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p16vlv |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 18:07 |
where i work we charge 80 quid and it takes about half an hour | |
KennyT |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 17:51 |
it is a piece of piss to lower a corsa, two tips i'd give when changing just springs are: | |
whitter45 |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 13:27 |
what are the spring compressors for. hopefully going to be putting 40mm lower springs on my original dampers until i can afford better dampers. do i need spring compressors. my mate is a mechanic so he will fit them for free for me. just wondering if there is anything else i need when fitting springs. i havent spoke to my mate about fitting them yet. Just would like to know so i can get all the stuff before i take my car to him. Cheers guys | |
Mav 3000 |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 11:13 |
I paid £90 to have springs and shocks fitted, then £30 to have the tracking done. | |
avenger |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 11:02 |
just be careful, a compressed spring is a dangerous thing - my dad works in the car industry and one of his m8's at another garage had his hand taken off when the springs compressor slipped off - they found the spring about 100m away in someones garden | |
Jamog |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 10:27 |
tbh the tention on standard corsa springs means you can acctually get away with out spring compressors when installing.. just undo the nuts at the top of the strut under the bonnet then the spring will still be compressed under the cars load... then jack the car up which will release the tention slowly in the spring, then undo from the lower arm.. At least thats how I got mine done... although if you wish to get your standard springs back in you will proberly need the compressors :) | |
Mark Petty |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 07:57 |
I fitted mine for the first time. It took me about 4-5 hours because I couldn't undo one of the bolts as the whole suspension damper kept turning aswell took me bloddy ages to undo it. | |
Nismo_Freak |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 07:55 |
Springs are very easy... all you need is the following: | |
Icy |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 00:37 |
cost me £50 to fit springs. | |
mike16v |
posted on 29th Aug 03 at 00:11 |
my mech charges £30 | |
TOMAS |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 22:30 |
After having god knows how many suspension set-ups on my car i can now do a complete suspension change in approx 45mins and thats front and rear if everything goes to plan. Its literally 2bolts and two nuts on the rear and 4bolts and 6nuts on the front. Where do you live? I'll do you the lot for £30... | |
Makarus |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 17:45 |
I referenced to the Max Power modding manual for Corsa's, gives a good run through how to do it. | |
scotty19 |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 17:30 |
I'm not a very mechanically minded person, but it took me about 5/6 hours, never done it b4, it is fairly easy provided you've got all the right tools, max haynes manual came very useful:) i'd do it ureself.:thumbs: | |
MikeH |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 17:08 |
Is there a tut in the FAQ? | |
Adam-D |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 17:04 |
yes one each side of spring | |
MikeH |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 17:03 |
hmmm, £30 isn't bad for compressors... maybe i could do it myself. | |
Makarus |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 17:01 |
I paid £25 for the spring compressors from a local motor factors, and me and my mate swapped the whole lot of my suspension round in 2 afternoons. | |
Adam-D |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 16:59 |
compressors bout £30 halfords | |
MikeH |
posted on 28th Aug 03 at 16:53 |
Considering buying some pi springs of ebay or something. |