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08-03-2009, 08:48 AM | #1 |
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Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Dec 2008
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Megan coilover fitment problem
I ordered a set of Megan coilovers and when I was installing the front Megan coilovers, the coilover would not fit on the hub where the two bolts mount the strut to the hub, soooo I ground about an 1/16 of an inch off the hub, and it fits, but was wondering if anyone else has had this problem with Megan coilovers, or if I by chance got a set for a similar vehicle packaged wrong, any response would be helpful, as I said, they are on my YaYa now, but it seemed weird to have to grind metal off the hub.
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08-03-2009, 06:44 PM | #2 |
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It happens. Megan isnt known for having the highest quality. make sure you grease the threads up real good on the top and bottom. They have a bad habit of freezing up after time.
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08-03-2009, 09:21 PM | #3 |
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no problems here...
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08-04-2009, 12:20 AM | #4 | |
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possibly they sent the wrong struts?
yeah.. megan is kinda not well known.. for being quality. $200 more woulda gotten you quality parts ;)
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08-04-2009, 02:11 AM | #5 |
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FYI: "fitment" means equipment, or fittings (as in the fittings on a ship). It has nothing to do with how well something fits or not. That would just be "fit", as in, "The coilovers did not fit my hubs.".
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08-05-2009, 06:32 PM | #6 |
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Mine were fine.
FYI, I've got about 12,000 miles on my Megan coilovers w/o problem. It's one of the few products I would (did) buy from the company.
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08-06-2009, 04:26 PM | #7 |
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Fit... fitment... whatever, they are on the car now and everything appears to work, handles alot better, oh well, I will prolly not buy from this company again, however I have read good things on here about these thats why I gave 'em a shot, next time I will just go with the "baller suspension" instead of trying to save a few dollars.
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08-06-2009, 05:02 PM | #9 |
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I got mine from Garm, the part #'s on the box are for a Yaris, I know this has nothing to do with Micro Image, ALL the blame needs to be placed on MEGAN RACING, for improper packaging, or LACK of quality control. Like I said, I made them fit after buying a grinder, after that, they work great, ride great etc... Just a FYI or buyer beware
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08-06-2009, 06:11 PM | #11 |
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It's good info to share, I need to know this stuff too. I hadn't heard of Megan coilovers not fitting before this report, as thirty nine and thebarber have posted.
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08-06-2009, 07:06 PM | #12 |
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I did send Megan an e-mail today after I called them and they stated nobody was there that could explain why they would not fit correctly. WOW. Hopefully they respond from my e-mail. I will keep everyone informed of what kind of response I get.
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08-06-2009, 08:01 PM | #13 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007
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I bought mine from a different vendor, almost two years ago. I dealt with their customer service on a warranty return, and got some weird initial responses too. Then after installing the 2nd rear unit they sent me I found it had a defect (the damping adjuster is too far down inside the rod of the shock so I can't use the adjuster knob, got to use a loooong hex key).
By that time I was tired of installing shocks, and it has made no discernible difference in perfomance, so I did not bother returning it. I must say, for the money they have a lot of features and perform very well. However when I bought them I planned on wearing them out, then upgrading to something like the Silk Roads. |
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