Suspension Brakes 3rd Gen Megan Racing

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  1. vetsvette

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    #1 vetsvette, Mar 30, 2016
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    I'm looking for some adjustable control arms for the back of my F56. NM are expensive. Helix lists them on their website, but haven't tried them yet. Waiting for a call back on that. While surfing around I found some by Megan Racing. I've never used any of their gear and am hoping someone with some experience with their product will chime in with advice/opinions.
     
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    I use H-Sport (Hotchkins) and have had good luck with them. Not noisy like those with Heim Joints.
     
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    Thanks for the suggestion. I just checked and they don't offer them for 3rd Generation cars.
     
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    My Helix adjustable control arms do not make any noise and I have had them on for 8 years without an issue.
     
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    Thanks Dave. The Helix is what I prefer to go with, but they have to do a trial fitting to see if they fit a 3rd Gen car. Hopefully they will fit. Eric is a lot closer to me than NM so I've got s few days. My NM parts are coming from CA. Wish I lived closer, I'd offer him my car to test them on.
     
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    Coincidentally, we're test fitting for the F55/56 next Thursday. I'll post results.
     
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    Good to hear Eric. I'll probably give you a call next Thursday afternoon for the results. and hopefully to order a set. I should have my springs . RSB, and end links by then.
     
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    If you're not willing to pay for quality, don't buy any. You're better off with a high quality kinda pricey vs low price and crap quality. I've heard good things about Helix and NM. I've heard very bad things about Megan. All I've ever owned from them was a set of springs and they were nice for the first 6 months then they started riding very hard and not as "variable rate" as they once felt.
     
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    High price doesn't necessarily equate to high quality. The wide range in price between brands was the reason I asked the question. I figured someone on here might have had first hand knowledge of the parts I mentioned. If it's a quality part and does the job I won't turn it down because it's less expensive. I have had zero experience with Megan. That's why I asked the question. It's a moot point now anyway, because I bit the bullet and ordered the NM units this morning.
     

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