AT978

Hey guys, hit a curb earlier this week, took the car apart and I'm almost positive the only thing damaged was the front strut, possibly the wheel too but disregarding the wheel, I think it was only the strut. So, that brings me to the next thing. I originally had planned at replacing the front struts with some cheap ones but then I had planned on lowering the car for a while now so I thought this would be the time if I were to do it.
I was looking at gr2 struts with the vogland springs that come with. which is 410 shipped on ebay, however, they do not come with the mounting hardware or dust boot or anything like that so I would have to buy those which would bring the total to over 500 dollars.Then came the idea of coils. I am looking at the megan ez streets which are 690 shipped.
to those that have experience, are the megan racing coils worth it? They are their cheapest ones and that's all I can afford. replies soon hopefully as I want to be able to drive the max again soon, thanks!

george__

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Never heard of vogland springs...

Doubt cheap coilovers will last as long as similarly priced spring setup

www.shiftice.com

The_Fixer

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Your better off getting Megan ez streets for that price also i bet that LCA is bent,

The_Fixer

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Any drop over 1.5" should be done with coilovers

AT978

I looked at the LCA and it seemed to be fine, where would it most likely bend?

nestorlugo

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Look at the opposite side very close (overall gaps) and then look at the damaged side....i second fixer i bet it's toasted...

AT978

This one you can definitely tell that the mounting assembly was trashed.

george__

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^
ouchie

AT978

I know, this past week has not been the easiest for me, especially with everyone asking me what happened.

nestorlugo

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Just imagine that force that took to bend the strut it also went on the knuckle and lca....

george__

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Dude should check his axles too

AT978

Yeah, the mechanic quoted 1500 for the repair. although he didn't take the car completely apart. over the past couple days, I have taken most of the suspension and stuff apart. The first thing I suspected was the knuckle and the hub but those both seem to be straight. Next I checked the cv which also seemed to be straight. Then I took both the struts out and saw that it was bend pretty bad.

george__

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You are going to fix it?

AT978

I am, replacing the struts are going to be the first thing. Hence the thread asking about coils or strut/spring combo.

The_Fixer

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Check the pin for the LCA bet its bent

AT978

So all factors out, if everything else was fine, the Megan racing ez coils over the kyb strut/spring combo?

Ben2003GLE

I'm more than likely getting the ez streets in the spring. Perfect for city driving. Plus if you get the spring/strut then you have to worry about pressing the springs in without killing yourself

AT978

went ahead and placed the order for them, once the payment goes through should get a estimate arrival

nestorlugo

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FTW you gonna be tucking or nah?.....lol

AT978

considering that I am 17, yah... just a little bit, ok maybe a lot

nestorlugo

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just don't unless you want and know how to change your axles

AT978

This has all been a learning experience, learn as you go. However, that being said, I REALLY wish that the struts are the only thing needed because I'm quite broke now

george__

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If you are that broke take the bus for a few months until school's out and fix it then. You are 17 years old worry about doing well in school!

AT978

Definitely, though I have things I have before school and work after school so I am currently sharing a car with my dad, not the ideal situation but yeah. This thing has been a "do a little bit when I have time" type thing.

george__

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Nice parents