chituntang
10-08-2009, 01:47 AM
I had a friend that could get me great price on Megan stuff way back at 05/06, so I bought all the arms beside the lower control arms. However, I never really get to the point to install the products into the car, mostly due to laziness.
Forward to today, because of this super huge buy one get one free deal from Yamato Garage, I just could not pass it up and bought the RUCA and front tension rods 204 shipped!!! The tension rods were gone before I receive the package today, so this is only the comparison between the RUCAs.
The packages itself.
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pI_4wVxi9wQds4on2u_p2WkUH9kU75nq9QPqE0SuQD4wrFqO Xwp7j1tbkoewx61BjqDGTZONNebUrBRL29zXGOLNvwG9L7nLH/DSC00172.JPG
Now to packaging
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pDHGnA84uLSyKq6D_zxNmrbKWVpm06n6r1A2PfyJVARXTmDd qF8nSPu7kWGfKywWCNJyNif4cJocO6oZ6c9wGhJVFZRmvzBZO/DSC00174.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pyfsewOf-tMq4eS2mWqgROBNFrLsWXI7DolBZvr1gaBzz3uPirXMFqbEVTO fopRzzcF_Gxdn7nxpkaTI1e5KhQCg66Qc7bxFg/DSC00173.JPG
Comparison
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pg7nQau_pGziExrs0yW_LddxV9nnJcW6SwJpms5kDR_G42hL 8qT2KLI6YsEPAfeLH473TvxHfHOB6mz90NKXKbPhfoYydXGi5/DSC00176.JPG
The Megan ones are side by side with bobble wrap one each one, with another piece of cardboard to separate them. The Yamato one on the other side, only has a plastic bag on each one, stacking one on top of the other.
The products themselves
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pD1SuNGQZqsU1awE8Y7gYrz4IztF6MehQfiW87JnN36hqRW-hO0b25FMuYApsRSW4jwlPF-NeuG6Qjcc4qcjdEXlWo0C6Mb_4/DSC00175.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pe81nZ2qQGoEb6vJ6BtBEd6iEI-RBMc_stHYfx8KU1kCbHBt9t_-s9h-ncrQVjxCbOs5JaS_BWAezW5e9K9SHwc-oADSl41L8/DSC00192.JPG
Side by side
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p34PxcDRIb_T5fIc5NpvRwzLkW0nrezDbmeKl8wdxeKvb2Pm AHZOw_CNh89haaXHKUUteFeLBItGENapKi4JGEWch4M1SL4Uc/DSC00177.JPG
Hemi joint side
Close up Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pIgWkgmWJgz4O7x3MhjH2svtXM723Bk30X3D_7gTKCEOtEUN mx5x5057OaGx1E5E1YPfqSijjpoon2WCoXMOPA6mJ7OaM6o1Y/DSC00180.JPG
Close up Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pDxmZw2uFTg-JRRXwk5Sov2zCHCW0TrIAevex4rYm9hA1_TghTgXILFJdWUgGX JY9VUSWh6hV7AEhxnq9WZ3SLkIcMVCXbN1f/DSC00179.JPG
Top view you can also see how the Yamato arms are not straight
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pqCm7-Ycya0LHg1cWe9W_kCoOEGnRSEH_ERj5e4mdgCAgwPfTBt4_cHK pdjrKcqZoU3CeL51dqP4XvUlgsrkcTsfcnA76sQD8/DSC00190.JPG
The hemi joints
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pkL5-Ji-enGBY8FfJ994lElWZHlH1V7vLGqNnBGbK9d5YELDR4Un8co1I-RF6LXHWwIVGLm1KyTcCmIKP5FU8Gh4YVON4sHP8/DSC00184.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pt4kzJOghUqP7NWuHDZvYneHn3RzH8uvzRSMx6K5ci7Qs2cj QQE_BUxXfSrSBk0XPJjX2APhACs47IVO2yb0Nr8RdjS-YZ3lH/DSC00183.JPG
The other end of the RUCA
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pVz_7VmT-iEc1pOALNg2AKFga1yQdMU4qSDRn17rDj4wV_TcTDh2UZNBckQ y60CQnaPskSJZ66NY8Hk1pOcQY0GVUMHG7XZTe/DSC00186.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pQBBzsYDVT9hzXpc6-nPlcDo-cHmUQKrKV5wUGy6U8JZyqJiD-R6XgNowWWufkBDgvYHwps61v4dd_DIHMjK5Jm4IrtIhaJmL/DSC00185.JPG
The middle conparsion
Side view
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p3Xvd1TqERHwHK5bc5lyL31qAwSZwh-VNGggDqQaNNJRWpjs3YkR1htRZAO1zcoIZqjSbyN8pctPduAD4 0RVPlk6uIS37NE4H/DSC00188.JPG
Top view
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pGm8GLizemgxmrbC4NCYz6qpPhmfiaopeL21UB8UJcmJqmyX DxokmHaB6lDJF_dqxa__wU55A8dBOHTqFdj3MAR2w-KWeKeGR/DSC00189.JPG
The weld looks bigger on the Megan arms, but I like how the Yamato arms' location for the welds. Yamato has both side of arm's welding to at least 2 surface, which will be stronger. The bolts are about twice as thick as the Megan's bolts, which I believe will make the arms stronger too.
