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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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Price for Front Spring install?

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?
Old Feb 14, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Re: Price for Front Spring install?

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.
Old Feb 14, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Re: Price for Front Spring install?

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.
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