confused , need help Options

[NaderG]

my car is finally getting painted , so now it is time to plan for a new project !
-i want to drop the ride hight by about 1 inch .... what do i need to buy ?? as far as i understand , all i need is springs ... anything else ?? any body recommend anything else to be done while doing this , ex: sway bars?
do i need to replace shocks ? coil covers ?
- i am also thinking of getting cross drilled rotors , what is a good place to buy them from ?? .... i was also wondering how to undo the bolts on the rear brake caliper and the bracket it is mounted on ?? ( the reason i am asking is because i use a breaker bar to do the front and i have to turn the wheels in order to reach)
- i want to bleed brakes while doing all this because i want to paint my calipers away from the car , how exactly do i do this ??
thanks everybody !

[creis]

your asking a lot of diff questions.

to drop the car about an inch, I would get the tein S tech spings and since your doing it I would get new shock as well, but if you stock onces are in good shape they should do just fine, I have and would recomend kyb gr-2s there a good OEM replacement and I have mine with coilovers dropped about 3" and there great.

as for cross drilled rotors try tirerack, or some other online pleaces but i'm not sure what companes make them from our cars, I have brimbo corss drilled, but there hard to find. just try diff angles and whatever breakerbars you got to get em loose, I dont remember what I did but dont think it was too hard.

you'll have to do a little more then bleading your breaks if your taking the calipers compleatly off the car, you will have to refill, and then bleed them, not going to exsplane that whole process. best to have a pro do it as its very important.

[LewFX]

just pay me to do it! problem solved.

[frosty]

just pay me to do it! problem solved.

Ha, what a business man!

How many miles do you have on the celi? It would be a good idea to replace the shocks if they have alot of miles on them. There are also ground control coilovers that everyone likes.

And creis is right, there's alot to painting the calipers right, (and please, if you paint them, do it right! I hate to see screwed up calipers!)

[NaderG]

just pay me to do it! problem solved.

Ha, what a business man!

How many miles do you have on the celi? It would be a good idea to replace the shocks if they have alot of miles on them. There are also ground control coilovers that everyone likes.

And creis is right, there's alot to painting the calipers right, (and please, if you paint them, do it right! I hate to see screwed up calipers!)

101K right now , so how much should i expect to pay for suspension parts ? as in springs and shocks ? .... i shoudl keep my brake stuff for later i guess

[LewFX]

average spring price is $150, shocks depends on what u want, most kybs go for 40-50 each.

[NaderG]

average spring price is $150, shocks depends on what u want, most kybs go for 40-50 each.

thats a bit more than a expected but i think i can still do it ....

[LewFX]

just change the springs until the the struts go bad, then replace them

[NaderG]

just change the springs until the the struts go bad, then replace them

that means more work ! .. i'd rather do everything i can at once ... i want to change the sway bars while doign the springs... how much does it cost ?
where is the best place to buy all that stuff from ?

[LewFX]

sway bars at nopionline.com ask for the group buy price that we had a long time ago...i charge extra to put those in.

[LewFX]

thinking about it, you might want to upgrade your end links as well. those can be ez to get or really hard and need to be cut off..those are 75 bux for those really nice ones. think of how much u wanna spend on suspension and get back to me.

[NaderG]

thinking about it, you might want to upgrade your end links as well. those can be ez to get or really hard and need to be cut off..those are 75 bux for those really nice ones. think of how much u wanna spend on suspension and get back to me.

I want to spend the least i can spend , so i might actualy do some work myself and leave the hard stuff for a more experienced person like you .... first i have to see how much money i can spare

This post has been edited by NaderG: Oct 10, 2007 - 7:03 PM

[LewFX]

i dont charge that much, sways and lowering prob cost you 50 bux labor thru me

[NaderG]

i dont charge that much, sways and lowering prob cost you 50 bux labor thru me

Sway bars are too expensive , so i will probably do just lowering ... my shocks are fine , i will probably change the brake rotors and paint the calibers hanging in the wheel well .... to avoid extra expenses.

[NaderG]

ok , so i decided to lower the car and do shocks later on .... what springs give good results for a good price ? ... i am looking for 1 or 1.5 inch drop front and rear .

[NaderG]

Bump: what kind of springs do u recommend that lasts for a good price ??

[LewFX]

eibach, sprint, tein

[NaderG]

how much would u charge me if u put them on LEW ? and which city are u located in ?

[njccmd2002]

you'll have to do a little more then bleading your breaks if your taking the calipers compleatly off the car, you will have to refill, and then bleed them, not going to exsplane that whole process. best to have a pro do it as its very important.

What i did, took the calipers out. to prevent from spilling the brake fluid. I put the bolt back in witha balloon. Like a seal. Not very pro, but worked for me. All i had to do is bled the brakes a little to get the air in the caliper......



if youre not sure how to do it, please dont do it, cause i hear bleeding the whole brakes system is a pain...