Only one question though: they are not straight... Is this for lowered cars? I have no idea.
On Megan's side, the hemi joints are different. Are they better?
Now to the...
Bonus!!!
Yamato front tension rods
Simple packaging
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1py3eWbaY1Rcg_FcIm-N1c588DwpH_aocO055oxXtIgprOtw7Cp_bNu_L0LoyppWYBjE8 KU23sxig5ju3vRwME_2GfpEj48zb3/DSC00191.JPG
The rod itself
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1ptB87L0enemCvw4DIYu3qaOg-PODpSxZxn1M7a3ebu8m1N7XHv7lazbWN9X9IXI_9sll10dL1JB-6FBjyx9qNnVAd2-cJ8sr_/DSC00193.JPG
Hemi joint
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1peuo4ggyvQgTCbT5PCF0QOn57KE8bMvUAfKjymxlgaam2_qU IDR_FJgVA7_3XGr6HsS7UnKw42sCFi8ZKFm2fyzhM47t4BK4x/DSC00195.JPG
The other end
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pLXwziK6R83D9zP2k09xXsWqnbD6pza6atDC_bfvpPhj2Qrw WDV5P30l2lRRB-lj5yWtbdvOkXTQnO3sJW3JPFK0zaizM2bJS/DSC00196.JPG
Old photos of the Megan front tension rod
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/66/1021/25163010015_large.jpg
Enjoy!!!
Forward to today, because of this super huge buy one get one free deal from Yamato Garage, I just could not pass it up and bought the RUCA and front tension rods 204 shipped!!! The tension rods were gone before I receive the package today, so this is only the comparison between the RUCAs.
The packages itself.
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pI_4wVxi9wQds4on2u_p2WkUH9kU75nq9QPqE0SuQD4wrFqO Xwp7j1tbkoewx61BjqDGTZONNebUrBRL29zXGOLNvwG9L7nLH/DSC00172.JPG
Now to packaging
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pDHGnA84uLSyKq6D_zxNmrbKWVpm06n6r1A2PfyJVARXTmDd qF8nSPu7kWGfKywWCNJyNif4cJocO6oZ6c9wGhJVFZRmvzBZO/DSC00174.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pyfsewOf-tMq4eS2mWqgROBNFrLsWXI7DolBZvr1gaBzz3uPirXMFqbEVTO fopRzzcF_Gxdn7nxpkaTI1e5KhQCg66Qc7bxFg/DSC00173.JPG
Comparison
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pg7nQau_pGziExrs0yW_LddxV9nnJcW6SwJpms5kDR_G42hL 8qT2KLI6YsEPAfeLH473TvxHfHOB6mz90NKXKbPhfoYydXGi5/DSC00176.JPG
The Megan ones are side by side with bobble wrap one each one, with another piece of cardboard to separate them. The Yamato one on the other side, only has a plastic bag on each one, stacking one on top of the other.
