Matt B wrote:
mndsm wrote:
Hmmm. Seems Koni yellows win. Now to find springs. Tein S-techs are in the lead, because they give me an appropriate drop, and Tein isn't known for making junk products.
I prefer to pay more attention to the spring rates, rather than the drop. I also wouldn't be so sure that anything Tein isn't junk, but I'm mostly talking about their dampers. Unless you use inferior materials and/or coatings springs are pretty hard to mess up. (I'm apparently a lot more forgiving of springs than some though). I would look up their rates to make sure they're "better" to you than the prokit. I'm pretty sure they're mild and progressive as well.
92CelicaGT2 - do you know the spring rates of those Megan pieces? Did you use the same dampers before and after the spring swap? If so, which ones? Just curious.
Agreed on the S-Techs. They're a dubious step up from the Pro-kits. They're for looks. Not much else. My take on them, Prokits, and Sportlines... They're lowering springs. Lowering is for looks. Treat the springs as such.
The rates on the Megans on the Escort are 300/250. Using Tokico Blues on that car, and had the same dampers on with the Prokits. The dampers are in working order, not blown or anything, and are doing their job. Now, i don't know that i would go any higher in spring rate on these Tokicos, i feel like i may be SLIGHTLY underdamped, but for a primarily street-driven car, it's a nice setup that feels very at home being thrown around when the mood strikes.
I had prokits, and then sportlines on the Celica when i bought it. The prokits felt like stock, and were on stock dampers. The sportlines were on stock dampers at first, which promptly blew, but even with blown dampers, were heads and shoulders above the Prokit springs. Rode about the same, and felt way more controlled. I then installed GR2s. (shouldn't have bothered) The GR2/Sportline setup was fine for a street car, felt and handled decently, but the itch appeared, and went with the Megan adjustable setup. I'm running 550/400 on the Celica.
The MX6 probably isn't a great example in terms of comparing what was on there before, but i will say that i have no complaints with the springs on it, either. They're just underdamped with the stupid GR2s that are on it. (They were cheap, and i don't care how the car handles THAT much.) Also interesting to note, and another reason why the MX6 isn't really relevant, is that Megan Racing doesn't have an application for that car. 
