Megan Racing ride quality for daily driving

[ProwlerGT]

Please respond about Megan Racing coilover ride quality speaking only to daily driving comfort as compared to stock KYB and stock coils setup. While I want to hear from everyone with Megan's I'm particularly interested in those with a FWD vehicle say in the 3200 - 3300lb range. Not concerned with answers on handling, just ride quality. Just concerned with:

1. Does the car stay level when you hit bumps or does it bounce?
2. Do the coilovers absorb the bumps/shocks of the road well enough to provide a comfortable daily ride?
3. When its said how great these are, great how and why and for what purpose were they bought?
4. Are your teeth, kidneys, and stomach gonna all fall out or does it feel comfortably enough to compare even to the likes of the stock ride at the most comfortable non-racing everyday daily driver setting?

I have installed some Ksports and even after adjusting to the most comfortable setting for just daily driving (not concerned with racing of any kind or handling) the ride is still very rough and jiggly. I only have gone a .5" drop cause I wasn't really wanting to drop anyway. I can't afford to where I live.

Hitting a pot hole feels like I got in an accident and caused my sister to hurt her kneecap (Ksports installed and on most comfortable setting) on the door of the car when she was in the passenger seat one day.

Going 80 over a long flat segmented concrete bridge feels like the car is bouncing ever so slightly rapidly (like someone shaking a piece of cardboard quickly and in small motions) over the small imperfections of the bridge. The car doesn't stay level in the air... it follows all the curvatures of the bridge's surface. You can feel a little pebble on the road as if it were a rock of considerably larger (2x,3x,4x, etc..) size.

I don't want to feel the bumps in all my bones and especially in my head. Do the Megan's accomplish comfort so close to stock at their most comfortable setting that the ride is tolerable enough not to through off the driver?

Originally I only wanted something slightly stiffer than stock and I loved how the stock setup felt on the road for DAILY DRIVING. I really think for the most part our cars were given a great suspension system stock for daily driving, but sure I see were numerous improvements can be made for racing. Given no other options within a reasonable price range I bought the Ksport coilover set which is supposed to be ok for street daily driving use, but to me is not. I feel "rattled" and unable to think while I'm driving cause I'm bracing for the next bump in the road.

Everyone who had the Ksports told me how they loved them, but I apparently did not take into account that coilovers are typically not made for daily driving yet everyone daily driving buys them but usually likes to feel like a RACER even when they aren't racing or is ok or prefers even a harsh ride. I've since learned that coilovers are really most practically used for racing, but know that the Megan's have a street series which seems to be better engineered for daily ride comfort even in substandard road areas. How true is this?

I know at least Stealthee is very happy with them, but would like to hear other's comments especially from those who seek a high performance daily driver.

I live in Louisiana and the roads here are some of the worst in the country, especially in the New Orleans area. So please, someone help me figure this out. I don't want to have to pull Megan's off after installing them, to put stocks back on after I just went through the hell readjusting and installing the Ksports which now too will also come off. I will be selling the Ksports soon too.

[green-lantern]

Hey man, I have eibach and KYB with new insulators on my car now that I might be interested in trading if you want. I have had them about a year and I was thinking of going with something stiffer plus adjustable. The eibach sounds like what you want. They are just a little bit stiffer and just a little lower than stock. Don’t get me wrong I like them but I would like to have mine stiffer.

[ProwlerGT]

Originally Posted by green-lantern

Hey man, I have eibach and KYB with new insulators on my car now that I might be interested in trading if you want. I have had them about a year and I was thinking of going with something stiffer plus adjustable. The eibach sounds like what you want. They are just a little bit stiffer and just a little lower than stock. Don’t get me wrong I like them but I would like to have mine stiffer.

Eibach springs drop lower than 1" and I can't afford to go that low. Also, the KYB shocks/struts were not designed to ride in a lowered stance and thus they deteriorate much quicker lowered than at stock height. If I go back to KYB's it'll have to be stock setup completely cause I want at least a good 50k out of my struts/shocks before replacing again. Thanks anyway though.

