Just kind of pushing buttons here to see Pilo's reply. Tis been more than a week since your last. There are 3 open threads in regards to these coilovers (2 in suspension 1 in vendors). The general concensus is they "look" ok. Install is a pain in the butt as is adjusting front camber and rear dampening. Any comments on this? How are those instructionscoming along?

I have spoke with you in an email or PM and Megan themselves about these coilovers. I am curious about one thing. If infact these units were actually "track tested" as i have been told by both parties why were these problems never noticed before?

 

Really?? Pilo, had clarified to me in this thread of the group buy thread that the car only needed to be lifted and loosen the 4 allen wrench bolts in the top and slide it back and forth to adjust camber. What stops you from doing this now? What else do you need to do?

 

Yes, you can jack the car and loosen the allen bolts with an "L" shaped wrench. I don't know how tight they should be but you have to really crank on that little wrench. To really get a good grip you have to take the nuts all the way off and drop the struts down lower. Not a big deal, but not something you will do on-the-fly.

Steve

 

Every aftermarket camber plate I have seen for the MINI required slotting the hole in the top of the strut to allow for maximum camber adjustment... I don't see why Pilo's setup would be very different. That's a small hole, and you gotta slide the top of the strut in quite a bit to get anything more than -1.5 degrees of camber...

 

KMAC's don't need any modification of the shock tower.

 

Of the strut tower? The ones I have seen installed did, in order to get max adjustment out of them...

 

You need to loosen the 3 nut's as well to lower the plates a little, and make the bolts more accessable. I believe I mentioned that as well. No slotting should be needed.

 

Dan, any Megan exhausts in stock? Looking to purchase but your a hard person to get in touch with.

 

no exhaust in stock... in the midst of the redesign for the 05-06 and stuff.

 

My coilovers are being installed right now! My mechanic said he was going to do sort of a photo documentary of the install and cut me a disk, so I should have some good pics.

I dropped the coils off three days ago so he could study/look them over (his request) and when I dropped the car this morning he said "those are some beautiful parts"....this is the best technician I've ever dealt with, and he wasn't taking about how they look. I'm curious to see if he still has the same opinion when he's done.

I can't wait for him to call to tell me he's ready for me to come in for the corner balancing. After that comes the FUN bit!

 

The results are definitely worth the wait. After driving Brad's car, I can hardly wait to put mine on.

Steve

 

The New Perches are in, and shipping out to all customers that had purchased a set of these coilovers, as well as all new sales, the PErches have been updated to the corrected version.

Thank you to every one for understanding while we made this change.

 

Refer to post 87 by Dr. Obnxs in the "Has anyone tried Megan coilovers" thread.

 

New perches arrived this morning.

Steve

 

These have been on my car track tested, but the failure did not occur. Did the swap, and every thing is ok. I have close to 15K on these coilovers, so not sure why some it happened to others it didn't, but we fixed the issue with these new perches.

 

Dan,

I was supporting the statistical side of life the Dr. wrote about. I'm a supporter of your product ...just to be clear.

 

If anyone does not recieve their perches by friday, please e-mail me (dan@piloracing.com) so that I can track it. Everyone should have it by then. This is a required update for the suspension, so to keep your warranty intact, please install these as soon as possible.

 

whats the latest on these coilovers? From people who have tried them, are you happy with them??

 

I have been very happy with the quality and performance both on street and track. I don't hesitate to reccomend them to anyone looking for the increased performance and adjustability of coilovers. I believe the early critisium of the system was from the initial installation issues, that have been completely resolved, not from actual users. Anyone who sees the units in person, and drives a car with these installed will attest to their qualit, performance and value.

 

I love mine too. The spring rate differential front to rear make the car much more willing to rotate without the use of huge rear swaybars. This will give a different feel to the car as well; it responds 'now' to every input whereas a swaybar needs to twist a little. You can always dial in a little more rebound damping up front while driving on the street. I think DK23 has his set at 12 from full hard front and rear. Mine are set 13 from full hard front and 12 from full hard rear...but I always play with the settings.

I've been think of asking Steve for a set of different springs, but I'll wait until I've had some time with the WEBB bar.

I still have not put together a full instruction diagram. I also have a quick fix access for those with the HK stero - remember the amp is in the way. I simple used a 2 1/2" hole saw and cut thru the plastic opposite the adjuster. This hole is covered by the seat when it is in it's full upright position. Just lower the seat and you have access.

 

These are some great reviews. I'm glad that you are all enjoying the coilovers as much as I do.

We have plenty in stock right now for anyone else that wishes to order them.

http://www.piloracing.com/proddetail.php?prod=pilocoil

 

from you Dan because you worked so hard developing them for the Mini. I see that Megan is selling them. What is the difference between the two? And why are they selling them after you worked so hard developing them.

Would these work good with H-sport front and rear sway bars?

Also, are these a pure bolt on or is there any drilling or anything like that needed to install them? I know about the rear adjustment problem and I will drill holes for that. But how do I get around the HK amp on one side?

Thanks,
Dan

 

What did your technician have to say about the installation??

 

Of course I would like you to buy them from me, but nothing is stopping you from going directly to megan I do offer them at a discount ( I corrected my pricing today). I work together with megan on many projects, and products. I normally get exclusive rights to sell the first several units to help cover the costs.

I believe that meb explained quite well how to get around the HK amp.

Let me know if there are any questions.

Oh, There is no drilling required for the basic install. 100% Direct Bolt in.

 

It looks like this is the way to go for me! I sent you an e-mail to sales@piloracing.com