Let's talk coilovers

**anyonebutme** · 02-07-2012, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by a2j

D2 any better than Megan or Ksport?

No, based just on availability of info, Megan wins of those 3.

DG · 02-08-2012, 12:42 AM

D2 any better than Megan or Ksport?

Sorta like a choice between shit, piss, or vomit as a topping on your pizza.

DG

**IPD** · 02-08-2012, 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by DG

Sorta like a choice between shit, piss, or vomit as a topping on your pizza.

DG

fairly convinced ^ this guy also buys monster cables.

DG · 02-08-2012, 07:56 AM

Based on your past postings, your observations on what you are or are not convinced of have very little technical merit. So why continue interjecting them into other people's serious discussions?

Are you that starved for attention?

DG

**IPD** · 02-08-2012, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by DG

Based on your past postings, your observations on what you are or are not convinced of have very little technical merit. So why continue interjecting them into other people's serious discussions?

Are you that starved for attention?

DG

based on your past postings, if you were an audiophile, anyone who doesn't pay $120 for gold-plated stereo cables would be "buying junk" in your eyes. this...regardless of the sound quality being of "acceptable" caliber to those individual listeners.

oh, and if someone didn't want to pay an arm & a leg for $120 cables, they would have to source each component cable and each individual cable plug separately.

**B-Man** · 02-08-2012, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by IPD

based on your past postings, if you were an audiophile, anyone who doesn't pay $120 for gold-plated stereo cables would be "buying junk" in your eyes. this...regardless of the sound quality being of "acceptable" caliber to those individual listeners.

oh, and if someone didn't want to pay an arm & a leg for $120 cables, they would have to source each component cable and each individual cable plug separately.

Not at all what I took from any of his posts.

**DocWalt** · 02-08-2012, 01:59 PM

IPD, the problem is to get something quality on this platform you need to either build it or adapt something else. If you don't want to do that you have to deal with the shortcomings of the parts that are available. There are no great bolt on suspension bits for 3SGTOs, the KWs are close and probably suitable for 90% of owners. I've ridden Megans and they're too stiff IMO for daily usage, and I doubt their valves on the 3S are magical compared to any other Megan so they're not going to be good on the track either. They're just a cheap coilover setup for looks and improved handling over worn out stock suspension.

FWIW, my brother has shitty $350 Raceland coilovers on his Mk2 Golf and it handles better than stock... It's not because of the coilovers, it's because he swapped all the bushings for poly bushings and spent the time to corner balance the car within a few percent. It still doesn't handle acceptably IMO, but better than 200k mile blown struts/shocks.

**Uniuno** · 02-08-2012, 04:11 PM

Where do the Tein's fall on that pizza? Somewhere in the range of earwax to boogers maybe? I was thinking either Teins or Megans.. I don't have the time or patience for the Bilstein setup..

**Maximal** · 02-08-2012, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by Uniuno

Where do the Tein's fall on that pizza? Somewhere in the range of earwax to boogers maybe? I was thinking either Teins or Megans.. I don't have the time or patience for the Bilstein setup..

Problems with either are far and few between but I have heard of more issues with the Teins. In my opinion they're pretty on par with each other so you might as well save some cash and go with the Megans. I've tracked mine quiet a bit and are happy with the way they perform and have been holding up.