between the two if I had the money I'd get Progress. I mean don't get me wrong I love my Megans but I went into this on only a couple of testimonials on the RSX and 240 applications, just like I did with Hayame and look how THOSE turned out. I can count myself lucky that I went with Megan this time, they're a good coilover for the street. Progress is proven as a name brand, and I've never ever heard of any of their products being inferior in any way.
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Rep Power: 368 It's one thing to big up your setup, it's another to recognize when something out there is better than what you have and help someone who has the resources to get that better product. Lots of people on car forums need to realize this. Also, since I helped you buy a better product, you probably have more money than me. Please send me cash so I can buy a Buddy Club short shifter, lol.
Originally Posted by TeLLy
It's one thing to big up your setup, it's another to recognize when something out there is better than what you have and help someone who has the resources to get that better product. Lots of people on car forums need to realize this. Also, since I helped you buy a better product, you probably have more money than me. Please send me cash so I can buy a Buddy Club short shifter, lol.
Maybe i do maybe i dont i hate having to spend that much $ i just want something good and and that wont give me problems like the shitty Koni struts i have know. 
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Rep Power: 0 This question goes out to all with their megans pretty low in the rear... I adjusted all four corners earlier this week. The fronts have 8 threads left and the rears have 10 threads left. I attepted to do both rears with 8 threads left as well but they both seemed to get stuck at 10 threads on both sides. My question is... Do I have to mess with the preload settings to get a bit lower in the rears? Did any of you run into this issue when lowering your rears?
