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Are you getting the rear control arms, and front and rear drop links needed also?
Thats what you are for. Infact... Why don;t you send me a set of control arms in the post tomorrow 
Bill my CC as usual.
Bill my CC as usual.
Not right now. I need the control arms right now. If i get a job (i'm looking) I will be buying the new ones.
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Your camber is already ridiculous. You may have less negative camber when you add the Megans.
Steve
Steve
Probably. I talked with the tech about it and he said tha t was what happened with all JCWs... Of course, this was the same tech who didn;t put the half shaft on right....
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From: Golden, Colo.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t=77257&page=7
We are going to be shipping out new springs as soon as we get them in. They are 150mm tall and have a rate of 8kg/mm. You will need to preload them to 140-135mm.
They are gonna be really high in the front, that's the current issue. We can't just shorten the shock bodies because they won't have any clearance at the top, you will run out of space between the spring perches and lower bracket. We were thinking of chopping down the lower bracket, but we can't do that because the sway bar link is already at the very top.
The 8Kg isn't too harsh and won't throw off the tuning of the suspension. The absolute lowest spring we have is a 5kg, so we pair it with the shocks which are designed with the 6kg tuning. So when we adapted the 8kg springs, they were still within the range of the shocks.
The ride is not too stiff at all. I've been running with this for about two weeks now and I prefer them much more than the 5kg springs.
We have seen competitors use 9kg and stiffer spring rates. I sent MEB the new springs and am patiently awaiting his results.
Also, you will have to chop your Bump stops down from 3-Sections to one. This gives you 15+mm more of suspension travel and still protects your vehicle from impact.
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We are going to be shipping out new springs as soon as we get them in. They are 150mm tall and have a rate of 8kg/mm. You will need to preload them to 140-135mm.
They are gonna be really high in the front, that's the current issue. We can't just shorten the shock bodies because they won't have any clearance at the top, you will run out of space between the spring perches and lower bracket. We were thinking of chopping down the lower bracket, but we can't do that because the sway bar link is already at the very top.
The 8Kg isn't too harsh and won't throw off the tuning of the suspension. The absolute lowest spring we have is a 5kg, so we pair it with the shocks which are designed with the 6kg tuning. So when we adapted the 8kg springs, they were still within the range of the shocks.
The ride is not too stiff at all. I've been running with this for about two weeks now and I prefer them much more than the 5kg springs.
We have seen competitors use 9kg and stiffer spring rates. I sent MEB the new springs and am patiently awaiting his results.
Also, you will have to chop your Bump stops down from 3-Sections to one. This gives you 15+mm more of suspension travel and still protects your vehicle from impact.
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Megan Racing - Research and Development
I have no clue what the hell that means...
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...t=77257&page=7
We are going to be shipping out new springs as soon as we get them in. They are 150mm tall and have a rate of 8kg/mm. You will need to preload them to 140-135mm.
They are gonna be really high in the front, that's the current issue. We can't just shorten the shock bodies because they won't have any clearance at the top, you will run out of space between the spring perches and lower bracket. We were thinking of chopping down the lower bracket, but we can't do that because the sway bar link is already at the very top.
The 8Kg isn't too harsh and won't throw off the tuning of the suspension. The absolute lowest spring we have is a 5kg, so we pair it with the shocks which are designed with the 6kg tuning. So when we adapted the 8kg springs, they were still within the range of the shocks.
The ride is not too stiff at all. I've been running with this for about two weeks now and I prefer them much more than the 5kg springs.
We have seen competitors use 9kg and stiffer spring rates. I sent MEB the new springs and am patiently awaiting his results.
Also, you will have to chop your Bump stops down from 3-Sections to one. This gives you 15+mm more of suspension travel and still protects your vehicle from impact.
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Megan Racing - Research and Development
We are going to be shipping out new springs as soon as we get them in. They are 150mm tall and have a rate of 8kg/mm. You will need to preload them to 140-135mm.
They are gonna be really high in the front, that's the current issue. We can't just shorten the shock bodies because they won't have any clearance at the top, you will run out of space between the spring perches and lower bracket. We were thinking of chopping down the lower bracket, but we can't do that because the sway bar link is already at the very top.
The 8Kg isn't too harsh and won't throw off the tuning of the suspension. The absolute lowest spring we have is a 5kg, so we pair it with the shocks which are designed with the 6kg tuning. So when we adapted the 8kg springs, they were still within the range of the shocks.
The ride is not too stiff at all. I've been running with this for about two weeks now and I prefer them much more than the 5kg springs.
We have seen competitors use 9kg and stiffer spring rates. I sent MEB the new springs and am patiently awaiting his results.
Also, you will have to chop your Bump stops down from 3-Sections to one. This gives you 15+mm more of suspension travel and still protects your vehicle from impact.
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I haven't seen any other JCW's with as much negative camber as yours. You must have -3 or -4 degrees.
Steve
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We are up and going. I have been working on the website and will have the M7 product part done today. The shop is open, though it's better to call first since we are in and out a lot at the moment while setting everything up. Thanks.
Steve
Steve
It's awful on the wear of my tires. I'm thinking of going -1.5 front anf -2 rear when I get it aligned. What do you think?
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I was also wondering about your open hours. May be in Fresno sometime this week and will come by at least to see where you are.
Also anybody have the plans ironed out for this weekend run to Lee Vining?
Mariposadust
Also anybody have the plans ironed out for this weekend run to Lee Vining?
Mariposadust
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Judging on how well you drive now, you might want to stay where you're at. You might try -2 in the front and -1 in the rear, but that's just a starting point.
Steve
You might try -2 in the front and -1 in the rear, but that's just a starting point.Steve
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I will be there from 10am to 6pm Wed. - Fri. this week. I have been trying to get Michelle to e-mail me back, but so far no luck on the run. We will probably do it informally if nobody steps up to plan this thing.
Steve
Steve