Who has installed Megan Coilovers?

[thebarber]

having the same problem with mine...gotta take the fronts apart tomorrow....

damn megans and their no instructions...

[Thirty-Nine]

Did you get your problem solved?

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by Thirty-Nine

Did you get your problem solved?

sorta..might have been using the wrong bolt at the top of the bearing

also lowered the height in the front another 1/2". still sits a bit too high above the strut top, but ill live with it, i guess

[weedtank]

Silly question but how do you adjust the height for the rear? Is it the spring or the damper?

[thebarber]

Originally Posted by weedtank

Silly question but how do you adjust the height for the rear? Is it the spring or the damper?

perch for the spring for height

[ozmdd]

I'm resurrecting this thread in hopes that 39 might post that DIY/pics he promised?? :)
If nothing else, how did you go about pressing-out the strut bearings? There is a lot of great info about these coilovers in this thread, it just takes a while to find it.

Any chance you can post some dimensions/settings for your current setup? Like, how much rear shock thread is showing? How much preload did you end-up going with? How low did you drop it without lots of rubbing?

Thanks! the thread alone has been mucho helpful.

[thebarber]

[ozmdd]

Thanks. A picture really is worth a thousand words!

[ToTo]

Hey guys! Im really trying to understand this install, but can someone give me some info on the rear shock to begin with? I dont quite understand the purpose of the threads on the bottom of the rear shock? What is it used for and how do I adjust it?

Thanks!

[03Z33]

That looks correct, all three suspensions I installed on my car left the gap like you have. I never measured it, but with the Cuscos I remember it being at least that high, it still looks very similar with my current setup. I'll do my best to take a pic this week when I swing by the body shop.

[brickhardmeat]

Tein fits near flush, nothing like pictured

[dsc_pat]

but tein uses OEM hats (almost all «top» OEM hardware ?) ? and the megan/ksport (i think we can say that...) uses it's own top plates...

[03Z33]

If I remember how it works correctly, the only thing that will affect the height of the dust cap is the length of the portion of the shaft the sticks out on top of the upper strut mount and the length of the threaded portion on the shaft. It really makes no difference to the functionality of the suspension. If the manufacturer wanted to make it look more like OEM then they would either source a slightly shorter strut or thread the strut further down so that the dust cap can be lowered more. The fact is that there are only so many struts to choose from in the aftermarket and it probably doesn't make sense to custom make a specific shock length for each and every car.