normally, i wouldnt put megan racing products on my car just because of all the bad reviews ive read. but scott at vrt gave the thumbs up on the megan racing bbk, and he seems to know his **** so i was wondering if anyone here has the megan control arms...

 

From my understanding, they only allow for additional negative camber, they aren't meant for correcting negative camber, much like the Cusco arms

 

cuscos have a little room for correction. not much, but a little. they only allow for up to +0.5 camber correction.

i ended up calling scott when i found his number. he said he's got them on a car right now and so far so good. he told me that he would be tracking them in a couple months, but they probably wont compare to the spl kit. however, for most of our purposes, correcting negative camber, they will should do just fine for this.

unfortunately, scott informed me that megan racing is out of stock. so unless its distributors have some in stock, i'm out of luck.

but for less than 300 bucks and a thumbs up from scott, why the hell not?

if anyone has these, i'd still like some feedback

 

They won't correct negative camber, Scott was misinformed. Unless you are trying to increase your negative camber, these arms won't work for you.
Quoted directly from Megan Racing's site


Nissan 350Z Adj. Front Up Control Arms
Model Number : MR-6327
The 350Z is the next generation of the Fairlady, the Z33, and is Nissan s current dominating force in motorsports. With it s Naturally Aspriated 3.5L Quad-Cam V6 (VQ35DE) that boasts torque from Low-Mid Range to Redline the 350Z is an extremely well-adapted force in competition. In it s stock configuration it is capable of so much but is still watered-down from it s full potential due to the conservative restraints of Consumer marketing and comfort.

The 350Z is a heavy-machine weighing over 3,200lbs and is plagued by body roll and a soft spring-rate for the comfort of the masses. For this reason Megan Racing has decided to develop numerous products to enhance the performance and bring out the full potential of the 350Z/G35 on both the street and track.

Alignement is crucial to the handling of your vehicle. Remembering that the only thing that touches the ground is your "Contact Patch" of your tires you have to make sure that your tires and wheels are doing exactly what you want. With this you must make sure you have the proper camber, caster and toe as well as make sure they are all working together and not against eachother.

The 350Z/G35 is sensitive and "picky" when it comes to it s alignement characteristics. The front Camber is crucial to the turning capabilities and characteristics of the 350Z and G35, these Front-Upper A-Arms allow the adjustment of more Negative Camber in the front and are perfect for any driver looking to properly tune their machine for performance. The Powedercoated Steel Construction also adds for durability and wear against demanding competitive conditions and rough driving surfaces as well.

-Designed for 2003+ Nissan 350Z and Infiniti G35.

-Allows adjustment of Front Camber. (Negative Only!)

-Powdercoated for durability against the elements.

-High Strength steel construction protects against stresses of competition.

 

ah, interesting. thanks for that. i'm gonna have to call scott to see what's up.

i figured it was too good to be true, lol.

 

These Megan Racing upper controll arms will, and do help a little bit with the adition of positive camber. When they were installed and the car was aligned they showed a possible maximum camber gain of about +0.2 to +0.4 deg. and a potiential of about -1.4deg. of negative camber gain over stock.
In most cases, a Z or G with the stock upper controll arm will gain about 1.0 degree of negative camber when moderately lowered (about 1.4"). Since the factory specs allow up to -1.3 deg. of negative camber in these cars from the factory than these will help you to add either a little positive camber or a moderate amount of negative camber to your car.
Chances are with these upper controll arms most people with a typical drop (about 1") that are trying to add some positive camber to the front of their car might be able to get within (or close enough) the factory specs.

 

scott, does the megan arms adjust by sliding? or are there preset holes like the cusco arms?

 

megan's

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My cusco gave me front cambers of -2.1 but i left it at around -2.5 for lighter steering.
Someone elongated the preset holes in cusco to be sliding method, it's not safe.

 

I'm not feeling those welds on these control arm...

 

Top Speed camber arms....lol, same manufacturer, different name

They have about 50 in stock as of this afternoon. I can get a deal.

 

Sorry to flog a long-dead thread, but are the Top Speed front camber arms the same as the Megan Racing ones?? How is that possible? I though Megan were made in the US and Top Speed is Taiwanese.


Are the Megan Racing ones good? I've heard terrible things about the Ichiba's...


Thanks!

 

Just bought some Megan front upper control arms. I will be installing upon arrival along with coilovers and other misc. suspension parts. I am hoping to be able to get the camber back to factory spec in the front and rear, after lowering. I will let everyone know where I am at after alignment.

Hoping for the best over here or I will need to remove and reorder some front upper control arms that allow for positive camber adjustment.