Installed yesterday and took a couple trips to Home Depot...
1: Megan has not corrected the end-link hole on the front shocks. It is too small, you will need a good 9/16th drill bit that can eat some metal. We ended up having to get a new one since the one I had was not sharp enough.
2: The bolts supplied with the rear struts to connect it back into the control arm are not the correct thread pattern. Ended up needing a 14mm x 2.0 nylon lock nut, one of each side. I'm sure you could use the ones that come with them, power through the threads, and it would be tight. However, it's not the correct nut.
Air tools are a must! (Or I am just lazy)I did replace the axle nut on the fronts just for peace of mind as they used to say one time use only back in the day. The ones I pulled off did not say that, I'm sure I could have just put some loc-tite on the threads, and been just fine. But I already had the new ones in hand.
To disengage the the control arm from the hub does not require you to compress the springs as the guy on YouTube did. Just use a pry bar to separate it. It does help to have someone to swing the hub out of the way while you are keeping the two pieces separated.
Total install time was about 8hrs, this included two runs to Home Depot, lunch, awhile trying to get the holes drilled out with crap bits, and replacing a wheel bearing.
Overall ride quality is awesome. I have all four corners set to 9 on the dampening settings which seems a good middle ground for going around town. I have not had an alignment yet and I am still tweaking the ride height as I want more rake... right now the rear is about 1/2inch taller than the front measuring from the ground.
And I didn't take measurements pre install so I am shooting in the dark as far as ride height.
Big thanks to BPD for the recommendations.
Big thanks to EPP for some install pointers, fast shipping, and great customer service
Shout out to sbouvia for offering to come out and help!! Sorry we couldn't make it work!
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Wasted no time gittin' 'er done :). Good going!
She is dirty and for sure the springs haven't settled yet... but gives an idea of the stance.. rear camber is off quite a bit... a little rake to her... might lift the rear another 1/4 inch... dunno yet...
I need to understand how I need to adjust to rear spring... right now it's a wag... the strut height in the rear is a no brainer..
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IMO it looks good with any Stance,enjoy. Z :thumb:
Looks awesome
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That drop in the @$$ end looks wonderful. Great job on the install.
Many many miles of enjoyable riding with them my friend!
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Looks fantastic, I too prefer a little rake...
How is the ride?
Quote from: FoMoCoSHO on August 20, 2017, 11:24:13 AM
Looks fantastic, I too prefer a little rake...
How is the ride?
Is the rake noticeable still? I have been monkeying with it so much I need other eyes to tell me...
Ride is night and day difference! No body roll in the turns, the front doesnt come up much from a dig.. to be fair, I think the stock rear shocks were on their last legs... but man it was worth the money.
When dampening set to 9 it felt like a slightly stiffer typical sports car... at 4 you feel EVERYTHING on the road and is a bit jarring...
I'm happy with it... just need vindication on the rake... lol
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Driveway does have slope.
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Thanks for the info! Mine hopefully goes in this week to get them installed.
I think it could use maybe a half inch more in rear to give it a proper rake ..
My thoughts exactly Shodded then your golden SteelBlue
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Looking at the driveway pic I'm thinking a little higher in the rear...
Very slight. Like very. Not sure you'd wanna tuck those rear tires in any further too be honest.
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Quote from: bpd1151 on August 20, 2017, 01:53:18 PM
Very slight. Like very. Not sure you'd wanna tuck those rear tires in any further too be honest.
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I keep extending the shocks but I am not getting more height... not sure what the deal is...
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For the rear you adjust the spring.
To raise the rear loosen the upper blue ring with the smaller wrench and then tighten the the lower ring with the large wrench. Then Tighten the small ring against the large.
It'll compress the spring but the overall length of spring and perch will be longer,
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Figured I'd include a picture for your consideration. :)
Measured from floor of garage to bottom of wheel-well lip across the wheel's center cap. Front is at 29" and 29 3/8" in rear.
Stock the front was 29 5/8" and 31" in the rear.
Thank you! I actually just got back into the house after doing just this! Front is 28 9/16inch and back is now 29 1/8inch.
BTW: your wheels are really nice!!!
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Ok, then what is the correlation between adjusting the height of the shock vs spring? Right now my shock is maxed out...
Pardon my ignorance... first time messing with suspension stuff. All my previous cars, the factory suspension was sufficient for my needs.
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I didn't adjust the rear shock, only the springs.
The instructions are lacking though, so I hope someone can chime in with the actual procedure.
Sooo from what I read it appears that you set the height via the springs as you have already stated. Then use the shock to adjust preload once the spring is in place. The complete opposite of what you do in the front...
Rears are adjusted properly now... lol
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So is the rear adjusted like in this video but without compressing the spring?
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Soooooo lessons learned part deux...
1: Yes, the method for raising, lowering, and setting preload are opposite front to back... adjusting the spring in the front sets preload and the strut adjusts heigh. Adjusting the spring in the rear sets height and the shock adjust preload.
2: Set the height in the rear and then set preload with the shock.
3: if you set the preload too much (compressing the spring) then you can bottom out the shock causing damage to it. Noticeable when going over speed bumps.
4: If you don't have any preload the rear end bounces around like one of the chicks in a twerking video.
5: The install is only half the battle with these things. Getting them adjusted correctly is the other half...
6: Megan Racing has no installation let alone how to properly set a rear multi link suspension.
My current setup is a half inch drop going from the back to front. I have 1inch of preload in the back which seems to be ok. I read everything from 1cm to 1.5inches for preload...
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LOL @ numero quatro and chics twerking! Ha! Love it.
Now where in the hell is that chics twerking gif ????
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When your rear coilovers aren't properly set... per the request of BPD1151...
Your welcome!! FWIW I tried to be patriotic in my selection...
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Ahhhhh!
My eyes!
Need eye bleach!
Bwahahahahaha that's flip'n outstanding!
I see it all too often living in the CHI-Town area. But it never ceases to amaze me. Those girls and their booty-licious twerking talents.
Lol. Stupendous in every way!
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Looks great SBS!
She is patriotic but she is NOT making america great again
Quote from: AJP turbo on August 21, 2017, 05:59:40 PM
She is patriotic but she is NOT making america great again
Not only that, but she's flop'n that around so much, that I'd almost be afraid of her flinging off a lil dookie here, there, or everywhere.
Egads!
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How about this for a bit of rake...
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Ready to plow thru the opposition!
Alignment done. The shop didn't require the newer camber bolts and told the stock ones had just enough in them to bring them into alignment. Soooooo I have a set if someone wants them, otherwise I am gonna ship them back to Amazon.
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Rake looks perfect to my eyes! Gives a little more room for when you load stuff in the trunk or have passengers also.
Before and after alignment specs...
I have more drop in the rear and front than the HRs have... alignment is pretty spot on.. maybe job 1 cars have different camber bolts? I dunno... first time something went as planned on my car lol...
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Looks awesome, is it helping put the power down?
Quote from: FoMoCoSHO on August 22, 2017, 07:56:02 PM
Looks awesome, is it helping put the power down?
Haven't tried yet... had surgery on Monday and don't really want to jostle the boys downstairs too much... as it is I had to adjust the dampening driving it to and from shop.... frozen peas brother... frozen peas...
I'll probably hit it later this week, besides, temps are supposed to be down in the low 80's high 70's... perfect weather for a bit of thrashing.
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But a semi fair assessment would be that I did goose it with the LMS tune and car stayed flat which is awesome. That first to second shift was smoother because the car doesn't jump as much. I have not loaded brads meth tune obviously.. but initial impression is very good.
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