need help on megan coilovers - Toyota Yaris Forums

chexmix · 02-19-2011, 01:31 AM

hey guys its me again... i just got a used megan coilovers.... my first time playing with coilovers..

does this look right.. this part is when you open the hood..

on the threads from bottom stop to the spring stop.. theres about 3" of thread..

lmk if i doing anything wrong.. thanks

matthewai · 02-19-2011, 04:27 AM

i dont think thats good but im not 100% as i just did springs not coilovers

marcus · 02-19-2011, 09:01 AM

looks like the bolt underneath suppose to be on top.. just the look of it but not sure..

chexmix · 02-19-2011, 02:53 PM

get 2 nuts on there.. the bottom and top... damn this thing is confusing..lol

ilikerice · 02-19-2011, 04:34 PM

i know what you did.. i did the same thing.. when you disassembled your oem shock, make sure u use all the parts to swap over. there is a silver washer that it looks like you forgot to put on the black rubber stopper (i guess u call it). it goes on first, then the rubber bumper, then the strut mount.

ilikerice · 02-19-2011, 04:39 PM

hope this helps

chexmix · 02-19-2011, 09:22 PM

Hmmm. Gotta check. Later.. all I remember from top to bottom was ...
nut.
Black piece. LOL.
Then car frame.
Then the big mushroom looking rubber.
Nut.
Flat black piece with the silver swivel on top.
Red top.
Flat gasket
spring
flat gasket
2 perches.
Sorry if that was difficult to understand. I have a feeling I missing something. By the do the OEM boot go on the coilovers too. Driving the car and hearing clunking noise is very paronid.. thanks for the help..

ilikerice · 02-19-2011, 09:52 PM

yea, there is a silver looking washer that lays on the shock shaft. number 16 i think from the diagram

chexmix · 02-20-2011, 06:24 AM

is the silver looking washer an oem part.. or from megan? or you talking about the bearing? also the shock shaft you talking about is at the end of the threads? thanks for your help

ilikerice · 02-20-2011, 06:35 PM

it is an oem part u use off your original shock absorber.. it slides on the shaft past the threads. it seats on the lip of the rod. god i knew i should have taken pictures

cali yaris · 02-20-2011, 08:26 PM

Yes, you have to re-use the bearing. None of the coilover kits provide it.

chexmix · 02-20-2011, 08:46 PM

Do I use the OEM bump stop as well. I cut it in half cause I had df210. Ill take pic probably on Tuesday to who if I do anything wrong...

chexmix · 02-21-2011, 09:53 PM

I got new pics. I think I missing a part from Megan. Ill post pics soob

ilikerice · 02-22-2011, 03:25 AM

the only thing megan came with was the nut on top of the strut and a black top hat.. u use everything from the original strut. i did use my bump stops, but i cut them back a bit. so u can use it.. but even now i have yet to bottom out my shocks even during autox when i come across a bumpy section..

chexmix · 03-13-2011, 03:07 PM

finally got pics.. heres how i installed it... pretend the wrench is the car frame....

when i compare stock and coilover threads after the top had is put on... theres a lot of thread showing on the megan side....

this is stock...

this is megan..

im thinking of putting a nut on the thread then the top hat so the hat will lay on the nut.. not sure if i explain correct.. but so far im running df210 in front and megan coilover in the rear... rear is really stiff...

another question.. how do you change the damper.. thanks for the help

ilikerice · 03-14-2011, 08:43 AM

computer at work wont show up those pics.. but to change the dampening, there should be 2 allen key wrenches that came in a little bag and 2 other keys have a black grip thingy and says

<--soft--hard-->

also the instruction booklette will show u more the cautions on adjusting the dampening.
you put the key in the top of the strut. move it around until you feel it fall into place.. then rotate where u want it. make sure you count how many times you move it. very little effort is needed to turn the key.. you should be able to easily turn it with very little effort. u will know when you have come to max soft/hard.

chexmix · 03-25-2011, 10:40 PM

i got mines used... so never have the 2 allen key wrenches black grips and booklet... im still having trouble in the front.. cause of the gap... can i adjust the dampening on the rears too? and is it a small turn or like a 360 degree turn to adjust.. thanks the help ilikerice

ilikerice · 03-25-2011, 11:03 PM

small turns.. you should be able to feel a slight click with your fingers.. and yes, front and rear are adjustable.. i will see if i can take pictures of mine tomorrow

