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Old 04-24-13, 11:11 AM
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I purchased the Megan EZ Streets from Circuit Motorsports. I have opened the box and they look very good. If you tell me how to add pictures I will add them.
They will replace my blown out air shocks on 2005 UL with 172xxx miles.
Who has installed this on their car. I want as close to factory ride height and a slightly firmer ride than stock. I need all the help you can offer. Thanks in advance.

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Old 04-24-13, 02:33 PM
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I've got an LS exactly like yours. I bought the EZ's recently to replace my factory air shocks. The ride quality is nice and firm.

However, these coilovers will slam your car to the ground. I was hoping to stay close to stock height with them but it dropped my car to the ground and now the front tires rub the fenders on hard turns. I have the fronts as high as they can possibly go and it still sits pretty low. If you have a set of 19"s or 20"s you will be fine but if you have the OEM 18"s with the 245/45 tires you will destroy your fenders.

I'll post some pics of my car to give you an idea of how low your car will be.
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Here are the pics. I was able to raise the front up a little so the rubbing isn't quite as bad as it was when I first lowered it. If I went with smaller front tires it wouldn't rub. I never adjusted the rears. I may raise the rear or go lower depending on how my new 20" wheels fit.
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Once again Kira X you have sold me on Ez streets... im definetly buying a set for my 03 LS430.. i wanna go loooowwww... Haha But I think u have a great buy my friend.. Cant wait too see what ur car looks like after you put them on
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Originally Posted by SikHerLife
Once again Kira X you have sold me on Ez streets... im definetly buying a set for my 03 LS430.. i wanna go loooowwww... Haha But I think u have a great buy my friend.. Cant wait too see what ur car looks like after you put them on
They are excellent coilovers. I can't wait to put my new wheels on so I don't have to worry about all this rubbing.

The funny thing is I never wanted my car to sit that low. My SC was slammed for a while and it was a horrible experience. When my friends saw the LS they all that thought it was awesome while I had a huge frown on my face because it was almost like driving my slammed SC again.
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Hahaha Awwwww i love that slammed look... i havent had a slammed car in a while so yea i cant wait to put this one down... evrything i owned was slammed so i gotta stay true to my roots.. lol
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excited to see how they look on the car
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Hahaha Awwwww i love that slammed look... i havent had a slammed car in a while so yea i cant wait to put this one down... evrything i owned was slammed so i gotta stay true to my roots.. lol
I like looking at slammed cars, I just don't like driving them. I made it around town alright but I couldn't get over the small hump in my driveway.

The LS sure does look good slammed on 20"s though.
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Hey Kira are you sure you're adjusting the coilover properly? The lower mount can be raised up a fair bit, to the point that the bottom of the threaded portion is just barely visible in the observation hole on the bottom mount.

Could have sworn they go a bit higher than that when fully up.
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
Hey Kira are you sure you're adjusting the coilover properly? The lower mount can be raised up a fair bit, to the point that the bottom of the threaded portion is just barely visible in the observation hole on the bottom mount.

Could have sworn they go a bit higher than that when fully up.
It was actually my friend that adjusted them. He got them to go quite a bit higher but the front of the car still sits pretty low. It's not quite as low as it was in the pictures I posted but it still looks slammed. I'll have to take a look at it next time I get the wheels off.

I thought they would go a lot higher considering my Megan LP's on my SC300 didn't sit this low.
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I have the OEM tire and wheel combo. I was told I can get as close to factory height with them. Thank you so much for the pictures.
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Ive had the EZ Coilovers for a little over a year and a half and love em. Installed them myself. Pretty easy install, except getting to the rear struts is a pain.

To be honest Im rocking my 17" stocks right now and the car sits fairly high. I rock a set of 20" 10 in the front 11 in the back during the warm months and the ride high is perfect.

Def a win in my book from megan. Planning on ordering all the arms next.
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Originally Posted by chris81964
I have the OEM tire and wheel combo. I was told I can get as close to factory height with them. Thank you so much for the pictures.
You're welcome!

I guess it also depends on how high your LS sits from the factory. My 05 UL was extremely high up front stock while the rear had a much smaller gap. I'm sure if I raised the rear coilovers up they would be closer to the stock height.
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For those who have the UL, which fuses did you pull? How many fuse boxes does an LS have? I replace a rear air shock once before on my car. Once I got the seats out it was a piece of cake.
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Old 04-25-13, 07:39 PM
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Really nice looking car. Mine is silver. It won't look as hot as yours


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