Megan Racing Rear Toe Link

[Casey]

Alright, Well here is a negative Tech review.

https://www.wesellcarparts.com/store/ProdImages/megan/MR-RTCA-NS14.jpg

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I have megan racing rear toe links on my car. along with too many other megan racing products on there aswell.

anyways, so i started noticing a little clunk on and off throttle. and when i lifted weight off the drivers wheel around left hand corners.

so i got curious. and figured it was wheel bearing or something like that... anyways.

me and jackson *bigjack* jacked the rear of my car up and i tried wiggling the wheel... it moved. and i instantly thought. fuck another wheel bearing bad. FML

so we started fiddling with it some more and i noticed it only wiggled Side to Side *so that toe would be more or less.

then it hit me. oh ive got megan racing rear toe arms. i bet thats it.

so we scooted under the car and put our finger on the joint. and wiggled the wheel again. BAM another megan racing joint bites the dust.

thats TWO joints ive had go bad on me. i dont know if yall remember but i had megan racing TIE RODS go bad.

FUCKING TIE RODS. as in, i slammed on my brakes for an emergency stop and the passenger wheel wiggled violently.... i instantly stuck the stock ones back on and trashed the megan shit.

so back to the rear toe arms, Im going to be calling tomorrow to complain to megan racing about this. im not expecting much....

[JJ Alfano]

CHINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaa

[Casey]

like i said, im calling. im going to bitch. tell them they put my life in danger TWICE and that i want my money back or that i want brand new arms

ill settle for new joints
and just sell the bitches
shitty parts

[JJ Alfano]

you run big wheels, i bet stock wheels would be fine

[J Squared]

I was about to order megan tie rod ends yesterday and went with Supernow instead.

[Slip N Slide S14]

China products

Same as N. Korea

Minus Kim Jong Ill.

[babowc]

just get new arms then get new joints.

[Casey]

fixing to call ....

[PLAY]

I was about to order megan tie rod ends yesterday and went with Supernow instead.

They have an awesome website haha.

On topic: Good Luck Casey. I hope they give you free stuff.

[Casey]

assholes

im gonna call and tell them they fucking suck again

[tc240]

well. I was gonna buy some of their coilovers pretty soon.

but if their customer service sucks this bad, I want no part of it.

K-sport did this shit to me. I blew a shock at black hills early last year... stuff had not been on the car very long... they claimed since the car had been on track they wouldn't warranty it. WTH happened to it being a "race" suspension!?

[Casey]

i filled a complaint with BBB

hopefully they get back to me. I suggested the minimum megan racing do is send me a formal apology for risking my fucking life.

[Nisxsz]

that sucks casey. My Megan Racing rear toe arms have held up fine.

[Casey]

well im sure it has something to do with my wheels and tires. but the shit isnt even stronger than stock i mean really?

[Nisxsz]

hmm. Definitely make me think twice about megan products... And all of their crap thats already on my car lol

[Casey]

im going to make a video

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

i think the only megan parts ill use are the coilovers (personal experience, i love mine). thanks for the review.

[Casey]

i have the coilovers too. their upper pillow ball joints go bad aswell.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

i have the coilovers too. their upper pillow ball joints go bad aswell.

one of mine was a little stiff last i checked.. is there a way to upgrade them? like to tien mounts or do i have to use megan?

[Casey]

just the megan shit

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

ah. i guess when they go, if they dont warranty ill upgrade :)

[~The_Duke~]

The only megan parts I would buy are exhaust peices, cas if they break or start to leak the worse thing that could happen is some carbon built up under the car and\or lots of noise.

I wont be buying any cheap exhaust parts for the subby though cas if they leak it might cause a fire due to large fire balls that tend to come along with putting exhaust on a subby.

[Sir_Alexander_Slideways]

The only megan parts I would buy are exhaust peices, cas if they break or start to leak the worse thing that could happen is some carbon built up under the car and\or lots of noise.

I wont be buying any cheap exhaust parts for the subby though cas if they leak it might cause a fire due to large fire balls that tend to come along with putting exhaust on a subby.

these are 240's man... :P

[~The_Duke~]

these are 240's man... :P

Well then the gentleman running a turbo setup, those tend to shoot some serious fireballs sometimes as well depending on the setup. If you have a leak the fireballs tend to come out of the leaky portions of the exhaust piping... If there are any plastic or rubber parts around where the leak occurs it could cause quite an issue...

