Megan Vs. Circuit Sports RUCA's?

[SuperBlackS14]

So, I was looking at both of these companies. I know a lot of people on here don't like any Megan components, but I recently had to buy a set of their bushings, and they don't seem poor quality, and I've done a little reading but I wanted more feedback, hopefully from someone who's driven both...

So, quality? Who is better? Cuz they're both the same color and offer camber adjustment, I'm only inquiring personal experience and regardless of what you bought how it held up?

I've read that CS isn't bad quality, but Megan's are slightly pricier (on certain sales sites) and I read Megan's corporate PR about good quality control and being dedicated and super testing, but I'd like some testimonials from users... So, who brought what?

[FusionR240sx]

they're the same.

[irax]

Bought Megan camber arms for my gf's civic. The mounting holes weren't correct and had to be stretched out a bit. Welds were not so pretty. Wouldn't use their product on a 240....

[leung]

crap vs. a little bit better crap

[upsdude]

or you can get pbm ruca's i don't think they're -that- much more expensive

[godrifttoday]

Just get better rod ends

[sidewaysil80]

or get isis, all three are the same shit. thing is isis is cheaper as well as ken @ enjuku will cover the shit out of them. like no questions asked warranty basically.

[ManoNegra]

different logos and owners
same type of Chinese/Taiwanese catalog-rebranded-parts

Originally Posted by SuperBlackS14

but I recently had to buy a set of their bushings, and they don't seem poor quality

if you're referring to their hard rubber Nismo style bushings
is probably because they are Hard Race bushings rebranded as Megan

Originally Posted by sidewaysil80

or get isis, all three are the same shit. thing is isis is cheaper as well as ken @ enjuku will cover the shit out of them. like no questions asked warranty basically.

your shitty parts broke?
No problem, we'll replace them with a brand new set of shitty parts no questions asked!

[whitefedorafilms]

I'm always glad to come to these threads so I don't have to ask myself. Though i have Teins right now they're certainly preferred to what i've seen from megans end.

[Pinggg]

I run the godspeed V2 arm which are beefier then my ISIS were and they also have the bend in the toe arms for super low cars.. although i didn't have no problem with ISIS arms.

[sidewaysil80]

Originally Posted by ManoNegra

your shitty parts broke?
No problem, we'll replace them with a brand new set of shitty parts no questions asked!

vice, your shitty parts broke your shit out of luck. what would you prefer? obviously the kid doesn't have/want to spend spl, fortune, pbm money so imo thats the best bet for him.

[SuperBlackS14]

To whitefedorafilms:
I didn't think Tein made RUCA's for the 240? I usually like to read other people asking about this stuff, but I had to ask.

I'm interested in Durability, is the general consensus that they're both crap? Has anyone broken either one? Or bent either one before they expected to? I do daily the car, so I was looking for something that would hold up and give me proper tire wear.

To ManoNegra:
If they are the Hard Race bushings, I couldn't find those if you suggested them to me before.

And yeah: 300 is a lot of money... But if the CS/Megan arms break 3 times before the PBM/ect arm breaks once, it's a better investment.

[eliasdrod]

ive had the track coilovers from megan for six years daily driving over 100 miles a day and only had to replace the pillow balls which r only 45 bucks

[Ninjamasta04]

Originally Posted by SuperBlackS14

And yeah: 300 is a lot of money... But if the CS/Megan arms break 3 times before the PBM/ect arm breaks once, it's a better investment.

I don't understand why would you risk your life or car buying cheap suspension parts. There is a reason why SPL or PBM are so expensive, that is quality control, and safety.

[SuperBlackS14]

Well, when you're poor and don't really have a choice... But are the PBMs that much better?

[rb25crazy]

then leave it stock and save up for a month or however long it takes, alignments aren't free anyway. You'd want to align your car after you install that stuff anyway.

[SuperBlackS14]

Yeah, I was going to anyway, since the rest of my arms are getting ES Poly Bushings. I just wanted to make my tires last as long as possible even with a lowered car

[jacobs13]

Im poor yet I wont buy shit arms because Im scared for my life. Raise your car up to have even tread wear then save to buy a quality arm and alignment. Itll be worth it in the long run.

