Whats better MEGAN or KSPORT coilovers?

djrockE · Post by **djrockE** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:49 pm

Was just checking out ebay, and these are both around 900 shipped. Has anybody had experience with either. Just curious. Might grab a set if nobody buys the rolla.

o.g.darkdrifter · Post by **o.g.darkdrifter** » Fri May 16, 2008 1:17 pm

Megan.... not much better but still better.

Post by **dr.occa** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:01 pm

the problem with the Megan is you'll have to have the front coilovers welded in to the hub spindles. So, you have to source extra spindles or get your current strut casings pulled from them and have the new ones inserted and welded. If you're going to go ahead and do that, spend the extra money on the Greddy setup that just drops in. Isn't that right mr. deep pockets nt66.

Post by **nt66** » Sat May 17, 2008 10:53 am

dr.occa wrote:the problem with the Megan is you'll have to have the front coilovers welded in to the hub spindles. So, you have to source extra spindles or get your current strut casings pulled from them and have the new ones inserted and welded. If you're going to go ahead and do that, spend the extra money on the Greddy setup that just drops in. Isn't that right mr. deep pockets nt66.

lol at people thinking I have deep pockets. Its called planning ahead and saving for longer than a week

Nasser · Post by **Nasser** » Sat May 17, 2008 1:23 pm

just weld thick steel bars from your spring perches and strut towers to your frame, very stiff best bang for your buck

but yeah when i have money for suspension which will be in 2 years i would either build my own setup making my own front coils and get stiff springs and shocks for the back or if i were to get coil-overs i would just go the extra mile and save for the greddy setup those are probably your 2 best options or the way i see it.

landslideATX · Post by **landslideATX** » Sat May 17, 2008 1:51 pm

i would think getting something cheap to start with would be best due to the fact that you don't want to drop a grand and a half on coilovers and then go and hit a curb or something and throw it all way. start with something cheap that lets you get the feel and get used to driving with coilovers and then ounce you've got used to it then get the good stuff. .

Post by **nt66** » Sat May 17, 2008 2:22 pm

landslideATX wrote:i would think getting something cheap to start with would be best due to the fact that you don't want to drop a grand and a half on coilovers and then go and hit a curb or something and throw it all way. start with something cheap that lets you get the feel and get used to driving with coilovers and then ounce you've got used to it then get the good stuff. .

this is how I used to feel but after talking to a lot of drifters in houston I didnt waste my time. You have to decide if drifting is going to be a occasional thing you do whenever or if its somthing you want to do all the time. I decided after my first event that drifting is somthing I wanted to take as far as I could so I decided that buying and peicing together sub par setups was a watste of time. So I drifted on bone stock setup for my first few events while I saved for the greddys and the rest is history. It would have sucked having money tied up in springs and sturts and not getting nearly the same amount of peformance but is whatever

Nasser · Post by **Nasser** » Sat May 17, 2008 3:29 pm

yup yup will is right, i rapped for my first event i got the hang of it real quick and i am just running cut springs. you can cut your springs it makes the car very snappy and it eliminates that horrible bounce off from the rear end and in return the car becomes wayy more predictable just try that as of right now as something like temporary to learn on and get good then save your money for a nice setup like the greddy coil overs

Post by **CBR_TOY** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:42 pm

i'm using fairly cheap stuff right now and it's ok but one day soon i'll have a better setup...

i can't figure out if i want to piece something together like swift/tokico hts or just go the full coilover route like greddy's.

we'll see

landslideATX · Post by **landslideATX** » Sat May 17, 2008 6:37 pm

Nasser wrote:yup yup will is right, i rapped for my first event i got the hang of it real quick and i am just running cut springs. you can cut your springs it makes the car very snappy and it eliminates that horrible bounce off from the rear end and in return the car becomes wayy more predictable just try that as of right now as something like temporary to learn on and get good then save your money for a nice setup like the greddy coil overs

i know what you mean. when i first got my car the springs were cut by more then half and the struts and shocks where blown. it was so easy to drift cause there was no body roll at all. now that i'm running 2" drop springs with kyb agx's it takes a little more to get it sideways. i have a good set up i just need to get stiffer springs in the front and a little stiffer in the rear and i'll be fine. i think. my back end is all done i just have to work on the front end. adj 4 links and adj lat bar helps alot.

Post by **dr.occa** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:08 am

nt66 wrote:
dr.occa wrote:the problem with the Megan is you'll have to have the front coilovers welded in to the hub spindles. So, you have to source extra spindles or get your current strut casings pulled from them and have the new ones inserted and welded. If you're going to go ahead and do that, spend the extra money on the Greddy setup that just drops in. Isn't that right mr. deep pockets nt66.
lol at people thinking I have deep pockets. Its called planning ahead and saving for longer than a week

you know i like to jab at you because i love you will. didn't you see my winking smiley...wink wink, nudge nudge, knowwhatimean knowwhatimean...

monty python anyone?

yes, planning and saving for good equipment is wise and good discipline. for me, i was confident that from my observations and past suspension tuning experience in hondas i could put together a comparable suspension system that would suit my needs. i saved a few hundred dollars but still spent a decent amount and ended up with what i wanted and believe it to be pretty comparable to the name brands that are out there. i've had respectable 86 drivers compliment the handling and tunability of my car so that says a lot to me. suffice it to say, it all depends on how involved you want to be with your suspension and how you want it to perform.

landslideATX · Post by **landslideATX** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:48 pm

dr.occa wrote:
nt66 wrote:
dr.occa wrote:the problem with the Megan is you'll have to have the front coilovers welded in to the hub spindles. So, you have to source extra spindles or get your current strut casings pulled from them and have the new ones inserted and welded. If you're going to go ahead and do that, spend the extra money on the Greddy setup that just drops in. Isn't that right mr. deep pockets nt66.
lol at people thinking I have deep pockets. Its called planning ahead and saving for longer than a week
you know i like to jab at you because i love you will. didn't you see my winking smiley...wink wink, nudge nudge, knowwhatimean knowwhatimean...

monty python anyone?

yes, planning and saving for good equipment is wise and good discipline. for me, i was confident that from my observations and past suspension tuning experience in hondas i could put together a comparable suspension system that would suit my needs. i saved a few hundred dollars but still spent a decent amount and ended up with what i wanted and believe it to be pretty comparable to the name brands that are out there. i've had respectable 86 drivers compliment the handling and tunability of my car so that says a lot to me. suffice it to say, it all depends on how involved you want to be with your suspension and how you want it to perform.

true, i know some people that didn't like coilovers after they got them due to the fact that it took a little more to get the car sideways sometimes. most of them were in 240's though.