[maxed1]

Have you been jumping ditches ?

[Casey]

noes.... :(

i seriously only daily this car. i havent drifted it yet

[maxed1]

Wow, those are what i use on my car i only drift with mine , did the threads strip out ?

[BigJack]

I don't like their shit. I have their coilovers which have turned out to be perfectly fine. My pillowball upper mounts are fine too and are pretty stiff, unlike yours, Casey. Megan Racing completely fails so stay away from their products.

[maxed1]

I don't like their shit. I have their coilovers which have turned out to be perfectly fine. My pillowball upper mounts are fine too and are pretty stiff, unlike yours, Casey. Megan Racing completely fails so stay away from their products.
But it sounds like your review is good of their products

[BigJack]

But it sounds like your review is good of their products
The only good thing I can say is that in the past 5k miles I've been driving on my Megan Racing coilovers nothing has broken. I have no other experience with their products personally but have seen what happened with Casey's front inner tie rods and now these toe rods. All it is is 1mm of play and that's all it takes for it to to be a shitty product. In both cases the problem was the pillowball mount/ball joint. I will never buy another Megan Racing product again after Casey's experiences.

[Casey]

But it sounds like your review is good of their products

there is no quality control. and very little research and development of these parts.

[maxed1]

The only good thing I can say is that in the past 5k miles I've been driving on my Megan Racing coilovers nothing has broken. I have no other experience with their products personally but have seen what happened with Casey's front inner tie rods and now these toe rods. All it is is 1mm of play and that's all it takes for it to to be a shitty product. In both cases the problem was the pillowball mount/ball joint. I will never buy another Megan Racing product again after Casey's experiences.
Yea that does suck, But i've seen a lot of tie rod ends break on 240s usually because they are lowered and put into a bind not saying megan is the best but sometimes there are other factors that add to the demise of a part

[Casey]

Yea that does suck, But i've seen a lot of tie rod ends break on 240s usually because they are lowered and put into a bind not saying megan is the best but sometimes there are other factors that add to the demise of a part

yeah but that really wasnt the reason.

i had coilovers.

and 17x9 255 40 17's

the height i had was barely making the tie rods level.

[maxed1]

yeah but that really wasnt the reason.

i had coilovers.

and 17x9 255 40 17's

the height i had was barely making the tie rods level.
Hmmm

[Casey]

like seriously, the tie rods were on the car 8 months before they developed play. i noticed it when i emergency braked.

the rear toe arms were a little bit older. and i got them used. but to me, having two joints out of 4 sets of megan arms i own go bad. thats not a fluke its not from age its from shitty crafstmanship. so, fuck megan racing

like seoirusly, when the tie rods went bad. i blamed it on a fluke and counted my losses. sold the ends and was done with it. back to stock.

but now fuckin rear toe goes bad. next is going to be my rucas then my tension rods. within 2 years i guarentee all of them go bad.

i cant go back to stock arms because of my suspention setup. i need tension rods to get my caster in spec. and i need rucas to get my camber to the spec i want for the wide tires i have. so im in a bind. im going to end up buying SPL tension rods, rucas, and rear toe. z33 tie rods, SPL ends. and eventually SPL traction rods SPL press in spherical bushings for the rear uprights. *expensive LOL* but eventually tahts what i want. thats a failsafe setup. it wont go bad unless i am in a wreck.

megan arms cant even take the abuse of a fucking street driver. ME, i dont drift on the road, i drive highway alot of the time. i dont have a welded diff anymore, and never had one with the arms that i have. i had an open diff for a LONG time then a mushy ass vlsd.

[maxed1]

like seriously, the tie rods were on the car 8 months before they developed play. i noticed it when i emergency braked.

the rear toe arms were a little bit older. and i got them used. but to me, having two joints out of 4 sets of megan arms i own go bad. thats not a fluke its not from age its from shitty crafstmanship. so, fuck megan racing

like seoirusly, when the tie rods went bad. i blamed it on a fluke and counted my losses. sold the ends and was done with it. back to stock.

but now fuckin rear toe goes bad. next is going to be my rucas then my tension rods. within 2 years i guarentee all of them go bad.

i cant go back to stock arms because of my suspention setup. i need tension rods to get my caster in spec. and i need rucas to get my camber to the spec i want for the wide tires i have. so im in a bind. im going to end up buying SPL tension rods, rucas, and rear toe. z33 tie rods, SPL ends. and eventually SPL traction rods SPL press in spherical bushings for the rear uprights. *expensive LOL* but eventually tahts what i want. thats a failsafe setup. it wont go bad unless i am in a wreck.

megan arms cant even take the abuse of a fucking street driver. ME, i dont drift on the road, i drive highway alot of the time. i dont have a welded diff anymore, and never had one with the arms that i have. i had an open diff for a LONG time then a mushy ass vlsd.
Wow that sucks , well hopefully the rest of the parts will hold up till you get them switched out.

