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Old 10-19-2007, 01:50 PM
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I'm considering paying someone to lower my car so how much did you pay?
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its pretty easy man. i personally wouldnt pay anyone to do it. rears will take all of 10 minutes. fronts a little longer since a bit more work involved.
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I just haven't done much w/ suspension but I guess there's a first time for everything. Did you have to put an adjustable panhard bar on?
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Originally Posted by jman0322
I just haven't done much w/ suspension but I guess there's a first time for everything. Did you have to put an adjustable panhard bar on?
anytime you lower the vehicle, getting an adjustable PHR is necessary to re-center the rear end (or in some cases, center, as it was never centered in the first place).
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It's not that hard to do, a weekend project really
There's a writeup at ls1howto that'll guide you thru the work
Just be careful when compressing springs they do pack a punch if the compressor lets loose
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Originally Posted by stevensLS1
its pretty easy man. i personally wouldnt pay anyone to do it. rears will take all of 10 minutes. fronts a little longer since a bit more work involved.
Ha, I don't know if I'd say 10 min...more like a couple hours if you're doing shocks and springs. But yeah, it's not that hard, just take you're time and make sure everything goes back the way it came out.
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I changed the rear springs and shocks on an LT1 car with jacks and jackstands in 30 minutes with 3 guys working on it (one in the car, other two below). The fronts took about 2 hours.
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Thanks Guys!
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Def do it yourself. It might be a PITA the first time but you'll thank yourself for saving $$.
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i would say no more then $150.... or you can spend 2-3hrs doing it yourself
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