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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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NY Just installed Megan Racing springs

Just got done installing the springs and took it for a good drive to make sure all is together properly. The front drop is really nice, no more wheel gap! The rears didn't drop as much as I was anticipating so the jury is still out on that one. I'm going to let them settle in for a few days and see if anything changes. Just seeing if anyone had similar experiences with their springs and the rear not dropping as low as they thought.

I know, this thread is useless without pics, I will get some tomorrow as its now dark outside!

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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 05:13 AM
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Yeah my stechs ride pretty high in the back but look great in the front. I guess the next step is just coilovers
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Old Aug 17, 2009 | 11:38 AM
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most springs re like that i dont really mind coz its not bad at all plus sometimes i have a car full of people so the back works just fine
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Here some pics, I installed the springs 7 days ago.

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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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And heres a before pic:


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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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wow my megans didnt drop that much in the front thats weird hmmm,... i want more drop
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Went with sprint springs, love the drop!! No gap all the way around.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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The rear does seem to be sitting too high. Did you measure before and after?

What are they supposed to drop front and rear?
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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^+1 bro the rear is extremely high for aftermarket springs
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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megan springs slammed my rear
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but not as much in the front like the OPs
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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megans drop 1.75 front and 1.5 rear but my car looks lower in the back than in the front
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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could it be that the op switched fronts and rears thats why his front is so low and rear is high?
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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i dont think so because the springs woundnt fit the other way around on the shocks
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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I think he just installed the fronts and not the backs. Imo.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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lmao!!!
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rodjonathan
could it be that the op switched fronts and rears thats why his front is so low and rear is high?
this is my guess
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i dont think so because the springs woundnt fit the other way around on the shocks
negative ghost rider, it IS possible to switch them around.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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negative the bottom rungs dont fit around the rear shock because it is wider than the front
and if he did switch the front springs drop more than the rear springs so he would be dropped more in the rear
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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I've seen it done before. (I was there when it happened)
front ends up slammed, rear ends up stadium seating style

This was with OEM springs
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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i dont know maybe with oems but not they just dont fit the weird thing about the megans is that the front spring is actually longer than the rears.... but the just dont fit on the shocks i tried when i put them on
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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Yep the back is def waaayyy to high
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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i dont know maybe with oems but not they just dont fit the weird thing about the megans is that the front spring is actually longer than the rears.... but the just dont fit on the shocks i tried when i put them on
stechs can be switched too (trust me i would know) but as you said megans cant be so i wonder what went wrong coz you dont even need to preload the rears so i wonder why theyre so high
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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looks like it is swapped.

are they even labeled? jack the car up and see if the springs are seated completely.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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mines were not labeled ..
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Very aggressive front drop. But I too must say that I think you mixed up the fronts and rears.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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i wish it dropped that much in my front... fu*k
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