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Originally Posted by wanksta
I changed from Eibach to Megan on my S14. After a 24hr endurance race the front Megans only measured 125lb. The old Eibachs i took off measured 160lb. Megans claim of 350lb is way off.
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Originally Posted by wanksta
I measured the fronts. I wish I had measured the Megans before to see if they changed or were just that soft to start with. Goin back to the Eibachs for the 14hrs of Sebring in a few weeks.
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NECRO BUMP because it's worth it for anyone considering these steaming piles of sh!t that Megan falsely advertises horribly. I measured them first thing when they arrived because, well, they're Megan parts and nothing they claim should ever be believed. Like Wanksta, I do entry level/budget endurance racing so we can't use fancy stuff hence my desire to ever consider these.
Copy and pasted from my post on nissanroadracing.com:
OK, so here's some really funny/pathetic stuff. I know 99% of the people on here don't care about regular lowering springs, but this is worth sharing for any future google searches so it's more of a PSA really for any future budget endurance racers.
Finally received my advertised 350 lbs/in front, 250 lbs/in rear Megan lowering springs (which took forever to ship from Megan, BTW). As soon as I opened the package I knew right away that the advertised rate was total BS. The wire diameter was just way too thin (0.515") for this OD and coil count compared to what I've been testing lately. I'm using a press and well calibrated 10k lbs load cell used in my factory for various applications.
Anyway, here you are:
Some super awesome steel made from japan, baby! Must be good ****!
Front spring sitting at more or less free length:
Front spring sitting at 704 lbs, which is near the static weight on the front left of my S13 with driver in car:
Compressed a little more to 789lbs:
Trying to compress the spring another inch after hitting 700lbs and it is practically coil bound hence the large ump:
So, you do the math. These springs are barely stiffer than stock springs. They are supposed to lower the car almost 2" as well. They must ride great, eh?