02-19-2011, 01:31 AM	#1
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	need help on megan coilovers hey guys its me again... i just got a used megan coilovers.... my first time playing with coilovers.. does this look right.. this part is when you open the hood.. on the threads from bottom stop to the spring stop.. theres about 3" of thread.. lmk if i doing anything wrong.. thanks

02-20-2011, 08:26 PM	#11
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02-19-2011, 04:27 AM	#2
matthewai Drives: it is kinda stock Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: united states Posts: 1,258	i dont think thats good but im not 100% as i just did springs not coilovers

02-19-2011, 09:01 AM	#3
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	looks like the bolt underneath suppose to be on top.. just the look of it but not sure..

02-19-2011, 02:53 PM	#4
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	get 2 nuts on there.. the bottom and top... damn this thing is confusing..lol

02-19-2011, 04:34 PM	#5
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	i know what you did.. i did the same thing.. when you disassembled your oem shock, make sure u use all the parts to swap over. there is a silver washer that it looks like you forgot to put on the black rubber stopper (i guess u call it). it goes on first, then the rubber bumper, then the strut mount.

02-19-2011, 09:22 PM	#7
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	Hmmm. Gotta check. Later.. all I remember from top to bottom was ... nut. Black piece. LOL. Then car frame. Then the big mushroom looking rubber. Nut. Flat black piece with the silver swivel on top. Red top. Flat gasket spring flat gasket 2 perches. Sorry if that was difficult to understand. I have a feeling I missing something. By the do the OEM boot go on the coilovers too. Driving the car and hearing clunking noise is very paronid.. thanks for the help..

02-19-2011, 09:52 PM	#8
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	yea, there is a silver looking washer that lays on the shock shaft. number 16 i think from the diagram

02-20-2011, 06:24 AM	#9
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	is the silver looking washer an oem part.. or from megan? or you talking about the bearing? also the shock shaft you talking about is at the end of the threads? thanks for your help

02-20-2011, 06:35 PM	#10
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	it is an oem part u use off your original shock absorber.. it slides on the shaft past the threads. it seats on the lip of the rod. god i knew i should have taken pictures

02-20-2011, 08:46 PM	#12
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	Do I use the OEM bump stop as well. I cut it in half cause I had df210. Ill take pic probably on Tuesday to who if I do anything wrong...

02-21-2011, 09:53 PM	#13
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	I got new pics. I think I missing a part from Megan. Ill post pics soob

02-22-2011, 03:25 AM	#14
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	the only thing megan came with was the nut on top of the strut and a black top hat.. u use everything from the original strut. i did use my bump stops, but i cut them back a bit. so u can use it.. but even now i have yet to bottom out my shocks even during autox when i come across a bumpy section..

03-13-2011, 03:07 PM	#15
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	finally got pics.. heres how i installed it... pretend the wrench is the car frame.... when i compare stock and coilover threads after the top had is put on... theres a lot of thread showing on the megan side.... this is stock... this is megan.. im thinking of putting a nut on the thread then the top hat so the hat will lay on the nut.. not sure if i explain correct.. but so far im running df210 in front and megan coilover in the rear... rear is really stiff... another question.. how do you change the damper.. thanks for the help

03-14-2011, 08:43 AM	#16
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	computer at work wont show up those pics.. but to change the dampening, there should be 2 allen key wrenches that came in a little bag and 2 other keys have a black grip thingy and says <--soft--hard--> also the instruction booklette will show u more the cautions on adjusting the dampening. you put the key in the top of the strut. move it around until you feel it fall into place.. then rotate where u want it. make sure you count how many times you move it. very little effort is needed to turn the key.. you should be able to easily turn it with very little effort. u will know when you have come to max soft/hard.

03-25-2011, 10:40 PM	#17
chexmix Drives: scion xb Join Date: May 2010 Location: oahu Posts: 85	i got mines used... so never have the 2 allen key wrenches black grips and booklet... im still having trouble in the front.. cause of the gap... can i adjust the dampening on the rears too? and is it a small turn or like a 360 degree turn to adjust.. thanks the help ilikerice

03-25-2011, 11:03 PM	#18
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	small turns.. you should be able to feel a slight click with your fingers.. and yes, front and rear are adjustable.. i will see if i can take pictures of mine tomorrow