[I RON DON KEY]

maybe it's the heim joint?

[Casey]

oh and to add to the setup arrangement.

the front tie rods were no fluke.

let me explain when i had tein tension rods.

i got them from krappy on here 2.5 years go.

they went on the car. first mod i did. AMAZING mod i loved it. they were used and in good condition.

i drove the car for a while. over the time owning my car i hydroplaned and went into a ditch and rolled into a field. this bent my brackets but not the arms.

i then drifted around a corner and slid into a dirt curb scratching my wheel and denting my LCA... still no bent tension rod.

i then hit a mailbox with a 3 brick tall border at the bottom. this SLIGHTLY bent the rim lip and blew a tire. bent my LCA back on the drivers side. and STILL NO BENT TENSION RODS. they were perfect. even the front brackets and the bolts that went through them.

with the megan tie rods, i hit the mailbox but oddly enough the tie rod that went bad was the PASS rod, and my DRIVERS wheel hit the mailbox.

8 months of driving. other than those things. nothing abnormal happened. there was no reason the pass tie rod should have been damaged and it was the first one to go. the drivers had a small amount of play.

granted, their rods and ends never BENT but their joints suck ass.

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Wow that sucks , well hopefully the rest of the parts will hold up till you get them switched out.

thats the plan. im going to put the car back on jackstands and raise the ride height up so i can swap to stock tie rods *to get rear toe enough in spec while having ~1 deg camber

i really still need an alignment bad. lol

the tension rods do not feel DENSE like the teins did.

im not skimping on arms anymore. oh and i made a mistake im going to be getting the PBM rear toe arms so i can dump the shit out of the car haha

[maxed1]

oh and to add to the setup arrangement.

the front tie rods were no fluke.

let me explain when i had tein tension rods.

i got them from krappy on here 2.5 years go.

they went on the car. first mod i did. AMAZING mod i loved it. they were used and in good condition.

i drove the car for a while. over the time owning my car i hydroplaned and went into a ditch and rolled into a field. this bent my brackets but not the arms.

i then drifted around a corner and slid into a dirt curb scratching my wheel and denting my LCA... still no bent tension rod.

i then hit a mailbox with a 3 brick tall border at the bottom. this SLIGHTLY bent the rim lip and blew a tire. bent my LCA back on the drivers side. and STILL NO BENT TENSION RODS. they were perfect. even the front brackets and the bolts that went through them.

with the megan tie rods, i hit the mailbox but oddly enough the tie rod that went bad was the PASS rod, and my DRIVERS wheel hit the mailbox.

8 months of driving. other than those things. nothing abnormal happened. there was no reason the pass tie rod should have been damaged and it was the first one to go. the drivers had a small amount of play.

granted, their rods and ends never BENT but their joints suck ass.

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thats the plan. im going to put the car back on jackstands and raise the ride height up so i can swap to stock tie rods *to get rear toe enough in spec while having ~1 deg camber

i really still need an alignment bad. lol

the tension rods do not feel DENSE like the teins did.

im not skimping on arms anymore. oh and i made a mistake im going to be getting the PBM rear toe arms so i can dump the shit out of the car haha
Yea everyone tells me mine looks like a 4wd

[Casey]

fuck it dude, yours looks great atleast, from what i can see in your avatar.

got any more pictures?

i think i see some 18x10's in the rear in your avatar, and maybe 285's?

this is my old setup.

:( i miss weebo...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/viperbite/_MG_1602.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/viperbite/_MG_1603.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/viperbite/_MG_1601.jpg

[I RON DON KEY]

exactly what part of the joint is broken?

[Casey]

exactly what part of the joint is broken?

do you own any pillowball arms?

because the only part in the joint that can break is the whole pillowball assembly. the ball... inside the pillow... has play.

[I RON DON KEY]

no.

what would cause the pillow ball to have play like that?

lack of lubrication? or what? edumacate me on this.

