SPL kts coilovers or megan racing coilovers?

[driftsilvias13]

ive searched the board and everyone seems to have only good things to say about the kts coilovers. the new megan racing coilovers have 12k/10k spring rates and are only about 800-900. the kts have 8k/6k spring rates and are 1100. which would you get if you were deciding between the 2? this is going to be my daily drive but i dont mind my car being stiff because i will be going to as many events as i can.

[aa87]

12/10k is too much according to everyone, im going with the megans 8/6 due to price factor and me being able to have a wheel, 60gallon air compressor fund over the KTS, but the KTS will be superior.

[Irukandji]

go with the megans race series (8k/6k). they are very effective for the price. If you don't like em, you can sell em for close to what you bought them for and buy the kts.

atleat give the megans a shot... ive driven on them and i hafta say they feel better than Tein's and are comparable to JIC.

[poziden]

kts has an inverted shock and 38mm piston... dunno what size the megan piston is, but the megan just has a regular shock. so if you have the money, definitely kts.

[FaLKoN240]

This shouldn't even be a debate. KTS KTS KTS. Kuah doesn't sell garbage, and KTS actually have shock dynos. So. . .just because Megans are cheap, they shouldn't even be in the same comparison as KTS. Maybe Ksport and Megan should be compared.

[nlzmo400r]

ive got d2s and like em, and for the price I paid, I dont think there was a better deal at the time. The KTS are excellent however, I do like em a little more than my d2s, but dont think they're worth the price hit of selling mine, and then getting them.

[dct223]

kts..... easy to get replacement shocks if they blow, plus the quality.

Megan... even though they have good spring rates, people do say they are softer than other coilovers, and from what ive seen u still get a lot of body roll... also ive heard they are pretty heavy.

ive never used megan.. so they may be good for the price, but id rather get KTS, lots of people have it, everybody loves it, and they are cheap!

[s0ldats]

kts or d-drug


you can't beat either for the price. as soon as TF starts offering rebuild support for the d-drug, they'll be as good a value as the KTS.

[Ian]

yeah KTS is way better


MR is WAY better then D2/Ksport however...i've compared the 2


and i dont get very much body roll w/ my MR's compared to many other cars i've seen

[MakotoS13]

kts BUT be prepared to have a spare set of kidneys if you live with bad roads.

KUAH is the man. he will never let you down and always exceed your expectations. you'll pay for it but its worth it.

[OptionZero]

FYI: i think spl is on vacation for another week or so, be prepared for minor wait

[chmercer]

there should be sombody up there handling orders right now, kuah got some parttime help. FYI

[420sx]

i really want the kts. but its 300 more than megans. start saving or get megans.

[TurDz]

KTS have shock dynos, cool, but are they critically damped?

as for Megan still having body roll...how is that possible with 12/10k spring rates? maybe the damping sucks.

[driftsilvias13]

ok im going kts. i have tein HAs right now w/cusco chamber plates but i would like to get something brand new and better. megans look good for the price but everyone seems to be more than satisfied with kts and splparts. i need to save up some more..

[driftsilvias13]

i was also looking at the tein super drift. how do these compare to the kts?

[!Zar!]

Good choice, I've been running the kts' and I love them. Great customer service and hella easy to deal with a rebuild once you need them. The fit and finish is top notch. I don't think there will be any other coils that will stray me from my current setup. KTS = da shiznit

[240Stilo]

KTS have shock dynos, cool, but are they critically damped?

All shocks are critically damped.

[TurDz]

All shocks are critically damped.

Isn't there a degree of the amount of critical damping? Wouldn't it affect ride characteristics and harshness?

IMO, many shocks can be relatively overdamped, i.e. bumping/skipping over rough pavement.

[240Stilo]

All shocks are critically damped. Meaning they take a load and return to equilibrium "fast." Over damped shocks are any adjustable shocks that are cranked up so it takes longer to return to equilibrium.

[atom]

You can't really say all shocks are "critically damped" beacause "critically damped" refers to the whole system which the shock is only one part of.

On the original topic, I think megans are too bouncy. Never tried KTS.

[TurDz]

I think some may be overdamped though, wouldn't you think? I think many coilovers can be set to be overdamped relative to the car/spring rate.

I feel like what makes a quality coilover or spring/shock combo is a damping system that simply controls the movement of the spring to 1/2 oscillation, no more, no less. That way you get a good ride, good stiff enough damping, and most importantly, maximum tire contact in any condition.

[atom]

I think some may be overdamped though, wouldn't you think? I think many coilovers can be set to be overdamped relative to the car/spring rate.

I feel like what makes a quality coilover or spring/shock combo is a damping system that simply controls the movement of the spring to 1/2 oscillation, no more, no less. That way you get a good ride, good stiff enough damping, and most importantly, maximum tire contact in any condition.

Huh? Movement of the spring should be at least one oscillation in all suspension systems. Think about it. Equilibrium -> Compression -> back to equilibrium.

[TurDz]

Huh? Movement of the spring should be at least one oscillation in all suspension systems. Think about it. Equilibrium -> Compression -> back to equilibrium.

Is that really one complete oscillation? I always thought of a complete oscillation as a sine wave, going positive, reaching equilibrium, going negative (due to inertia) and returning to equilibrium. I imagine an x-y axis with the y-axis being vertical displacement, and x-axis being time.

In terms of a spring/tire, compression, equilibrium, expansion, equilibrium. But a critically damped system would just allow whatever perturbation (such as a road bump) to compress, and then expand back to equilibrium, but not past it. I consider that only 1/2 of an oscillation.

Or am I just looking at the whole thing in a wrong way?

[SimpleS14]

Your confusing me TurDz lol.


Anyways, I have KTS and I <3 them.

[Var]

You'd be hardpressed to find an overdamped coilover system. Most are underdamped, especially when people have to crank them up to full stiff on the racetrack. You should practially never have to do that.

Example..friend with Bilsteins. Custom spring rates. He sent the shocks in to have revalved. Car rode like shit. They valved it to what they usually valve it to for those spring rates. He called them and complained. He said pretty much to double everything accross the board. The shocks came back and the car rode very nice, considering he has 1200 lb springs in the front. Point being..dont worry about overdamping.