bassfreake Posted February 2, 2013 Report Posted February 2, 2013 I was told the last time I got my car inspected that I should probably get my springs replaced cuz after a few years of having subs in the trunk, plus it's a 2004 anyway so it's been around a little while, the springs are weakening and when I have my 20s on my car any time I hit a small bump my tires scrape my wheel well... but the guy said it would be like $700 to do it... anyone know of anywhere in Hampton Roads, VA that would do it and it not cost so much? that's alot of money for a poor college student that works 20 hours a week at minimum wage. Thanks I was pretty excited about the alt myself. kind of like a school girl, in a dress, on a swing. lol It's warming up enough that the donut-punching cyclist douchenozzles are getting their two wheeled fagmobiles out. My Build Log
hdorre Posted February 2, 2013 Report Posted February 2, 2013 Do you have a jack and basic air tools? It's easy. You could probably do it yourself easily. Edit: Just be sure to get an alignment after. On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread
bassfreake Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Posted February 2, 2013 Do you have a jack and basic air tools? It's easy. You could probably do it yourself easily. Edit: Just be sure to get an alignment after. I have a hand crank jack... and a tire iron and some socket wrenches... lol I'm not really a car guy so I don't have much as far as car tools... last time I switched out my rims to my 20s I used a hand crank jack and took like 2-3 hours on it cuz I couldn't get the back tire onto the bolts cuz my back tires are free spinning and every time I tried to line it up it would move. Thanks I was pretty excited about the alt myself. kind of like a school girl, in a dress, on a swing. lol It's warming up enough that the donut-punching cyclist douchenozzles are getting their two wheeled fagmobiles out. My Build Log
hdorre Posted February 2, 2013 Report Posted February 2, 2013 Just a FYI.. You can use the ebrake to lock the rear tires for next time lol On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread
bassfreake Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Posted February 2, 2013 Just a FYI.. You can use the ebrake to lock the rear tires for next time lol I think I tried that the first time... I thought the e brake worked on the front tires though... I also tried putting a cement block on the brake pedal lol Thanks I was pretty excited about the alt myself. kind of like a school girl, in a dress, on a swing. lol It's warming up enough that the donut-punching cyclist douchenozzles are getting their two wheeled fagmobiles out. My Build Log
Pioneerchuck Posted February 3, 2013 Report Posted February 3, 2013 If you've got a friend with some simple tools like a jack, jack stand, some sockets, and ratchets you could do it in your driveway. And you can get a coil spring compression tool from advance auto, autozone, oreillys for rent. Takes about 45 minutes per side.
andygardner Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 If your doing rears i have read that the rear pinch bolt for the struts is a PITA to get undone. Im going to tackle that myself in a few weeks
Robert8252 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Posted February 4, 2013 From your post about changing tires I would not try it yourself. It is a easy task to do the rear springs but only of your familiar with work on cars. The pinch bolt comes out easy with a some heat and a impact. Average going rate is $500-1,000 for rear suspension and honestly you're way overdue for suspension work. Might as well get all 4 done. 2013 F150 Crew Cab Old Build Log Feedback 2013 F150 Equipment - Some Awesome Stereo Sound Making Stuff
bassfreake Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Posted February 4, 2013 ok so back to anyone know a good place to get it done in Hampton Roads, VA? Thanks I was pretty excited about the alt myself. kind of like a school girl, in a dress, on a swing. lol It's warming up enough that the donut-punching cyclist douchenozzles are getting their two wheeled fagmobiles out. My Build Log
bassfreake Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Posted February 20, 2013 found a place that will do it for $250 - $300 :-) I'm ok with that price range and I know they do good work cuz my dad has dealt with them on many occasions Thanks I was pretty excited about the alt myself. kind of like a school girl, in a dress, on a swing. lol It's warming up enough that the donut-punching cyclist douchenozzles are getting their two wheeled fagmobiles out. My Build Log
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