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Old Oct 2, 2006
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sorry but how much on average does it cost to get your car lowered and installed?

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Good places about 150...200 or walk away, thats my advice. Figure 50 bucks for labour for 2 hours.
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so around 250? thats not bad at all, but i just need to learn what i need like the coilovers and other stuff lol i have no clue.
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250 is too much just for installing springs.
no more then $150
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^ I think he means for both buying the springs + install...
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Can you give us more details in terms of what you are lowering with, who you plan on buying it from, etc. If you are just paying for install then it should be around $200+cost of alignment.
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i dont know what i would want to lower it with, thats kinda what im asking too. i would want like a 1.5 drop
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Eibach Sportlines are good for that amount
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neuspeed sports and tokico blues(HP's)
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don't go to autobacs, they charge 200
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tein s techs are pretty affordable
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my mechanic (not really a personal thing) that i go to charges 80 flat to change out springs.... takes about 1-1 1/2 hours total for labor. dont know if thats considered cheap but from what i heard it's pretty good. hope it helps find you a better price
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i say $150 is a cheap price...if you really think about it it takes a lot of time to do just springs because dissassembly of the stock strut is required...putting in coilovers with upper mounts is usually cheaper because of the less labor involved
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hrmm...i paid $60 just for install. took the guys 45 minutes....rides like a champ. ..just look around im sure youll find something. if you attend meets asks the guys too, oh and i actually have tanabe springs and its a 1.8 drop, pretty smooth if you want to look into something around that height, i dont bottom out or anything and im on stock wheels, doesnt look bad. i dont know what your price range is but tanabe retails at about $200. good luck!
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Would you guys think he will need camber kits with a 1.5" drop? Im looking at putting in Ground Control Coilovers and keeping the ride height as close to stock as possible till i get my rims, then a couple weeks after that im going to get koni yellows, then ill prolly drop it 1.5-2 inches. NOt sure yet. I know i will need camber kits but they are kind of expensive for what they are...
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you need a camber kit with any drop
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Then hel prolly want to figure that into his pricing =)
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just use the DIY, its not nearly as hard as it might seem. I changed out my own springs in about 2 hours with simple hand tools and the DIY. Save yourself some money and learn something new about your car. Tein S Tech ftw! as long as you follow the directions it will come out nice.
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idk maybe it will be an extra $30 or so for the camber kit...i installed everything on my own so im not sure about the pricing
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hey i helped ***. lol but yeah do it yourself it aint so bad. unless you own my car i will be doing it again soon enough. lol. got to put new shocks in now. goldlines blew out the OEMs. so you might want to look into shocks too.
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my booty em2 how did where did you go for that price?
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hey i helped ***. lol but yeah do it yourself it aint so bad. unless you own my car i will be doing it again soon enough. lol. got to put new shocks in now. goldlines blew out the OEMs. so you might want to look into shocks too.
hahahaha i know let me know when your gonna put in the new ones, ill help you out
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put them in yourself for free and pay 60 bucks for an alignment.
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