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springs dont do shit, they will give you basically same ride hieght but stiffer better to do it once do it right even get second hand coils if you can should be under a grand. Otherwise you'll get springs be dissapointed and go get coilovers later on

springs dont do shit, they will give you basically same ride hieght but stiffer better to do it once do it right even get second hand coils if you can should be under a grand. Otherwise you'll get springs be dissapointed and go get coilovers later on

Ha!

Springs can do good.

Like you said, 2nd coil overs is another option.

Find a decent set and fit them and you should be fine.

springs are ok, usually not without new struts as well though then ur talking cheap coilover prices.

spose could just chop springs works for the commo boys..

:blush: Rolla boys love that too, chop, weld, skidz!

You can compress the springs, they heat it up and compress it down and let it sit till it has cooled down hence it becoming lower.

Import Monster will have a 2nd hand set of coilovers and that's the proper way of doing things.

Hehe!!

Kye gave me a link to a place in Bendigo that does suspension, and they quoted me close to $700 for just the King Springs to get it down 3cm.....plus labor (That's the cheapest they have) and was over $1000 (Supply only) if I wanted the Tein S-Tech springs, asked about coil-overs and he pretty much ignored that I even spoke!

So I think I'm going to just leave her as is for now til I move to Melbourne, It's so expensive to get anything done up here.

$700 a rip for kings springs to be supplied and installed

even $1000 for just the supply of s-tech's

id say the prices are high becuase of where your located atm, try traction tyres, centreline etc from the recommended workshops thread when you move to Melb

would be much much cheaper imo

You could get BC coilovers for not much more. :)

Benders is only an hour and a half away from Melbourne, just watch for the cops around Kyneton, they get all sooky when their missus knocks them back...

Kye gave me a link to a place in Bendigo that does suspension, and they quoted me close to $700 for just the King Springs to get it down 3cm.....plus labor (That's the cheapest they have) and was over $1000 (Supply only) if I wanted the Tein S-Tech springs, asked about coil-overs and he pretty much ignored that I even spoke!

So I think I'm going to just leave her as is for now til I move to Melbourne, It's so expensive to get anything done up here.

Hah!

Yeah wait till you move to Melbourne and get it done.

how far is bendigo to melbie anyway?

It is approximately 131 k's from Melbourne.

You guys know where this little hole in Victoria is quite well. I can get from Bendigo to St Albans in 1 hour 15 minutes....

Scotty- lol yeah they can be a little sooky, but Sunbury cops are bad to, when I had my BMW was getting pulled over all the time...

cop: That's a expensive car for a p plater

me: thank you

Cop: Racing wheels?

Me: There not racing wheels, Rodney Jane Racing is the brand...and they came with the car.

Woah thats way expensive for the springs! Yeah Bendigo has its downsides sometimes. Went to se suburbs to get my car resprayed. Was quoted $4500 just for the rear quarters here! And because Im a girl and have an import Ive found no one takes me seriously. If I had a commodore and wanted to cut springs and put in fully sick neons workshops would be lined up :D

You guys know where this little hole in Victoria is quite well. I can get from Bendigo to St Albans in 1 hour 15 minutes....

Scotty- lol yeah they can be a little sooky, but Sunbury cops are bad to, when I had my BMW was getting pulled over all the time...

cop: That's a expensive car for a p plater

me: thank you

Cop: Racing wheels?

Me: There not racing wheels, Rodney Jane Racing is the brand...and they came with the car.

ever been on highway patrol? :P:)

Woah thats way expensive for the springs! Yeah Bendigo has its downsides sometimes. Went to se suburbs to get my car resprayed. Was quoted $4500 just for the rear quarters here! And because Im a girl and have an import Ive found no one takes me seriously. If I had a commodore and wanted to cut springs and put in fully sick neons workshops would be lined up :)

I know that feeling Kye, The guy at the tyre centre totally ignored me, and spoke to Brenton. These days I just take him with me and let him do the talking, it's much easier then being spoke to like you don't even speak English.

I get sick of the amount of "fully sick" Commodores I see in Bendigo. I'm also very tired of having burgers/drinks tossed at my car, or people shouting "Get a real car" at me.

Did you only get charged so little because you chose a basic colour?? My mums thinking about getting her Lancer re-sprayed the poor car looks pink these days.

I think I saw you on the weekend, your Skyline is a Metallic Silver R33 with a wing right??

Speak to Thuy from J-Imports about some coilovers (and anything else you may need). He has sorted many people in this club out for parts.

He should be able to find something for you from Japan or locally (new or 2nd hand) at a very reasonable price. Just let him know you're from SAU, drop a few names about the place and you're in.

I'll PM you his details.

Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated.

It's not the driving to Melb part I have a problem with cos I'm down there 3 days a week anyway, it's just that I need my car.

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