Suspension Megan Racing Springs?
#1
09-25-2017, 04:28 PM
Megan Racing Springs?
Hi,
Just got a new-to-me R56 on Friday. Oil catch can & RSB ordered! I/C muffler deleted!
Next up on the list is lowering springs. I live in the east coast of Canada, so bad roads, snow, bad roads, gravel. The car is my daily driver and coast road carver on the weekend. No canyons here. My wife will drive it from time to time. The point is I don't want or need a ridiculous firm ride. I also need to be able to ride bumps.
To that end, I like the idea of the Megan Racing springs because they only lower the car 0.5"/0.75" so I presume they have a softer rate than H&R's, Eibach's and others. Teins are out of the question, I had them on a CRX in the past. My *** is still sore from those SOB's. But i cant find any data on the spring rate and no feedback here on the springs only. I found some threads on their coilover kit but that's a couple years away for me.
Any feedback is appreciated.
tia,
sani
Just got a new-to-me R56 on Friday. Oil catch can & RSB ordered! I/C muffler deleted!
Next up on the list is lowering springs. I live in the east coast of Canada, so bad roads, snow, bad roads, gravel. The car is my daily driver and coast road carver on the weekend. No canyons here. My wife will drive it from time to time. The point is I don't want or need a ridiculous firm ride. I also need to be able to ride bumps.
To that end, I like the idea of the Megan Racing springs because they only lower the car 0.5"/0.75" so I presume they have a softer rate than H&R's, Eibach's and others. Teins are out of the question, I had them on a CRX in the past. My *** is still sore from those SOB's. But i cant find any data on the spring rate and no feedback here on the springs only. I found some threads on their coilover kit but that's a couple years away for me.
Any feedback is appreciated.
tia,
sani
#2
09-26-2017, 10:10 AM
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Hello and welcome.
Checking on the spring rates for you. These are a little newer for the R56 platform.
Checking on the spring rates for you. These are a little newer for the R56 platform.
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#3
09-26-2017, 11:31 AM
Hi,
Just got a new-to-me R56 on Friday. Oil catch can & RSB ordered! I/C muffler deleted!
Next up on the list is lowering springs. I live in the east coast of Canada, so bad roads, snow, bad roads, gravel. The car is my daily driver and coast road carver on the weekend. No canyons here. My wife will drive it from time to time. The point is I don't want or need a ridiculous firm ride. I also need to be able to ride bumps.
To that end, I like the idea of the Megan Racing springs because they only lower the car 0.5"/0.75" so I presume they have a softer rate than H&R's, Eibach's and others. Teins are out of the question, I had them on a CRX in the past. My *** is still sore from those SOB's. But i cant find any data on the spring rate and no feedback here on the springs only. I found some threads on their coilover kit but that's a couple years away for me.
Any feedback is appreciated.
tia,
sani
Just got a new-to-me R56 on Friday. Oil catch can & RSB ordered! I/C muffler deleted!
Next up on the list is lowering springs. I live in the east coast of Canada, so bad roads, snow, bad roads, gravel. The car is my daily driver and coast road carver on the weekend. No canyons here. My wife will drive it from time to time. The point is I don't want or need a ridiculous firm ride. I also need to be able to ride bumps.
To that end, I like the idea of the Megan Racing springs because they only lower the car 0.5"/0.75" so I presume they have a softer rate than H&R's, Eibach's and others. Teins are out of the question, I had them on a CRX in the past. My *** is still sore from those SOB's. But i cant find any data on the spring rate and no feedback here on the springs only. I found some threads on their coilover kit but that's a couple years away for me.
Any feedback is appreciated.
tia,
sani
The NM springs ride amazing, add a great handling characteristic, and look great.
NM Engineering Springs
And if you haven't replaced the stock shocks yet, I would recommend a set of Koni Yellows to pair excellently with the NM springs, they have a rebate out on them right now, and we have both the shocks and springs in stock ready to ship, we even do international.
Koni Yellows
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#4
09-26-2017, 07:33 PM
Thanks for the infos.
I've been to Detroit many times, your roads are worse than mine lol. I guess if you run the koni/nm springs combo it must be pretty drivable. Good recommendation. The reality is, shocks really aren't in my budget right now. Maybe the best thing to do is wait & save or maybe get some used jcw springs.
sani
I've been to Detroit many times, your roads are worse than mine lol. I guess if you run the koni/nm springs combo it must be pretty drivable. Good recommendation. The reality is, shocks really aren't in my budget right now. Maybe the best thing to do is wait & save or maybe get some used jcw springs.
sani