[viva le greg]

i will let you know when i get the on my car i am still awaiting their arrival and they will be on my vr4 which i will dding a lot

[Derf]

I am will to say that the Megans are no where close to stock. They are stiff.
That is what i wanted. if i wanted a soft ride, i would have kept stock. I live in the sticks, the roads are horrific! you need a kindey belt and mouth piece in a normal car. but once on the main roads and highway, these handle like a dream. if you can, take a ride in a car with them before you buy just to make sure.
But i have mine set at 10. they go from 0-32, hard to soft.
But is deff not a DD. more like a once every two weeks.

[viva le greg]

0-32, hard to soft? meaning the softest setting is 32? and yours are 10? haha nicee i cant wait to get my set. i bought them for a reason as well. i love cars with stiff suspensions. if i wanted a smooth touring car ride i would keep it stock. cant wait to get a hold of these were these things like night and day for you or what?

[Derf]

yes and no. the HR i thought were pretty solid for a spring and strut/shock. these seems to have more feedback. weither its the hard ass bump you just hit or the big sweeper you are taking at 90mph.
i can say that there are a few turns that i have added at least 10mph before the tires starts to let go. probably because they are planted more squarly on the round with less body roll.

[ProwlerGT]

So, Derf, you say its definitely not a Daily Driver right?

Do the rest of you concur with that? ..and before you answer please keep in mind the soft stock ride quality.

When ya'll say stiff thats what i'm having a problem understanding. I don't mind the suspension being tight/stiff while still being able to absorb the bumps while keeping the car still somewhat level like the stock setup does..... Is it possible to have a stiff suspension that absorbs the the bumps somewhat like the stock setup does? I basically don't want a headache or to watch my belly flop up and down when driving.

What I do like about the Megan's (and I called them to talk about it) is just the fact alone that they include the brake line bracket tells me they are well engineered with much thought behind them. Megan Racing told me on the phone that they kept in mind daily street driving and that it should be comfortable. But see I don't know if they are saying "comfortable" based on Stock Ride quality or Autox/Drag/Course racing quality or somewhere in-between. I was hoping for something in-between stock and Ksports....

I guess another good question is for those who've ridden in Ksports before how much better are the Megan's for "TOURING" daily driving?

[Dj4play]

tein (actually made in korea) ride stiff and are kinda bouncy at lowest setting
JIC (actually made in korea) ride stiff and bone jarring in all settings
megan (made in china) ride like ass at all levels, feels like pogo stick
k-sport (made in china) worst suspension IVE EVER driven/ridden in
d2 (made in china) identicle to k-sport/made in same factory, just different color
kw variant3 (made in germany) only suspension available for 3s that allows dampening AND rebound adjustment, only suspension company for 3s that has won le mans, ride quality feels like a bmw 7 series on soft setting, race car on hard setting . CONS: expensive

[Stealthee]

Originally Posted by Dj4play

tein (actually made in korea) ride stiff and are kinda bouncy at lowest setting
JIC (actually made in korea) ride stiff and bone jarring in all settings
megan (made in china) ride like ass at all levels, feels like pogo stick
k-sport (made in china) worst suspension IVE EVER driven/ridden in
d2 (made in china) identicle to k-sport/made in same factory, just different color
kw variant3 (made in germany) only suspension available for 3s that allows dampening AND rebound adjustment, only suspension company for 3s that has won le mans, ride quality feels like a bmw 7 series on soft setting, race car on hard setting . CONS: expensive

My megans do NOT bounce at all. Ask anyone who has ridden with me.

Blaze RT was riding with me two weekends ago and I asked him how he thought it rode.

His answer "This is the most comfortable riding coilovered car I've ever been in"

BNorris rode with me back in October and he said he didnt even realize it was coilovered.

Pretty sure Vinnie R4 rode in it coilovered as well and he had no complaints.

I easily put 200-400 miles a week on my car and I have never once regretted doing so with the coilovers. Hell the clutch is more of a discomfort for daily driving than the coilovers are.

I'm dropped pretty low and want to go slightly lower in front. I am set to #1 (softest) for my day to day use. I drove around on #32 for two weeks and it didnt really bother me.

Thats my experiences. As I have said before it might just be due to the fact I have higher tolerances than others. It might also just be they are not that bad.