how to raise the rear of my megan coilovers....

simota1 · 05-02-2011, 08:58 AM

before i get bashed lol... i am completely noob when it comes to these things.... so i finally got time to install the rear and i adjusted the coilover.... i know its not a "TRUE" type coilover thats what confuses me the most....but anyways.... so i adjust the part that has the two nuts on the spring... and my car is still slammed

... it looks like its taking a big ol **** LOL... so my question is... if i adjust the shock part on the rear will it raise it? my guess to this is no... because ive never heard of anyone buying shocks to raise there car lol.... any help would be appreciated.... i already maxed out the adjustment on the spring part... to make it its highest but still no luck

RedBullRR · 05-02-2011, 09:13 AM

Both shock and spring in the rear need to be adjusted to raise or lower your car. I have BC installed and dealing with getting them all the same height is a fkn pain.

simota1 · 05-02-2011, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedBullRR

Both shock and spring in the rear need to be adjusted to raise or lower your car. I have BC installed and dealing with getting them all the same height is a fkn pain.

thats what i did wrong then... the shocks when i installed them were about one inch shorter then the original shocks i though it didnt matter

thanks bro!!! =]

kenchan · 05-02-2011, 10:57 AM

so the shock's full extend length is limiting the height of the car? dang... your rear tire is going to go airborne when you go over a bump... hope you have true LSD.

hahahaha.

simota1 · 05-02-2011, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

so the shock's full extend length is limiting the height of the car? dang... your rear tire is going to go airborne when you go over a bump... hope you have true LSD.

hahahaha.

azn370z · 05-02-2011, 05:40 PM

If you have a hard time turning the collars on the springs, put the wheels back on so the suspension has more weight. You can also shake the springs to see if they are loose.

simota1 · 05-04-2011, 10:22 AM

victory dance owt owt.... owt owt lol... anyways after messing around with the shocks which didnt do crap lol, so i was gonna just put back the eibachs in the rear... and keep the megan shock... ghetto right? lol but then i thought about making a spacer and make it sit on top of the adjustment like a hat.... but that would be to much work and to much time...and when the megans break imma end up HAVING to get megans again.... so then when i was about to go with the desperate idea of putting the eibachs on lol then i saw it...

it just hit me like a big jet plane.... the old eibachs used a spacer on the top portion of the spring that looks sorta like a cone... it was removed because when you use the megans thats where the adjustment part will sit.... wouldnt you guys know? it fit the bottom portion of the megans and the part on the car were the spring sits...

instant spacer

you guys dont know how happy that big *** gap made me feel... now i can actually adjust the rear and go lower

cant wait till i break these babies in... and adjust everything to its final specs.....

RedBullRR · 05-04-2011, 12:41 PM

I'm not sure I understand why you did that.

kenchan · 05-04-2011, 12:49 PM

yah, me either but as long as simota's happy with his wheel gap.

pokeyl · 05-04-2011, 02:05 PM

This may help, the rears are a pain.

Megan Racing

simota1 · 05-04-2011, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedBullRR

I'm not sure I understand why you did that.

the reason why i did that was because for some weird reason with the megans rear part of there kit for the not true type coilover system..... the adjustable part is to short

so even when you max it out to its highest adjustment... its still slammed as hell in the rear.... while in the front part of the car you can raise it sky high.... to give you guys an idea... my side skirt was about 2 3/4 above the ground in the rear....keep in mind that is the highest it will go.... and my front is about 4 1/2 i know the right thing to do was slam the front but i would be at the same place i was when i had my springs... i could only go from my house to work... no where else... which sucked....

here is what i meant about the max height of the rear for the megans.....

i used phimosis car as reference.... for the rear section if you look at the adjustment his own is maxed out also but if you look at his car in the first pic... its still slammed as hell in the rear.... my car ended up looking like it was launching while it was parked or how i described it to all my friends it looks like its taking a crap....

simota1 · 05-04-2011, 05:22 PM

he also wrote about it on his review that the rears maxed out was still really low...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phimosis

Hi again everyone. I have been to busy to follow the forums.

I have 7,000 miles on my Megan coilovers and haven't had any problems. I've done a few road trips and had to adjust the shocks to softer settings because when I have them at 9 from firmest, it is too harsh for long trips and gives me a headache. Overall, They are great. the spring rates and dampening are pretty much perfect.

The only problems I have with the setup are 1) the rear springs at the highest setting still lower my car by 1.25 inches and 2) nissan didn't design the car to go that low. By the time you get the car low enough that the tire is into the fender well, but still able to see the tire tread, it scrapes on everything.

so on issue #1, I had to match my fronts at 1.25" lower than stock. The fronts can go higher than that, but not the rears. The car looks great at this height, but it scrapes on everything and I would like to go higher. The front cradle and underbody skid panel touch down on hard bumps. On the I405 in San Fernando valley the concrete slab pavement has terrible expansion joints and some of them will cause the cradle to touch down at 70mph. My Stillen exhaust tips touch down on the inclined driveway at my work, so I rarely drive it to work. I would much rather be 1.00" lower than stock.

