Spitfire32888

Alright i'm tryin to decide between Megan or D2 coilovers for my 02 coupe. my current set up is skunk2 springs and stock struts skunk2 upper control arms and for rubber i have 205/50/16's. I drive around the city during the summer and curvy *** mountain roads in the winter but i also enjoy the occasional auto-x. i want a 1 finger gap in the front and about a 1.5 to 2 finger gap in the back. i read TeLLy's review on the Megans from back in 2005 and they were soundin petty good. What does everyone think i should do? Thanks much.

robbclark1

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Neither, but if I had to choose, Megan.

ONE7thREBUILT

Ive got the full megan on 17 205/40's I can't drop the back as much as the front. Although if I went much lower daily driving would probably suffer. Before wheels about 1.75" for the front and a little less for the back (bottom of the back struts are screwed tight to the adjustable bottom piece). The front strut pieces have holes in the bottom and a flat bar that connects to the tie rod end, so the front will drop down so far that the tires would hit the hood, well probably the frame first.

Da1lyDr1ver

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i would secone Robbclark and say get neither.

just save up a little more money for a better coilover system like Tein or equivalent, you wont regret it.

ONE7thREBUILT

IDK I like my Megans and Im not sure you can tell the difference in ride between them and Tein Basics on the street. I would say go with the Teins though just cause you can put a sticker that says Tein on your car and it would be cool but put a Megan sticker on and you might just **** off your girl friend.

Spitfire32888

Anyone else? Please

L23Tan

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I also couldn't decide the past month or so which set-up to go with. My choices were different from yours, as I could not decide between the KW's Variant 1 or 2, the Tein SS-P's and the Eibach Pro Street S.

After much research, I decided to go with the Tein SS-P's. Let me tell you, these things look flawless right out of the box! I took a lot of pictures too! See here: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563525057tpEyGd

Yesterday, I installed the rears only. I will install the fronts in the next day or two, as I'm still waiting for my new nuts and bolts from Honda, as the ones on the car are quite rusty.

When it comes to Suspension, I suggest you stick with the reputable manufacturers, becuase you know they put R&D behind the products, use quality materials, and are proven on the track.

I'm no suspension expert, but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for.

bu1sa

hahaha ONE7thREBUILT. i can actually picture this happening to someone.

you know i've actually been looking at Tein Basics. the price is the only thing stopping me from getting it right now. kind of in a tight budget. and i agree with the "you get what you pay for" thing.

02civicg5

I say stick wit the skunk2 springs and get kyb agx adjustables.. there great

em2suprcivc

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I have d2 coilovers and i dont have any complaints. I love the setup, priced a little under a grand, but i like the addition and the stance my car gets from it now.

SITNLOW97

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Ive heard mostly bad about megans and mostly good about the d2's

Polo2k4

Doesn't D2 have like a rally team and a drift team etc, whereas megan doesnt have anything to backup their product? I think the megan racing spec coilovers are pretty sweet tho.

mrtrinh

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megan racing has a drift team...

id also go with none, i would pick kw.

only teins that i think are worth buying are the tein flex's. tein basics blow very easily and the price your paying for tein ss you might as well spend a little more and get the flex's.

d2, ksports, function and form are all the same. all made in the same factory in taiwan. great coilovers for daily driving and pushing it a little hard, but dont bother to track or auto x these suspension set ups. i have k sports and i love them, but i only daily drive so there is no point in buying baller suspension.

for what you listed though i would go with megan racing. i know a few people who track with their coilovers and they love them. i believe megan racing is underrated.

Jp7

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I have megan racing street coilovers on my Evo, I am very happy with them although they are stiffer than my stock suspension. I have already adjusted the ride height lower twice.

mugenpower07

I have the megan and in all honesty i love them. - the fact that u cant lower the back as low as u need it. They r great. I have them with shifter spring rate. For the price u pay alot better then tein. its just a name ur buying. for everyday drive and even great for the road racing. But dont get me wrong there r better suspension out there. It pretty much how serious u want to get with it.

Albertross

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I got Megan's as well. They have treated me well. One problem is their binding, in which they slowly raise up and unscrew themselves, but was able to solve that with some chassis grease and putting the extra perches that came with the set on the bottom of the coilover where the shock body comes out as you set the height lower. I believe it was Triz that suggested to purchase these anti-binding pieces, but I figured I'd try this out first.

The ride is stiff, and adjusting the dampening does help, but they will always be stiffer than OEM. For sure a lot less body-roll, and the stance is great. Although there are complaints that the rears don't drop as low as they should (for me, got a maximum wheel gap of 1 snug finger), that's what I wanted. Plenty and plenty of compliments on my stance + the feel.

metalviper

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what does that matter? your not going to be using that suspension setup their cars use. the ots setups you buy will not nearly be as close to anything they will use (hopefully). they are probably revalved by a certified koni rebuilder

crazybluecivic

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Ive called about this question. So let me chime in cause im reading some of this and LOLing

Ok so to start off on Tein: Every one i know and more have blowed teins - For Track use and Street. So i dont even bother with there over priced products anymore cause they are so not JDM.

D2: Great Product Better Price - For price and quality this is a great pick some even come with camber plates and from what i heard the design is almost the same as megan racing, But i have not heard ride quality info regarding stiffness or softness

Megan: Great product OK Priced - Ride quality to most people say they are too soft and when you lower alot you get slight bounce ive seen it with my own eyes and asked the drivers. But megan does make quality

So hope i helped out and i called Elite AutoSports for the tune in id rather listen to a shop or seller than just he said she said

http://www.elitecarparts.com/

sl33pyriceboi

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im LOLing at ur post cuz this was over 2 years ago. lol.


anyways, since u contributed, so shall i.

on ur advise, do you have personal experience with them or just word of mouth? that is assuming u have had/have had both megan and D2 on ur car.

if not, then ur suggest is just a generalization and assumption like everyone elses.

and for the record, megan coilovers on a civic will ride totally different than megan on [for example] an accord. you cannot fairly compare those two.

and a lot of shops dont know as much as they think you do, especially when they wanna sell u their crap. ive had shops tell me to buy their "custom" exhaust with 3" tubing and a type-R fart cannon in order to increase 10hp on my stock civic. i told them my stickers gave me more whorespower than that.

lowlife9

get progress technology. D2 , MEGAN, K SPORT are cheaply made

crazybluecivic

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this is from shop and personal use.... of course every car will differ on ride quality even with the same brand. and the shop i call never sells crap just to sell it. thats the sad part about our scene. we need more trust worthy places and i found one

sl33pyriceboi

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someone once told me something wise: every shop will ripped you off. you just gotta find the stop that does it the least.


...or do it yourself. lol