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Old 11-12-2006
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how much do these normally cost to install
or do you guys install um yourselves
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About 50 bucks per wheel well is average. $150 bucks is a good deal though. You can do it urself if you have the right tools. There is a DIY on the site if you want to do it yourself.
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DIY it....trust me its not as hard as you think it is.....i thought it was gonna be crazy hard.....just read the DIY and it was soo simple....the DIY is Amazing just follow everysingle step word for word and you'll be fine.
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remember once you lower it. you need to get an aligment. and get the camber kits, because if u ask on here about those. boilermaker will rip u a new one
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^^or anyone for that matter
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Camber kits aye anyone in particular i should look for or all a mater of preferece thx for the info on that
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spc camber kit

remember 01-02 civics have 14mm bolts and 03-05 civic have 16mm bolts
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^^ like i just said!!! lol
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Originally Posted by cwo715
remember once you lower it. you need to get an aligment.
What happens if I want to raise it up ALABAMA GEORGIA stylie!?
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spc ftw or megan will do also. (and if you wanna save, i highly doubt it you would need to use front so just buy the rear.) DIY is nice, but i actually got my Coilover installed for 100bucks from this one car shop. but some people says thats too much some says a good deal. but for me its a matter of learning something from that guy, his actually telling me what to do and what not. and when i had a problem after install like a day later when back to that shop and he help me out and now everything is a ok.. i guess its matter of finding the right shop for you and where you can learn something at thesame time. but DIY is always fun just like what i do in my I.H.E (intake header exhaust) and some other stuff.
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hahaha
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ahh yes the DIY IE is awsome but i think im still confused on what i need to lower camber kit springs and coilovers.?
thx for the feed back
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well it depends

camber kit and full coilovers
camber kit, shocks and coilovers
camber kit, shocks and springs

or if you dont want new shocks you can just get springs but i suggest you get shocks also, always wanna do things right the first time since the stocks have a risk of blowing if you go too low.
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roger that camber kit shocks and springs....
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yea thats what i went with
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Okay... so check this out... you guys said that some shops did it for $100-$150? I went to NTB (Nation Tire & Battery) They quoted me $675 with an alignment... Now this just seems a little fishy to me...
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did you tell them you will have your own parts??
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yeah i was quoted over 500 when i was lookin into doing it at a shop. thats when i said **** it, i can do it myself. lol
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is there a certain place you guys are going for the 100-150 deal
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Don't go to a retail shop like pep boys or in this case Nation Tire and Battery. A performance shop that specializes in imports will give you these lower prices. For example a shop like Stage 2 Performance. In most cases ppl have friends that work at shops and get hookups so you're not raped on the labour.
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