on issue #2, it ties into issue 1..... Megan needed to make the rears so they will go higher, but Nissan didn't design the fender position quite right. By the time the car has the sporty appearance of the tires just tucked into the fender wells, everything on the car is touching down on the pavement: front cradle on big bumps/potholes, underbody exhaust on the smallest of speedbumps, exhaust tips on inclined driveways, front tires hit the fender liners under heavy cornering loads when you hit mid corner bumps. Its pretty messy. My last car was a C6 Corvette and the suspension is adjustable from the factory. At the lowest setting the tires were tucked into the fender well very nicely, but didn't hit the fender liner. The front airsplitter would scrape, but it is soft and designed to fold under without damage, as opposed to the riveted nisssan one that I've broken twice now. The Borla exhaust I had on the Corvette never touched the pavement. The exhaust under the car would only srcape on pretty good sized speed bumps.... The 370z just wasn't desinged to go low enough to go racing. The Corvette is.

simota1 · 05-04-2011, 05:27 PM

i hope that explains the reason why i added the rubber part....

so now.....i can actually use the adjustment part.... and make it lower.... and higher.... not just.... slammed in the rear no adjustment because maxed out height is still slammed as hell......

simota1 · 05-04-2011, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, me either but as long as simota's happy with his wheel gap.

one last thing... if anything one thinks im leaving the 4 finger wheel gap

you guys are crazy man lol thatll look like a monster truck.... that pic was taken right after i let down the car... so the springs didnt relax yet after it settled in it was about a three finger gap after i use my car and break in the springs it should lower it another finger and leave me a two finger gap

this was the height i had with the eibachs.... and this was where i wanted to be able to adjust it.... i want my rear to be adjusted to about a finger and a half wheel back just 1/4 lower than the eibachs

simota1 · 05-04-2011, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pokeyl

This may help, the rears are a pain.

Megan Racing

thanks for the link bro

the springs in the rear are to short to load up... but after i put on the rubber i was able to put load in the springs

05-02-2011, 08:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	how to raise the rear of my megan coilovers.... before i get bashed lol... i am completely noob when it comes to these things.... so i finally got time to install the rear and i adjusted the coilover.... i know its not a "TRUE" type coilover thats what confuses me the most....but anyways.... so i adjust the part that has the two nuts on the spring... and my car is still slammed ... it looks like its taking a big ol ** LOL... so my question is... if i adjust the shock part on the rear will it raise it? my guess to this is no... because ive never heard of anyone buying shocks to raise there car lol.... any help would be appreciated.... i already maxed out the adjustment on the spring part... to make it its highest but still no luck __________________ TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/** Last edited by simota1; 05-02-2011 at 09:03 AM.

05-02-2011, 09:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
RedBullRR Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 336 Drives: 2010 370Z Red Rep Power: 15	Both shock and spring in the rear need to be adjusted to raise or lower your car. I have BC installed and dealing with getting them all the same height is a fkn pain. __________________ 2010 Solid Red Z: Mods: Stillen G3 Intakes \| BC Coilovers \| H&R 20/25 Spacers \| Stillen Splitter \| Stillen LW Pullie TBI \| Red GTR Start \| LED Interior \| Kenwood Double Din

05-02-2011, 05:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 490	If you have a hard time turning the collars on the springs, put the wheels back on so the suspension has more weight. You can also shake the springs to see if they are loose. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

05-04-2011, 10:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	victory dance owt owt.... owt owt lol... anyways after messing around with the shocks which didnt do crap lol, so i was gonna just put back the eibachs in the rear... and keep the megan shock... ghetto right? lol but then i thought about making a spacer and make it sit on top of the adjustment like a hat.... but that would be to much work and to much time...and when the megans break imma end up HAVING to get megans again.... so then when i was about to go with the desperate idea of putting the eibachs on lol then i saw it... it just hit me like a big jet plane.... the old eibachs used a spacer on the top portion of the spring that looks sorta like a cone... it was removed because when you use the megans thats where the adjustment part will sit.... wouldnt you guys know? it fit the bottom portion of the megans and the part on the car were the spring sits... instant spacer you guys dont know how happy that big * gap made me feel... now i can actually adjust the rear and go lower cant wait till i break these babies in... and adjust everything to its final specs..... __________________ TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/**

05-04-2011, 12:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
RedBullRR Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 336 Drives: 2010 370Z Red Rep Power: 15	I'm not sure I understand why you did that. __________________ 2010 Solid Red Z: Mods: Stillen G3 Intakes \| BC Coilovers \| H&R 20/25 Spacers \| Stillen Splitter \| Stillen LW Pullie TBI \| Red GTR Start \| LED Interior \| Kenwood Double Din

05-02-2011, 10:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	so the shock's full extend length is limiting the height of the car? dang... your rear tire is going to go airborne when you go over a bump... hope you have true LSD. hahahaha.

05-04-2011, 12:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah, me either but as long as simota's happy with his wheel gap.

05-04-2011, 02:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
pokeyl Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: DFS Posts: 900 Drives: ??? Rep Power: 55	This may help, the rears are a pain. Megan Racing

05-04-2011, 05:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	i hope that explains the reason why i added the rubber part.... so now.....i can actually use the adjustment part.... and make it lower.... and higher.... not just.... slammed in the rear no adjustment because maxed out height is still slammed as hell...... __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

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