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Got my suspension installed finally!!!

Discussion in 'Stop, Drop & Roll' started by ghoztrider, Sep 17, 2005.

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    ghoztrider New Member

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    Got my suspension installed finally!!!

    Car rides sooo diff now. Its very stiff in a good kind of way. It'll get a little softer soon i think, but right now its nice. Car handles awesome i don't buttom out anymore.
    Day before installation, i took out my subs and i was about to fit in 4 fingers, basically whole hand wit out my thumb height wise, with almost a full tank of gas. Before when i had subs in i could only fit 2 fingers in. Thats how soft my suspension was....

    Now i can only fit 2 fingers wit and wit out my subs in.
    My front looks really low and whole car looks better.
    Another test i did was i told my 2 friends to sit in the trunk, before my wheels would be pretty deep in my tire whell, now it drops just a tiny bit, and when they bounced the car it barely traveled. When they bounced in it before, almost the top of my rim was in my whell...

    My front seems kinda stiff though, when i push down on my front it barely moves, my rear moves kinda easier.

    Before when i pressed down on my rear it went alot, now barely.

    All in all its defently worth doing.

    Btw, i only paid 160 for installation. Every shop like pepboys, mienkie and a few others charged 400-800. Mienkie said 800.
    It took 4 hours to install

    I'll have pics up tomorow probably, have to get a hold of a digital camera.
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    e_andree E

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    800 dollars???

    Its a 3 hour job at the most...and most shops can do it in two hours. 800 dollar quote is F-in ridiculous.

    Hell, I changed out my springs on my corolla in less than two hours, without a full lift.
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    ghoztrider New Member

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    thats what the quote was they said
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    that sounds about right... for what I got quoted...
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    Where did you get it installed?
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    e_andree E

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    800, or 160?
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    I got it installed a non brand name shop, i got the guy recommended to me from the mechanic that did body work on my parents cars
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    160 for a spring install..
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    Ah, cool. 800 is a rapin
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    yeah it is... and my quote was from a dealership... I'd have been like WTF... 800 dollars... thas 4 times what I payed for my springs them selfs
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    Cuztomrollaz98 MAD VLAD!

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    eh I'm doing my suspension at my old high school for free lol

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