Need a 2013 SHO/Flex and Explorer Sport for Megan to make up some coilovers

EcoPowerParts · December 16, 2013, 08:36:20 AM

First-SHO and Darrelli have them as well if I remember right.

SwampRat · December 28, 2013, 12:42:26 PM

Has anyone had any contact with Megan about the 2013+ coilovers that will be for sale soon hopefully ?? . I believe at least one of the members on this thread said Megan would get with them at least by the end of this Holiday season ........

I dont want these coilovers ..... I must have and need them !!

dcpatters · December 28, 2013, 12:45:24 PM

Quote from: kbeck59 on December 28, 2013, 12:42:26 PM
Has anyone had any contact with Megan about the 2013+ coilovers that wil be for sale soon hopefully . I believe at least one of the members on this thread said Megan wolud get them at least by the end of this Holiday season ........

I dont want these coilovers ..... I must have and need them !!

Nothing yet. I'm guessing after the New Year.

SwampRat · January 18, 2014, 10:46:14 PM

Quote from: 4DRHTRD on December 11, 2013, 08:13:47 AM
Contact Walter Chen at Megan Racing to set up a time. They need a vehicle for a few hours at least, but they're interested in making a set. I'm hoping the SHO and Explorer Sport suspension are the same but doubting it due to ride height.

walter@meganracing.com
MEGAN RACING INC.
489 Yorbita Road, Unit B
La Puente, CA 91744

has anyone gotten back or heard from Walter yet ?

QuickSilver · January 19, 2014, 05:36:44 PM

Sent an email the day 4dr asked us to but they never contacted me... I wonder if they think demand would be too low?? DC they contacted you one time right?

dcpatters · January 19, 2014, 07:52:32 PM

Nothing. Sent email again to Megan but no response.

SwampRat · January 20, 2014, 12:12:24 AM

Maybe 4DRHTRD could try to contact them again .... If enough off us are willing to put a deposit down maybe Megan would get serious .....

Lanson · January 20, 2014, 12:19:21 AM

Considering all they need to do is redo the front struts a little bit with a new mounting format, I'm shocked this hasn't been done yet. The rear could be left completely the same, and the front just needs the mounts changed, while much of the rest remains the same. I know this because we took pics of each strut (remember those threads?) and found there are very few differences that matter, other than the bottom mounting points of course.

I wish I was very wealthy, because I'd put some R&D time down with a custom coilover maker and have coilovers for the whole lineup by now and recoup the cost with variants for Explorer, Taurus, Flex, and whatever other cars are based of the platform.

SRT82ECOBOOST · January 20, 2014, 06:27:47 AM

It probably all comes down to overall lack of demand for this product. How many people out there are actually modifying their Explorer Sports?

crash712us · January 20, 2014, 10:18:40 AM

I doubt it has anything to do with demand, how much demand is there for coil overs for the flex? Its probably more about timing and willingness to make it happen, as they more than likely have the parts to mount 2013's and above. The big question is which ones are they? Cause more than likely everything else is exactly the same except where it bolts to steering knuckle, and many cars mount there struts in same fashion. Even more so than the other way.

SRT82ECOBOOST · January 20, 2014, 10:20:57 AM

Quote from: crash712us on January 20, 2014, 10:18:40 AM
I doubt it has anything to do with demand, how much demand is there for coil overs for the flex? Its probably more about timing and willingness to make it happen, as they more than likely have the parts to mount 2013's and above. The big question is which ones are they? Cause more than likely everything else is exactly the same except where it bolts to steering knuckle, and many cars mount there struts in same fashion. Even more so than the other way.

Or it could be that they learned their lesson from the Flex that any R+D will not provide payback over the number of limited sales.

SHOdded · January 20, 2014, 10:30:27 AM

No interest among owners without EB engines in their Taurus/Flex/F150/Escape/Edge/Fusion etc? I know from the Edge forum there is interest in having an upgraded suspension, as we are currently pretty much limited to springs and air systems right now, not even a swaybar (anymore)!

crash712us · January 20, 2014, 10:50:50 AM

While that is a possibility, I kinda doubt it. As all struts a virtually the same. It the length and how they mount is what makes the different. And for most cars they only mount two ways, and beauty of coil overs they are truly universal. Another reason I believe this to be true, is recently watch a episode of Jay leno garage and they couldn't find any replacement shocks for some Maserati and there was no data available for spec's Bilstien took the originals and looked over there spec's and found like spec's from there off the shelf parts to make a set of shocks.
And if my theory is correct in finding correct steering knuckle mount for the coil overs is right all they would have to do is unscrew the current lower mount used to replace it with the new one. As the core of coil over is a threaded tube and is why I believe the coil over system to be virtually universal. I feel that my coil over probably share at least 60% commonality with all the coil overs they make. Its the mounts and spring length and spring rates that makes them different.
Just my theory, I'm no expert.

SRT82ECOBOOST · January 20, 2014, 10:57:20 AM

If the juice was worth the squeeze I would imagine they would be all over this. Alternatively there are probably of plenty other enthusiast platforms that stand a chance of selling far more sets of coilovers and therefore are being addressed to meet future customer needs.

crash712us · January 20, 2014, 11:24:10 AM

Check this out, all though 2013 taurus isn't listed there is a contact below. Maybe worth a try.

http://www.meganracing.com/news.asp?id=81