The products themselves
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pD1SuNGQZqsU1awE8Y7gYrz4IztF6MehQfiW87JnN36hqRW-hO0b25FMuYApsRSW4jwlPF-NeuG6Qjcc4qcjdEXlWo0C6Mb_4/DSC00175.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pe81nZ2qQGoEb6vJ6BtBEd6iEI-RBMc_stHYfx8KU1kCbHBt9t_-s9h-ncrQVjxCbOs5JaS_BWAezW5e9K9SHwc-oADSl41L8/DSC00192.JPG
Side by side
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p34PxcDRIb_T5fIc5NpvRwzLkW0nrezDbmeKl8wdxeKvb2Pm AHZOw_CNh89haaXHKUUteFeLBItGENapKi4JGEWch4M1SL4Uc/DSC00177.JPG
Hemi joint side
Close up Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pIgWkgmWJgz4O7x3MhjH2svtXM723Bk30X3D_7gTKCEOtEUN mx5x5057OaGx1E5E1YPfqSijjpoon2WCoXMOPA6mJ7OaM6o1Y/DSC00180.JPG
Close up Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pDxmZw2uFTg-JRRXwk5Sov2zCHCW0TrIAevex4rYm9hA1_TghTgXILFJdWUgGX JY9VUSWh6hV7AEhxnq9WZ3SLkIcMVCXbN1f/DSC00179.JPG
Top view you can also see how the Yamato arms are not straight
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pqCm7-Ycya0LHg1cWe9W_kCoOEGnRSEH_ERj5e4mdgCAgwPfTBt4_cHK pdjrKcqZoU3CeL51dqP4XvUlgsrkcTsfcnA76sQD8/DSC00190.JPG
The hemi joints
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pkL5-Ji-enGBY8FfJ994lElWZHlH1V7vLGqNnBGbK9d5YELDR4Un8co1I-RF6LXHWwIVGLm1KyTcCmIKP5FU8Gh4YVON4sHP8/DSC00184.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pt4kzJOghUqP7NWuHDZvYneHn3RzH8uvzRSMx6K5ci7Qs2cj QQE_BUxXfSrSBk0XPJjX2APhACs47IVO2yb0Nr8RdjS-YZ3lH/DSC00183.JPG
The other end of the RUCA
Megan
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pVz_7VmT-iEc1pOALNg2AKFga1yQdMU4qSDRn17rDj4wV_TcTDh2UZNBckQ y60CQnaPskSJZ66NY8Hk1pOcQY0GVUMHG7XZTe/DSC00186.JPG
Yamato
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pQBBzsYDVT9hzXpc6-nPlcDo-cHmUQKrKV5wUGy6U8JZyqJiD-R6XgNowWWufkBDgvYHwps61v4dd_DIHMjK5Jm4IrtIhaJmL/DSC00185.JPG
The middle conparsion
Side view
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p3Xvd1TqERHwHK5bc5lyL31qAwSZwh-VNGggDqQaNNJRWpjs3YkR1htRZAO1zcoIZqjSbyN8pctPduAD4 0RVPlk6uIS37NE4H/DSC00188.JPG
Top view
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pGm8GLizemgxmrbC4NCYz6qpPhmfiaopeL21UB8UJcmJqmyX DxokmHaB6lDJF_dqxa__wU55A8dBOHTqFdj3MAR2w-KWeKeGR/DSC00189.JPG
The weld looks bigger on the Megan arms, but I like how the Yamato arms' location for the welds. Yamato has both side of arm's welding to at least 2 surface, which will be stronger. The bolts are about twice as thick as the Megan's bolts, which I believe will make the arms stronger too.
Only one question though: they are not straight... Is this for lowered cars? I have no idea.
On Megan's side, the hemi joints are different. Are they better?
Now to the...
Bonus!!!
Yamato front tension rods
Simple packaging
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1py3eWbaY1Rcg_FcIm-N1c588DwpH_aocO055oxXtIgprOtw7Cp_bNu_L0LoyppWYBjE8 KU23sxig5ju3vRwME_2GfpEj48zb3/DSC00191.JPG
The rod itself
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1ptB87L0enemCvw4DIYu3qaOg-PODpSxZxn1M7a3ebu8m1N7XHv7lazbWN9X9IXI_9sll10dL1JB-6FBjyx9qNnVAd2-cJ8sr_/DSC00193.JPG
Hemi joint
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1peuo4ggyvQgTCbT5PCF0QOn57KE8bMvUAfKjymxlgaam2_qU IDR_FJgVA7_3XGr6HsS7UnKw42sCFi8ZKFm2fyzhM47t4BK4x/DSC00195.JPG
The other end
http://jefria.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pLXwziK6R83D9zP2k09xXsWqnbD6pza6atDC_bfvpPhj2Qrw WDV5P30l2lRRB-lj5yWtbdvOkXTQnO3sJW3JPFK0zaizM2bJS/DSC00196.JPG
Old photos of the Megan front tension rod
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/66/1021/25163010015_large.jpg
Enjoy!!!