Anyone running "Megan" coilover on their M4/M3's??

BMW M4 PWR · 07-21-2015, 03:58 PM

Has anyone here used this new coilover set!?? Amazing price and advertised to pretty much do 99% what its higher dollar brand name competitors will at less than half the price. (The same retailer sells all the other brands too)

http://www.ampedracing.com/merabmwm4f82.html

pikkagtr · 07-21-2015, 04:24 PM

I've been in plenty of cars running these coilovers.
Sti, evos, e92s, 370z/g37s
They range from very stiff and harsh, to unbearably stiff and harsh.
Handling has a range of terrible, to dangerously bouncy to undriveable

x.shell · 07-21-2015, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by pikkagtr

I've been in plenty of cars running these coilovers.
Sti, evos, e92s, 370z/g37s
They range from very stiff and harsh, to unbearably stiff and harsh.
Handling has a range of terrible, to dangerously bouncy to undriveable

Nice.

I think it's prudent not to purchase suspension components based on price.

rr006rbc · 07-21-2015, 04:39 PM

I had their coilovers on my '08 IS350 and I LOVED them. But that was for a simple Japanese car with very simple suspension geometry and technology lol; basically a leather toyota. For the M cars I probably wouldn't do it.

DiscoWagon · 07-21-2015, 04:48 PM

Guaranteed to be junk.

BMW M4 PWR · 07-21-2015, 05:17 PM

Wow... ok. lol. I figured they'd perform better than any spring-only on stock shock set but from how hard you guys are bashing them apparently not!

to_riffic · 07-21-2015, 06:46 PM

Had Megans on my MINI and it was unbelievably harsh. Lesson learned, how they're on Ohlins with Hyperco coilover springs.

Racer20 · 07-21-2015, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW M4 PWR

Has anyone here used this new coilover set!?? Amazing price and advertised to pretty much do 99% what its higher dollar brand name competitors will at less than half the price. (The same retailer sells all the other brands too)

http://www.ampedracing.com/merabmwm4f82.html

No, they don't. They are junk. If you could make a good coil over for under $900, there would be lots of them out there.

rexb16 · 07-22-2015, 01:28 PM

Megan coils are complete garbage. The shocks are cheap and the spring rates are unbelievably high. They are made to please the JDM-fanboi hard-parking community, do not put them on a 70k BMW.

pikkagtr · 07-22-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rexb16

Megan coils are complete garbage. The shocks are cheap and the spring rates are unbelievably high. They are made to please the JDM-fanboi hard-parking community, do not put them on a 70k BMW.

You mean these guys??

Stanced, hellaflush, low &slow , scrapers , stretched, wrong fitment

Thanh386 · 07-22-2015, 04:30 PM

I had them on a 350Z back in my youth... It was a waste of money. Teins were even better

supremepower · 07-22-2015, 04:49 PM

You can do the HAS kit for much less... Great set up for a DD. If you're looking for coils and not just adjustable height, then BC Racing (BR) coils.

Shoot me a PM for more info on either option

manticor · 07-23-2015, 08:45 PM

Isn't BC racing pretty much the same as Megan?

applesauce683 · 07-24-2015, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by manticor

Isn't BC racing pretty much the same as Megan?

Yes, same company, BC racing is the more 'high-end' coilover compared to the Megan. But neither, IMHO, should ever be put on a high-performance car or any car looking for handling and ride quality.

WillMotivation · 07-24-2015, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by supremepower

You can do the HAS kit for much less... Great set up for a DD. If you're looking for coils and not just adjustable height, then BC Racing (BR) coils.

Shoot me a PM for more info on either option

I can vouch for the BC Racing coilovers. Put them on my 2015 Mustang GT and they rode EXCELLENT.

rexb16 · 07-26-2015, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Turrizt

I can vouch for the BC Racing coilovers. Put them on my 2015 Mustang GT and they rode EXCELLENT.

vouch for them in a year or two when the shock body snaps in half. don't believe me? google it.

Tiago@VRSF · 07-27-2015, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rexb16

vouch for them in a year or two when the shock body snaps in half. don't believe me? google it.

If the shock bodies don't break, the seals will blow. BC manufactures a majority of the private label coils. They lack the strut travel and spring rates that the higher end kits offer (KW, Ohlin, OEM) which is why they're so stiff/bouncy.

M3SSY · 07-28-2015, 02:08 PM

The e39 M5 I bought used had BC's on it.. I spent money on upgrading the springs to swift, attempted to "tune" it with the adjusters. Finally ended up going with dinan springs and koni's after fighting with it for awhile...

I have nothing but good things to say about Ground Control and TCKline setups... I had the GC track school kit on my E36 and it was amazing!

i would check out the TCKline kit for the f80 if going fast on a track with a budget is what you are after... for super low idk

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rexb16 Private First Class 109 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 2003 362i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Megan coils are complete garbage. The shocks are cheap and the spring rates are unbelievably high. They are made to please the JDM-fanboi hard-parking community, do not put them on a 70k BMW.
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