97BBlackZ
02-12-2006, 07:57 PM
Do any of yall know what a reasonable price is for a front spring install(all of it)??
Also what about just to compress and decompress the springs on and off??
If i do decide to do it myself What all do you have to remove to get to the spring/shock?
magnumv8
02-14-2006, 10:00 PM
not sure what it would cost for a shop to do the whole job, but if you take the assembly in and just have them swap springs that should only run $20 - $25. It cost me $20 to have mine compressed and remove the old springs.
DrivingZiggy
02-15-2006, 12:32 AM
Okay, I just did mine this past week. I took off the assembly and brought it to a shop with a strut compressor. I had them remove the old spring and shock from the mounting hardware then install the new Hyper Coils and Bilsteins. They charged me $30 each.
It was hard for me to get everything off, but that's because I'm not eeeeeeeeeeeeven close to being a mechanic. But I managed to get everything off, then back on. One tip: When reinstalling, be sure to get the nuts started on the bolts at the bottom shock mount first. My Bilsteins were super stiff and I didn't do the first one that way and it about wore me out! But I learned from it and installed the second one bottom first and it went right in with no problem at all.
Also, I took the opportunity while I had everything off and the struts at the shop to paing my calipers and the centers of my discs.
Now I'm very pleased! I have a sense of accomplishment and my car is looking low! I used a yardstick to measure and I dropped it 1-1.25 inch. But it seems lower. I can tell the difference when standing next to it and from afar you can see how the wheels fill up the wheel wells better.