Installed new suspension **Pics added**, Megan Racing lowering springs with GR-2s Options

[flyinglizard]

Just installed this setup with the help of a buddy on friday. Here are my impressions:

The ride is now VERY harsh. Way firmer than stock. Normally I am tolerant of firm suspension, but just driving to the grocery store kills my back. Everyone who has ridden in the car thus far complains

The car is only about 0.5 inches lower all around as of today. I'm assuming there is a break in period for new springs to settle.

The car feels much tighter and more responsive, at the cost of ride quality of course.






This post has been edited by flyinglizard: Oct 20, 2009 - 9:04 PM

[sunwukongg]

how's the ride of the car now? still harsh? too stiff? speed bumps, dips, etc? i just wanna get an idea of whether or not i should go this path. it seems like the most affordable way for me to go..im currently running on stock 205/55/15"s maybe gonna go for the 7th gen wheels and rims later on too. any recommendations on what springs, shocks i should get?

[flyinglizard]

how's the ride of the car now? still harsh? too stiff? speed bumps, dips, etc? i just wanna get an idea of whether or not i should go this path. it seems like the most affordable way for me to go..im currently running on stock 205/55/15"s maybe gonna go for the 7th gen wheels and rims later on too. any recommendations on what springs, shocks i should get?

I've gotten used to the ride, but when other people ride in my car they complain. I would describe it more as harsh than firm. For example, my friend's M3 with H&R race springs and bilstein shocks has a firm but smooth ride that soaks of all the bumps, but you feel every part of the road and it handles amazingly. With the megans and KYBs in my car, I feel every single imperfection in the road being directed into my seat, which gets really annoying on long drives. Although I'm sure it has to do with the fact that our suspension geometry is completely different and he paid $1000 for his suspension upgrade

Call me a pansy, but my car with this set up installed definitely has the harshest ride I have ever experienced.

But for the price you really can't go wrong with the megan/kyb set up. Yeah the ride is harsh but the car looks so much better sitting lower to the ground, and it handles significantly better than with the stock suspension. Body roll has reduced slightly and the car is a lot more stable under sudden transitions.