[Casey]

no.

what would cause the pillow ball to have play like that?

lack of lubrication? or what? edumacate me on this.

just shitty fucking joints man.

the metal deteriorates

when you make a product.

there is a thing called TOLORANCES

there is usually a tried and true standard for tolorances. so these companies take thos enumbers. manufacture some joints and hope for the best.

whereas. companies like cusco. take those numbers, and correspond the correct metals that go along with those numbers. they factor in any heat expansion or contraction. metal types and differences in the two metals expanding. they also use QUALITY metals. ask any welder, the quality or PURITY of a metal will show when you weld it. or apply force to it ect ect.

megan racing joints are like someone not plastigauging their main and rod bearings before running an engine. sure it might work for a while. but if one or more of them are off for whatever reason. then youre gonna have an issue.

[babowc]

lol damn dude
calm down!

maybe all the shit it went through.. it finally kicked the bucket.

it's megan shit anyways.. what'd ya expect.

[Casey]

lol damn dude
calm down!

maybe all the shit it went through.. it finally kicked the bucket.

it's megan shit anyways.. what'd ya expect.

what?

did you not read my explanation?

theres no reason the rear arms should go bad like that...

[babowc]

meh
i dunno never went through bad arms.
shitty heims
cheap arms

it was bound to eventually go bad.
aftermarket+cheap =/= reliable.

[Casey]

meh
i dunno never went through bad arms.
shitty heims
cheap arms

it was bound to eventually go bad.
aftermarket+cheap =/= reliable.

fuck em

assholes dont even keep spare joints in stock
FUCK EM

[I RON DON KEY]

ok man don't yell at me.

you're a crazy driver if you've gotten into all those incidents.

[babowc]

hahaha
angry guy.

just get heims from the guy on zilvia.net.. i forget his name.

[Casey]

ok man don't yell at me.

you're a crazy driver if you've gotten into all those incidents.

i also put 40,000 miles on my car in 2 years

its a 240 lol.

the hydroplane thing was a fluke. it was a section of SPRAY ON pavement repair, and puddled water ontop of it. i was going under the speed limit. you can ask my girlfriend lol. i seriously slooooowly skidded off the road onto a curb. freaked me out. shitty fusion tires.

the other two were drift wrecks. i havent slid on the streets in over a year which was when the mailbox incident happened

[I RON DON KEY]

is hydroplaning really that hard to control? seems like a lot of people freak out, and then bad things happened.

i use to run bald tires, with the wires poking out, and hydroplane on my daily, and it wasn't anything i couldn't handle. most of the time going 50+...during a turn, straight, anything.

[Casey]

hahaha
angry guy.

just get heims from the guy on zilvia.net.. i forget his name.

who???

[I RON DON KEY]

who???

http://zilvia.net/f/group-buys/252371-top-quality-heim-joints-boots-get-em-while-theyre-hot.html

[Casey]

is hydroplaning really that hard to control? seems like a lot of people freak out, and then bad things happened.

i use to run bald tires, with the wires poking out, and hydroplane on my daily, and it wasn't anything i couldn't handle. most of the time going 50+...during a turn, straight, anything.

well the thing is. i had decent tires

but the situation i was in was a combination of things. a road that had sink holes from where tires drove on it for a long time. puddled water. around a left hand corner.

it stopped turning. i slamed on the brakes. i should have ripped the ebrake to keep it under control. but i was lucky because if i did that i would have been in a head on collision.

what you experienced probably wasnt hydroplaning.

hydroplaning is when you loose all steering and your front wheels turn into skii's instead. its not on surface water its on puddles of water

you have zero control on the front wheels. the solution is to eliminate grip on the rear wheels to provoke oversteer rather than understeer.

[Casey]

http://zilvia.net/f/group-buys/252371-top-quality-heim-joints-boots-get-em-while-theyre-hot.html

this link doesnt work anymore.... :( :( :( :( :( :(

WAHHHH

[The Marty]

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[Casey]

i know marty... :(

whatever i still need to get my car in spec soooo

do you know where i can get good heim joints?

[I RON DON KEY]

i think the thread got deleted because he was not a vendor.

but i think you can buy good joints online. but they are $$$$ though.... his joints were hella cheap compared to the other ones i found online. exact same things.

[The Marty]

i know marty... :(

whatever i still need to get my car in spec soooo

do you know where i can get good heim joints?



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