Megan coilover springs
Mar 10, 2009, 07:37 AM
#16
- Andrew
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Feb 2, 2011, 06:01 AM
#20
What is you question? That was a 3 year old statement. Now Megan posts "data".
Those are pictures from the "Street Series". One thing I noticed. All their graphs look identical. Focus, Lexus, Evo...
+/- 2k, per Megan, can be done. They have listened to some of the requests. Streets now come with 7k front and 8k rear.
What do you want to do?
Variance between shocks? Matched sets?
Those are pictures from the "Street Series". One thing I noticed. All their graphs look identical. Focus, Lexus, Evo...
+/- 2k, per Megan, can be done. They have listened to some of the requests. Streets now come with 7k front and 8k rear.
What do you want to do?
Variance between shocks? Matched sets?
Feb 2, 2011, 06:52 AM
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The reason for the similar shock dynos is because BC really only makes like 6 different dampers for all their applications. The strut tops and bottom mounts are application specific but the dampers themselves are only specific to the certain range of spring rates and stoke length. I believe that is partly why they can offer such a nice product at a reasonable price.
Feb 2, 2011, 08:47 AM
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The reason for the similar shock dynos is because BC really only makes like 6 different dampers for all their applications. The strut tops and bottom mounts are application specific but the dampers themselves are only specific to the certain range of spring rates and stoke length. I believe that is partly why they can offer such a nice product at a reasonable price.
Feb 2, 2011, 10:00 AM
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Thanks for the unsolicited input. Your opinion on coilovers especially lower priced ones is well documented on this forum. Let's not waste anymore posts on this. The current question concerns custom springs on Megan coilovers. If you have some thoughts on this question then please post. Otherwise we don't need to hear the GTWorx rant.
Feb 2, 2011, 10:27 AM
#25
Sorry, just an honest question. I'll keep it to myself next time.
With the info they gave, pick a spring length in the right diameter (probably use 65mm) that has more stroke than the stroke the damper does, so that the spring does not bind/block before the damper bottoms out. Eibach, Hyperco, and Swift all list this information for their springs.
- Andrew
With the info they gave, pick a spring length in the right diameter (probably use 65mm) that has more stroke than the stroke the damper does, so that the spring does not bind/block before the damper bottoms out. Eibach, Hyperco, and Swift all list this information for their springs.
- Andrew
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Feb 3, 2011, 03:11 AM
#27
What is you question? That was a 3 year old statement. Now Megan posts "data".
Those are pictures from the "Street Series". One thing I noticed. All their graphs look identical. Focus, Lexus, Evo...
+/- 2k, per Megan, can be done. They have listened to some of the requests. Streets now come with 7k front and 8k rear.
What do you want to do?
Variance between shocks? Matched sets?
Those are pictures from the "Street Series". One thing I noticed. All their graphs look identical. Focus, Lexus, Evo...
+/- 2k, per Megan, can be done. They have listened to some of the requests. Streets now come with 7k front and 8k rear.
What do you want to do?
Variance between shocks? Matched sets?
Feb 3, 2011, 05:04 AM
#28
Megan Street Series with the 5k front and 7k rear, and on a street car with street tires. What is there to change? You do not want to go too stiff on street tires. They wont have the grip levels needed to induce that much body roll. Aka, too stiff, no roll, cooks tires. 5/7 is fine for street use. You're not pushing the car in AX or HPDE use. At most, 6-7k front and I would not go above 9k on the rear on them.
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Feb 3, 2011, 08:42 AM
#30
Which do you have? Old or newer version? Do the olds have the same inserts?
Megan Street Series with the 5k front and 7k rear, and on a street car with street tires. What is there to change? You do not want to go too stiff on street tires. They wont have the grip levels needed to induce that much body roll. Aka, too stiff, no roll, cooks tires. 5/7 is fine for street use. You're not pushing the car in AX or HPDE use. At most, 6-7k front and I would not go above 9k on the rear on them.
Megan Street Series with the 5k front and 7k rear, and on a street car with street tires. What is there to change? You do not want to go too stiff on street tires. They wont have the grip levels needed to induce that much body roll. Aka, too stiff, no roll, cooks tires. 5/7 is fine for street use. You're not pushing the car in AX or HPDE use. At most, 6-7k front and I would not go above 9k on the rear on them.
SPRING RATES:
F: 62mm ID; 200mm length; 8 kg/mm
R: 62mm ID; 180mm length; 6 kg/mm
The insert data provided is matched to the spring rates listed above. The car feels almost neutral , but appears to be on the side of pushing when entering a corner hard. H&R bars set full stiff rear and medium setting for the front.