Megan Racing Coilover Thread

i thought no "VS" comments? :wink (2):

color selection on the coils works well with the car... looks awesome... 85mph on a turn, holy S, :eek.:

so bert, whats gonna happen with the eibachs?


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If anyone is real convinced other wise. Create a new thread.
 
Just a warning....nobody try to take corners, on-ramps like Bert. He is a widebody and I dont think any one of us can hang with him, coilovers or not. :wink: must be nice
 
nice pictures and install.

Any comments on alignment? Even though Humberto "stole" the last set of rear camber bolts from Viet..., he will have less of an issue.
 
Been busy with some personal stuff with family. Plan to get this done in y next weekend.

No rush.

Btw Ed. Putting a deposit to go ahead with tt project lol.
 
Been busy with some personal stuff with family. Plan to get this done in y next weekend.

No rush.

Btw Ed. Putting a deposit to go ahead with tt project lol.

Nice. I just got done with my suspension "mods" (i.e. OEM full replacement).

Forget the cams unless you have a lot of time and desire:
brnjug
"The motor must be assembled and .run.and.each.valve lash measured.Buckets.lifters.must be.ordered.with.proper.lash.which all be different.This is.serious .effort."

My only hurdle was getting the proper lifters ordered prior so I could do this install quickly. JWT had no idea what size lifters I needed and said I just need to measure when I'm in there. brnjug found out that all the lifters are different??

Too many variables and don't want to be a test pilot here...
 
Cams? Leif Erikson, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Guinenar peeg.........just do it man, you too can be a historical reference.
 
yeah, nissan design is, instead of adjustable valvetrain, they "adjust" the clearance by using many different sized shims available for the lifters... far as I know it's not many different sized lifters, I think the lifters are just a fixed size but then each lifter takes a certain shim between it & the cam... it is a tedious process because you have to install the cam & torque it down, then measure with a feeler gauge at each lifter to determine the correct shim, then take it all apart, install according to what you measured, then reassemble torque & check again... it isn't as easy as an adjustable valvetrain but it isn't as hard as trying to fly to the moon so it's all relative really... I would think that any machine shop well versed in this procedure shouldn't have much issue with it... best way to do this I'd say is to remove the heads & send the heads out to a good machine shop, have them freshen the heads & install the cams for you, then just reinstall the heads when you get them back...

edit, I guess on the VK it may be possible that instead of varying shims they vary the lifters themselves, but even if that was the case then the procedure would be the same... honestly I doubt it though, I think they still use shims..
 
yeah, nissan design is, instead of adjustable valvetrain, they "adjust" the clearance by using many different sized shims available for the lifters... far as I know it's not many different sized lifters, I think the lifters are just a fixed size but then each lifter takes a certain shim between it & the cam... it is a tedious process because you have to install the cam & torque it down, then measure with a feeler gauge at each lifter to determine the correct shim, then take it all apart, install according to what you measured, then reassemble torque & check again... it isn't as easy as an adjustable valvetrain but it isn't as hard as trying to fly to the moon so it's all relative really... I would think that any machine shop well versed in this procedure shouldn't have much issue with it... best way to do this I'd say is to remove the heads & send the heads out to a good machine shop, have them freshen the heads & install the cams for you, then just reinstall the heads when you get them back...

edit, I guess on the VK it may be possible that instead of varying shims they vary the lifters themselves, but even if that was the case then the procedure would be the same... honestly I doubt it though, I think they still use shims..

Why didn't you buy a VK45DE so you could do all the testing for us? Humberto would have had an easier time=)
 
I guess I never Updated the thread..

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wow that's the best drop I've seen.

Give us the specs! Change from out-of-the box coil over height setting and hard/softness setting front and rear (if you have it).

Also, what did you have to do -- roll rear fenders (or shave), plus your Viet rear camber kit and did you use the H&R/Eibach front camber kit?

:rolleyes:
 
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