Fitting prices for lowering kits?

WantoN

WantoN

WantoN

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Hi chaps,
I've been quoted £70 to replace stock springs with some Eibach 30mm lowered ones. This includes wheel alignment. Chappy reckoned this was about 3 - 4 hours work. Said around 40 minutes a corner. Is he telling porkies?

Fair price?

Ant :cool:
 
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That's a very good price if it includes alignment as well.

It does take around 30-45 minutes per corner if everything comes off easily, if the car is a few years old you can expect some rusty looking bolts though ;)
 
£70 is a great price and while I would never pay for any mechanical work to be done (I have a full professional garage at my disposal every Saturday :)), I got a quote from another garage I am friendly with, after the spring compressors went missing, to fit lowering springs to my VXR, who wanted £100 to do all four corners and 4WA afterwards.
 
Cheers for that guys, very chuffed :D

Ant :cool:

EDIT: Will point out that he's always bloomin' busy. I've just done a lot of business with him in the past.
 
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WantoN said:
Additional expenditure :/ Is it really worthwhile?

Ant :cool:
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Depends on the car, the springs and your existing shocks.

These days, most decent lowering springs are designed on the standard shocks and work reasonably well. Throwing random shocks on there could **** everything up.

If your old shocks are tired, the difference that can be made by replacing your standard shocks can be amazing. I've seen many people opt for KYB (Standard replacements) as they a reported to be stronger and a little bit better than many standard shocks, but I guess that would depend on the car.
 
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MikeHiow said:
Depends on the car, the springs and your existing shocks.
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Car is a focus 94 (mk1) 2.0. Shocks are standard and the springs are Eibach -30mm; they're the ones Ford sell (though I'm not buying from them) and from what I've read the standard shocks are fine w/ the eibachs :)

Ant :cool:
 
youll be paying it twice though... the second time will be when you realise the dampers are completley ruined and need those upgrading too
 
Lopéz said:
Depends on the condition of the current dampers, what car it is, how you drive - quite a lot of factors really.
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Couldn't comment as to the current condition. Car is as above.

Driving style switches between sedate and spirited, with occassional bursts of mentalist.

Ant :cool:
 
Matt82 said:
youll be paying it twice though... the second time will be when you realise the dampers are completley ruined and need those upgrading too
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If his current shocks are in good, working condition, then there is no reason for this.

Eibach Pros will have almost certainly been designed on the original shocks.

If you think you current shocks are in working order, then there is no reason to change, but it might be prudent to have someone check them.
 
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