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Hi all... I am thinking about getting my spring installed... Any good shop around Bay area?

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Old 07-04-2012, 01:11 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi all... I am thinking about getting my spring installed... Any good shop around Bay area?
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Hi all... I am thinking about getting my spring installed... Any good shop around Bay area?
Z car garage in san jose. They are the best in the bay area
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I was gonna say it should be fun to do as a one day job for you and your buddies! lol.
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@ Tomnavone and Anthonyy: Thanks! I will check those places out. However, some of the yelp reviews for Z car garage aint that great...
@ Student: I hope I can do it myself... I saw the DIY's but still a bit scared to do this.
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I went to Speed Element in Fremont. They installed my Swift Springs and I have no complaints.

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Works - at Infineon raceway. Cost me $300-400 to have them put in. DON'T attempt to do them yourself unless you have a spring compressor.

Let a shop take care of it and pay the extra money.
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Works - at Infineon raceway. Cost me $300-400 to have them put in. DON'T attempt to do them yourself unless you have a spring compressor.

Let a shop take care of it and pay the extra money.
not an easy first time DIY
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I went to Speed Element in Fremont. They installed my Swift Springs and I have no complaints.

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+1 on this. They did the install in 2.5 hrs for about $170 tax included. Springs are moaning a little but i hear this goes away.

They moved their shop to San Jose though.
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DIY! The money you save will pay for the tools you need. (in this case, a nice set of spring compressors) As long as you have the space to work and store your new shiney tools. Buy good tools, not the cheapo type. In the long run you have all the tools you need for most jobs. Also, protect your tools from theft. I know lots of people who've had them stolen. I take the wheels off my rollaways so they don't end up rolling away.
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DIY! The money you save will pay for the tools you need. (in this case, a nice set of spring compressors) As long as you have the space to work and store your new shiney tools. Buy good tools, not the cheapo type. In the long run you have all the tools you need for most jobs. Also, protect your tools from theft. I know lots of people who've had them stolen. I take the wheels off my rollaways so they don't end up rolling away.
Hahah... I was thinking about it. Watched youtube video and read the DIY couple thousand times, however, still kinda scared. I am still waiting for the springs and sway bars as they are in back order....
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Hahah... I was thinking about it. Watched youtube video and read the DIY couple thousand times, however, still kinda scared. I am still waiting for the springs and sway bars as they are in back order....
Are ya trying to get front sway or rear? I have heard that front is good enough. What do u think>
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Are ya trying to get front sway or rear? I have heard that front is good enough. What do u think>
I got both front and rear. I got the Eibach Pro Plus kit.
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Finally got my springs and rear sway installed at Speed Element. Experience wise was not so good....:-( I drove from Dublin to San Jose because of the recommendations. When I got home, I found my F.I. exhaust was hanging low on the driver side. I lift the car up and found that my driver side exhaust was hanging by a freaking zip tie.... Called the shop right after, the installer broke the hanger stud and replace it with the zip tie during the rear sway installation. I was very pissed because how ethical was that. Drove back to the shop hoping the exhaust would not fall out on the freeway, they finally drilled through the stud and replaced it with a new bolt. Yup...it took me 2 freaking trips to get the installation done. Not to mention I had to close my office for both days....:-(

I would've been okay if they told me the truth after the install, and fix the problem. However, they let me drove off without telling me, and leaving me to find out myself. To me, honesty is more important than anything else. I understand that **** happens, but at least be honest and tell me what went wrong, and spend extra 30 mins to fix it instead of letting me drive 35+ miles home with possibility of exhaust falling out in the middle of the freeway and ended up hurting myself and others.
I am getting my alignment soon...hopefully I don't end up finding other broken bolts during the alignment...
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