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Old 02-01-13, 11:18 PM
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Default MEGAN Rear Lower Camber Control Arms

I see some Megan Rear Lower Camber Control Arms on ebay for sale and was wondering if anyone on this forum used anything made by Megan. How are their products? Are they reliable? The seller has MEGAN 2pc Rear Lower Camber Control Arm for something like 320USD and also MEGAN 6pc Rear Lower Camber + Toe + Trailing Control Arm for a little over 800USD. Does this sound a bit too expansive?
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I just put Megan coil overs on my car, and bought them new from THMotorsports.com for 665 shipped.
After installing them realized the need for the lower control arms, because the factory arms are not adjustable, and I am using a lowered ride height, which throws the camber off. I then went back to THMotorsports.com and bought new adjustable arms for 199 shipped. The Toe arms possible could be next, and I forget what the price was, but control arms and toe arms new will be far less than the price used you are looking at.

I have about 300 miles on the new coil overs, and absolutely love the ride, and the height. Once I get the control arms on and alignment done I'm sure it will be slightly better still. Another side benefit is that all the parts are painted the same color.

Check out meganracing.com and THMotorsprts.com. You will be glad you did.

Hope this is helpful.
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Toe arms 193 shipped from THMotorsports.com, makes 392 shipped for toe arms and control arms...here's the link
http://thmotorsports.com/megan_racin.../i-786077.aspx
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Thanks for that site bud. Looks like they have a lot of things I would be interested in. Let me know how you like your megans after you use them for a little more.
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weksos also sells them for less than original post...
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Megans are fine. Using their coilovers right now on my car
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So far so good. 500 plus miles on the coil over struts and lower stance.. Took them out for a good acid test Saturday.....I like it a LOT! No noticeable body roll, plus lower stance just feels better at highway speeds. Really fun to drive. I realize these aren't sports cars, but mine feels way better in tight turns and highway speed lane changes, plus much more stable in all driving conditions.

Side note, just got the camber arms in today, and ordering the toe arms today and going to see what they have for the front. Like the stuff!
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Thanks for all this info. Keep us updated. Im really interested in Megans.
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It really depends on how much camber you are planning to run. You do not need all three set of arms.
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Originally Posted by Celsior21
It really depends on how much camber you are planning to run. You do not need all three set of arms.
Mine is fairly low, maybe 2.5 to 3.0 inches lower than stock, and still with original tires and wheels. Neg camber visible on rear, and slightly visible on front. Drives great. Did a high speed drive test and barely any body roll, handling superb.

Love the new look and ride.
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Im running all the megan arms in the rear on my UL. I paid 175 for toe arms and 265 for traction rods from FXAuto on here. I purchased my LCA from Megan themselves and i shouldn't have. FX did give me the best price with 470 shipped for those 4. So far the have held up good. need to check them out pretty soon since i have put around 4k miles on them. So far no failure. Just make sure if you plan to run over 5-6 degrees negative you purchase all of them and do it at one time. Well worth it
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Pics of your cars height dtaylor?
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Originally Posted by VIPDrizzy
Pics of your cars height dtaylor?
Haven't gotten around to doing the photobucket thing yet... height now tucks 3/4 inch of tire. Running stock tires / wheels.
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