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10-24-2012, 10:12 PM | #15 |
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dual drift spec would be a nice option...
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I had plenty of Megan suspension components on my 240, as well as a downpipe. Never had a single issue with any of the parts so idk why people are calling Megan Racing parts "crap" when they have never tried it themselves. Yes, I did read a lot of negative things about Megan Racing before I purchased any of the parts but I decided to bite the bullet and test them out for myself with a set of coilovers. I do believe Megan Racing sells decent products and they do so at a good price.
The saying " you get what you pay for" definitely holds true, especially regarding car parts but I've never had a bad experience with Megan Racing before. Just my .02.
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That being said ... Megans and BCs coilovers are made in Taiwan, Manufactured in China...
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^ almost all apple products are "Designed in California, assembelled in China"
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sorry forgot that part out.. still coming out of china
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10-25-2012, 12:23 PM | #20 |
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I've personally owned quite a few Megan products over the years. I've even sold them as a distributor. I've never seen any issues or heard any complaints.
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ive used megans also on my evo and never had any issues, i was also leaning towards using them on my car now
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I'm quite interested in seeing the pricing on the exhaust. I was very pleased with the sound and fitment on my last two megan exhausts (single tip turbo style for s13 w/ Rb20 and a dual tip N1 style for a stock KA S14)
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I had a megan street coilover and that ride deteriorated after 1 year and squeaked in the rear brand new.
Yea, never again. Maybe fine on track with smooth road but not for DD |
10-25-2012, 02:46 PM | #24 |
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You can look at shock dyno charts to see the Megan coilovers aren't very good and you can visibly look at the exhaust to figure out it isn't very good.
The shocks are usually different on all four corners with regards to valving and adjustment, they are only compression adjustable with poor rebound characteristics, do not have much shock travel, adjusters often seize up, the list goes on. |
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Their are tons of reviews on how bad the quality of their suspension is. And what you say still doesnt fix the fact that knock off companies put real companies out of business. A lot of real good companies have gone out of business because people who make knock offs sell it for so much cheaper with shit quality then the people who originally made them go out of business because no one buys from them. I never said just because they were produced in China they were crap. Obviously you can get quality things from there but Megan is a known company that produces shitty products. If you even bothered to read my post I never said anything about what you were talking about. Your car gets you from Point A to Point B. There suspension for example is known to fail easily. Then I have even heard of there exhausts failing also. A quick google search for Megan can tell you that easily. I never once said everything from China is horrible quality. Its either a hit or miss with their products. You are taking a gamble on purchasing a product with poor quality control. In the end it is just better to support the REAL companies who actually stand behind their product and specialize in that department. If you cant afford it then dont buy it. You could save up just a little longer to get a quality part that you wont ever have to worry about changing out down the line. If you ever have to spend to get another one then you will regret it later on. Also supporting the local companies that put the proper research in designing there products is better for the scene then supporting a knock off company. Last edited by showbe; 10-25-2012 at 07:56 PM. |
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Thanks for wasting your time, everything you wrote here is all "IVE HEARD". Get back to me when you actually decide to buy their product and actually use it. I've been in the car scene since 1994 and ive modded my cars with the best of them using parts from american muscle, euros and JDM. Ive used parts that are so freaking expensive that it was a joke in the end of owning them cuz the counter parts were as good or even better. I've owned parts from Megan from their suspension, exhaust setup, etc since the day they came on the scene and yeah some parts dont fit correct and they've fixed those issues. Do you actually think someone who copies another product just makes a mold and sells it or reproduce a product without testing it? You see companies from china copying other products even cars, do you think they just make those and not test it? My family owns a few car dealership in the philippines and one is called FOTON which is a Chinese company which makes copies of Isuzu and i can tell for a fact that its the parts from the cars we sell are from Isuzu which Isuzu sold to FOTON to make their cars. And they test those cars just like any other car. also its total BS what you said about car parts and phone, if i handed you a phone made from china i will bet that you will care.. Ive owned the phones since the first cell phones came out which you had to carry in a bag and attach the antenna to the window of your car then when motorola rolled with with their first brick phone to the latest smartphone out there and also owned a Vertu phone, great quality but in the end i would rather own a cheap smartphone.. if you dont know what Vertu is look it up!
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I was sponsored by Megan as a driver back in 07. Its pretty hard to screw up hard parts like control arms and the likes. The welds were just okay, but passed the stress test so I used them. The rod ends were cheap and went bad after a few track days, but I swapped them for FK ends and all was great. The coilovers went on the car and were taken off the next day - not even close to correct, but fine for those who are trying to dump the car.
As far as exhaust systems go, I have not seen one really "legit" exhaust on the market, using hemholtz or advanced exhaust pulse tuning. If the material is quality (IE stainless or titanium), the welds are correct (clean & thorough tig or mig wleds), and the muffler sounds good and isnt prone to blowing out - its probably a-okay to put on the car. |
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