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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 08:23 AM
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Question Lowering spring install help? (tC)

Planning to buy some lowering spring and see if anyone can help me to install it??
I am a broke college student and cannot afford the expensive installation by shop.
PM me if you can help, we can talk more deeply in PM.

I live in Norcal Bay Area. Thank you!

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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 05:41 AM
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you got pm
Old Jun 17, 2010 | 06:23 AM
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anyone?
Old Jun 17, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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no one?
Old Jun 18, 2010 | 07:21 AM
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Hmmm. It's not too hard to put in just springs. Do you already have them? Where do you live? Do you work weekends? Oh, btw, check your PM's. Donger sent you a Private Message
Old Jun 18, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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The springs are shipping to my home now I just need someone to install it...Donger is not responding..
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:53 AM
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$100 is a little expensive........anyone can do it for under $100??








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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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any shop will charge you ~$300......
Old Jun 21, 2010 | 08:08 AM
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and you also need an alignment after a couple a weeks which is another $100 or more
Old Jun 22, 2010 | 01:58 AM
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dude, 100 is not bad, esp. if you can't do it yourself. beggars can't be choosers.
Old Jun 22, 2010 | 05:16 AM
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i was charging him 75 and he doesnt wanna do it =/
Old Jun 22, 2010 | 05:18 AM
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anywhere else, they would charge him $75/spring.....smh
Old Jun 22, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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springs are hard to install really. if anything, you just need to rent a spring compressor from Autozone or something and they'll give you back your money when you return it.
Old Jun 22, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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You can't really risk it and at $75, you should just pay up and get them properly installed by someone who has done it before.
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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My shop installs them for $170.00 That's two hours of labor for a professional install.
Old Jun 23, 2010 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Stylis
My shop installs them for $170.00 That's two hours of labor for a professional install.
And he does great work!

Hey Gabe, long time no see.
Old Jun 24, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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is that the shop inside minute circle?
Old Jun 25, 2010 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by shadowler
is that the shop inside minnis circle?
There, fixed it for you.

Yes, Gabe at Precision Muffler
1339 Minnis Circle
Milpitas, CA 95035
408-263-8474
Old Jun 25, 2010 | 07:55 AM
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hehe, u can visit the shooting range while they work at ur springs
Old Jun 25, 2010 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by shadowler
hehe, u can visit the shooting range while they work at ur springs
Yup, right across the parking lot (been there, done that with my 9mm), and Auto Innovations is right next door to Gabe for the necessary alignment after suspension work.

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