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Old Jan 21, 2005
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Boston area: Please recommend a shop for suspension work

Just bought some Tokico HPs, Neuspeed Sports, and Ingalls Cambers... I've never had any "performance" type work done on my car before. How should I go about finding a good shop to install this stuff? Since the Tokicos have to be drilled out to fit, I want to find a place that has experience putting Tokicos on Hondas.
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come see me in west springfield....i can do it all....
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That's a little farther than I would like to go; about 1.5 hours drive.
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dude, if ur willing to drive that job would be done in 2 hrs max......i wouldnt be able to perfectly adjust ur camber(it would be close) but it would sure as hell be cheaper than a shop. shops charge like 65 an hr....maybe even more where you live

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I appreciate the offer, but I would rather pay a shop the higher fee just so I don't need to drive quite so far.

Anyone know a good shop in the Boston area?
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check out my old car....i did every install myself. i now have an 04 Si and i'm very familiar with the 01-05 ex/dx/lx style...the offer still stands, let me know













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Thanks. Anyone have any other recommendations, something within an hour of Boston?
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Martell Racing in Manchester NH is an hour away...that's the only shop I know that has done the tokicos, since I don't live in Boston. I would suggest you take up Scatman on his offer...$30 in gas and some time out of your day is a lot better than the $500 a shop is going to charge you to put in suspension and do the custom drilling, plus you get to watch/help and make sure it's done right.
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So there are no shops in Massachusetts that are good?
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I'm sure there are, however most of the NE people do their own work so we don't know of shops. You could always try other forums...hondatech, etc.
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whats wrong with driving out here to West Springfield? we could get that done quick and get it done the right way...
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yea man, u have nothing to worry about. take a look up there again at the whip. everything on that car, including the exhaust, was done by me on my driveway. me and Mishballzem2 have done countless suspension installs on civics that range from 92-04. Like i said before, i can do the camber kits also, though ive never done them before (and they're not hard to do) and though i cant get the camber perfect as i dont have an alignment rack.....it will be pretty damn close. plus, the money you'll save....but its totally up to you, i figured id throw the offer out there and if u wanna wait, the NE guys have "install fests" at which we help each other out to do projects.
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i have a biased opinion but my father has a shop that could do that for you. he does body and mechanical work. it is in everett across the street from honda cars of boston.
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Originally Posted by daviddittmer
So there are no shops in Massachusetts that are good?
donkey poo! lol of course there are theres tons of shops everywhere that are good. just find someone who does the kind of work your looking for and that you feel comfortable leaving it with. something like this lil install youd be better with a mechanic shop than a performance shop because a performance shop will most likely charge more. oh and never go to a gas station for anything but gas
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