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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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Megan Racing Coilovers

Hopupracing.com has Megan Racing Coilovers in stock for the G37, does anyone know anything about these? How do they compare with the BC?
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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same company I believe. Details are identical.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 04:06 AM
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Wheelsun has them and he might have some input
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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Man those things look sweet.. Wheelsun needs to chime in hear and give us his opinion. Since he is the only person I know with them on.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by wcirksena
Hopupracing.com has Megan Racing Coilovers in stock for the G37, does anyone know anything about these? How do they compare with the BC?
I wouldn't get either. I know it sounds and looks like a good deal, but as the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for". There's a reason why the Megan Racing coils cost $900 compared to JIC-Magic which should be $2,000+, and it's because of QUALITY. I would really save up my money for a better brand. Tanabe might be coming out with a set-up as well.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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I wouldn't get either. I know it sounds and looks like a good deal, but as the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for". There's a reason why the Megan Racing coils cost $900 compared to JIC-Magic which should be $2,000+, and it's because of QUALITY. I would really save up my money for a better brand. Tanabe might be coming out with a set-up as well.
I wouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions.

I LOVE my BC's - which are the same as Megans. The quality is great for the price, and the handling improvements are amazing. I think they are worth every penny.

all that asside... i do have a slight rattle.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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I've seen first hand the difference in quality, installation, and performance. And those little rattles can become much more later on that makes the difference in quality. I would understand if they started to rattle after a good period of time of use.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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^^^ +1... Save your money and wait to see what comes out in the near future... I heard the summer's gonna be good for us...
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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I had Megan Coils on my 06 Scion tC and they were the worst after 9months of use I had to replace them for Teins.
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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^ See what I mean....
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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^^+1. Suspension is one thing you should never use "budget" parts for.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:15 AM
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I have seen a bunch of g35's at tracks with BC and Megan coilovers and they are doing freaking awesome.. So explain that too me very clearly theoneandonly!!!!!
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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Ok, I'll go nice and slow for you.

They are still coilovers even if the quality isn't so high, so of course they can improve performance, just like if you get a set of springs that changes up the spring rate significantly enough. The point that me & gamedog are trying to prove is the quality and the difference in performance of a proven brand like JIC-Magic, Bilstein, and Tanabe. We can actually do the comparison here in SoCal since the only set of JIC coils for the G37 is down here, but it's gonna be up to the owner's of the cars to do it so we can finally get this point across. There's already a member here who's only had his BC's on for a month and wants to take them out already.

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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Who is it and how much do they want for them????
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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I want to get a set of coils, but the BC's seem to be having alot of issues with rattles.
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