true or oem style go lower?

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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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true or oem style go lower?

which style coils will go lower? true rears or oem style rears? i have the megan track series coils which are true coils and i still have plenty of room to drop but im thinking of switching to the oem style for the rear. but if the oem style doesnt go anywhere near as low then i dont want to . anyone know?
 
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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:33 PM
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My BC's go lower oem style, I've been meaning to look around and see what's available in a shorter spring. I've got them set up as trues but low as they go there is still some gap with 18" tires.
 
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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:36 PM
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hmm. i thought true would go lower but i guess not. thanks.

anyone with megan coils experience?
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 01:11 AM
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anyone else?
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 01:17 AM
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Stance true coils are one of the setups that can go beyond slammed so i would have to say true gives you easier adjust ability i think their design goes more towards maximum height adjustment

I never liked oem style coilovers for adjustment reasons, on my last car and now the G...
especially my latest set, bc racing's... i've tried probably about 5 different times adjusting the rear myself, failed 4 times, and the 5th time i finally got it right, i fcked up the whole preload balance between the spring and strut, which made my whole rear of the car catch air over the smallest dips in the road


and yea i know people will say well learn how to do it right, yea ok i understand that, but need to understand how much simpler true coilover style is to adjust, just unscrew the bottom collar and up and fckin down all there is too it, no fckin around measuring equal distances between strut and separate spring etc....
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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I should add that I have the BC ER's with the external resevoir that keeps them from going lower, without that I suppose any trues would probably go as low as you need. I agree that adjusting height with trues is much easier, with oem style they never were in the same position, with trues they are very close. I forgot mine were special
 

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Old May 2, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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I've read that true are suppose to go lower. I'm on Stance Gr+ True, no problems at all and it goes pretty low
 
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Old May 2, 2011 | 09:58 PM
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the main reason i am considering switching is because i have the megan trues and with the offset of my wheels if i go any lower the coils touch the inner lip of my wheels. and right now when i try and go over a speed bump sideways or into a slope from a turn the wheels actually rubs on the coil
 
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