[SuperBlackS14]

Well, I came here to find out if they really were shit, It's about getting the job you want done at the lowest cost, while being safe. Since I didn't have the knowledge to make an informed decision, I came here to see if anyone could help with that.

It seems like PBM are the best way to go. I'm running TEIN SS C/Os now because I didn't know of anything better at the time, so far I love those, except the lack of lower adjustibility(sp?). But I've raised the car up because in NY it's winter and even though we've had a lack of snow and I've been busy with the car in the garage, I still didn't wanna be snow plowing when it came out...

But I figured while I had the subframe out, I should look into adjustable RUCA's because my stock ones are beat and offer no adjustibility. I was looking at the Megan's and CS' because they were cheaper. I'd gotten mixed signals up to now on their quality, it seems they rocked for some people and other hated them. So, I thought I'd ask for personal experiences. Since it seems that everyone feels that the best option is the more expensive arms, and since Eric Hsu said it best "...Car parts live a hard life, if you want to save money buy something unimportant", I'll most likely be going with the PBMs.

However if anyone has more opinions on CS or Megan arms, please, I'd love to hear more.

[mysharonna]

Originally Posted by jacobs13

Im poor yet I wont buy shit arms because Im scared for my life. Raise your car up to have even tread wear then save to buy a quality arm and alignment. Itll be worth it in the long run.

Agree^^ Please don't buy Megan or CS.

[ryandriftingfat]

Megan stuff is so shitty even the stickers they include with their parts are low quality.

I bought a turbo elbow from them - you need 3 bolts to go into the turbine housing and 3 bolts to connect to the downpipe.

I got 4 bolts to the downpipe and 2 to the turbine housing. In addition, all three of the holes in the lower flange had shitty threads and ended up stripping the studs going in. I threadlocked them and pushed them in as far as it would go so it should be OK, but the build quality is terrible.

Exhaust pipes are one thing, suspension is another. I have the CS arms (and a bunch of other CS stuff) and it all looks pretty good.

[DenkiMan!]

what we basically have here friends, are two big bowls of shit....only difference between the two is the smell

[Hoffman5982]

What about Stance arms? They're a happy medium as far as price goes between CS and SPL and seem to be pretty good quality.

[ManoNegra]

Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

What about Stance arms? They're a happy medium as far as price goes between CS and SPL and seem to be pretty good quality.

Save up and buy SPL stuff
Don't buy from a company that rips off designs.

[Hoffman5982]

Originally Posted by ManoNegra

Save up and buy SPL stuff
Don't buy from a company that rips off designs.

That doesn't answer the question.

[SuperBlackS14]

Was looking at the SPL stuff, it looks nice, color wise as well as design. Expensive tho... Worth it? They're Titanium aren't they?

[waxball88]

Over a year on ISIS arms.

Fuck the haters.

[MadScientist]

Wow...

Take a dump in your left hand... barf in your right hand... now start clapping!!
Have friends take pictures, piont, and laugh at your epic fail... this is your future, change directions now!!

To answer you honestly... they are both crap and will not last, you should buy from a company that actually focuses on that area your building, and not just offers a part they never track tested. These companies can cover their ass by selling you a product that is "0ff road, not street legal, aftermarket" and hide behind that when it fails, or just blame you for miss use... happens all the time.

SPL will not do this, and if something does fail they want pic and all the info to make the product better.

Everyone is being hard on you so you will learn now and not make the same mistakes others have.

Pay to Play... its a way of life and you can't cheat.

[DoobieS13]

color? really? just get some damn pbms.

[Irresistible]

I got Megan traction rods, and Stance RUCAs and Toe rods. Stance arms are great and come with Aurora bearings. The Megan traction rods honestly don't seem too bad, but I got them because the traction rod doesn't seem super important to me, and I wanted to have full adjustability. I will, however, be checking up on them quite often to make sure they are holding up.