Pro kit install
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Pro kit install how much would a shop charge to install a pro kit? I might try to get someone to do it on the side but jsut wondering what you all paid..
too much. just do it yourself man. if u can put headers on u can definately change springs. i was being lazy when i put the g2 springs in and was qouted 200+ everywhere i asked. even if i brought the struts in. in short i did it myself because im a cheap ***.
It involves on the back lifting your car up and putting jack stands on the frame then just compress the spring and take it off. Reverse for installation. I have never messed with the front springs, however it can't be that hard. It would take ~10 minutes to do the back two springs.
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what do you do to compress the spring do you need some kind of special tool or anything? i havent ever really messed with springs and shocks before i have no clue
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You need a spring compressor, you can get it at autozone for a deposit and take it back when you are done. I did mine at home with a floor jack and jack stands...it was a pain in the butt. Done it twice once for the springs and once for the shocks. If you don't have them do the shocks too. The front is much harder to do than the backs...truthfully the back is about a 20 minute job once the car is off the ground...the fronts you have to do a little more work, take off the front calipers (Not a necessity but makes it easier) to make room. Take off strut bolts, and the shock bolts on the spindle or whatever you call that and then move the spindle down to release the strut in one piece.
Then you need to compress the spring and take the bolt off the top of the shock/strut and it should just fall off. Then release the compressor and put it on the new spring and reverse the process and put it back together.
Then you need to compress the spring and take the bolt off the top of the shock/strut and it should just fall off. Then release the compressor and put it on the new spring and reverse the process and put it back together.
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i found a write up on how to do it, but not sure i want to tackle it..what do you guys think am i jsut being a puss? how long do you think it will take..its my daily driver so i dont want it to be down long
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I am not the most mechanical person and I did it with floor jack and jackstands by myself in 4 hours. If you have the right tools it should not take any longer than that. You can do it you big pus 
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Originally Posted by NOIR
Anyone have any clearance issues with that pro kit? I def need a drop.
Honestly I have the pro kit and am thinking of going with the BMR kit as a replacement. I am getting tired of the speed bump scraping parade.
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Originally Posted by Magnet
shut up ***! lol j/p i'll tlak to my dad to see if he will help me
I was J/K but really you can do it. This was the first mod I did to my car.
It took me about 10 minutes on the back, and the front took about a hour mabey?
I had the springs on my shocks already though..
As long as your headers don't hang too much clearence isn't that bad, just steep driveways and stuff is a pain.
I had the springs on my shocks already though..
As long as your headers don't hang too much clearence isn't that bad, just steep driveways and stuff is a pain.
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Originally Posted by Magnet
are you on your stock shocks?? i think im gonna have to run stock shocks until i can afford/ justify revalved bilsteins 
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i know thats what i hear, but i can't really pay for it right now, unless i get a good deal in for sale section or soemthing, but i dont have an extra 530+ for revalvs
Originally Posted by camar0corey
damn slowmofo, that looks great! No issues with the longtubes? I want to get some pacesetter longtubes, and have thought about doing springs.
I have the hookers, and they tuck up great. I have had no problems at all with them, I have scraped the black air damn a few times on steep driveways, and some speed bumps. I got them from a friend who had SLP Longtubes, and he would have had problems with them