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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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I'm putting my old springs back in my car and was wondering if anyone knew somewhere cheap to get them installed in or around the Hopkinds, SLP, Edina area. Everywhere I check people are not cool and want me to spend $450 or more. Even more they say they "don't put in other springs." WTF. I'm putting back the original stock springs...geez. I would do them myself but I feel more comfortable with someone that has done it before, plus, don't I need spring compressors to get the struts out of the front ones.
If someone is nice enough to help me do this I'd probably pay them.
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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when i put mine on i had midas use their compresor to take off and put on my springs....gave the guy 40 bucks...think about something like that....
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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If you don't find anybody right away check the MNSC board, too. There are lots of people that know people. There's even a guy who will do alignments for $20.
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 05:14 AM
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mnsc is a good place to find a deal or discount. Somone on there might even have air tools and offer to help.

If that doesnt work, try Bass Zone aka BZ 1 2 or 3

Discount Tire can also do it.

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Boost Factory.

What springs you taking out and putting in?
I want to go lower then the trd springs, so if you have somthing else I may be interested in buying them.

ps. got any pics of your ride?

You dont need spring compresoers, but they make the job extremely easy. I wouldnt do it without them. but have lol and it sucked.
Old Sep 22, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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I'm taking out the RS*R springs and putting the stock springs back in. Here's some pictures with the springs: http://flickr.com/photos/greencreati...7594077486994/

I have some pics at home I'll upload so you can see them without the springs.
Old Sep 23, 2006 | 01:47 AM
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Rich where you been? Whyd you change your screen name?

I didnt realise who this was lol. Why are you taking the springs out? Will you be selling them, or are they in bad shape?
Old Sep 25, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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i am doing the same to mine, putting in the stock springs. i am doing my own. its easy
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 03:25 AM
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Lol, why you guys raising back up?
Old Sep 26, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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my springs are sagging, so i am wearing tires on one side.
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 04:35 AM
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Does it affective the driveability? I am not bucking you, just curious.
Old Sep 27, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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it pulls to the side of the sagging spring, It makes the camber more negative, and a car pulls to the side that has the most negative camber (if both sides are negative )
Old Sep 29, 2006 | 03:04 AM
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I drive on some bad/back roads and have lots of road trips coming up (not to mention the deer my fiance ran over and busted up my bumpers). Plus I had some snow plowing last winter and don't want to do any more damage to lovely box. ;(
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