I have some P-drive's on the way after giving up on the JDM STi springs. Just too much work and really, not a necessity. Daily driver and 'some' spirited driving. No auto-x or anything. So I'm ordering p-drives for my bugeyes and wondering who can install these things, or help me. I'll pay of course. Payments of Money, beer, sex with my dog! Whatever. I just need some help and don't want to pay out my keester for a shop to do it.
Cool. You have access to a hoist don't you? I have some tools, I'm sure enough to do the job , but maybe not. I could swing by your place depending on how you would like to do it. Prolly ot for another week or 2. They haven't arrived yet.
I have a few hoist, strut compressor, and well the enough tools to get the job done. Evenings and weekends work the best... also that way I can give you the MNsubaru rate.
I did mine twice. You will need a car jack, a spring compressor, an impact wrench, a regular wrench and some metric sockets (either 17 or 19mm and 12mm). I thought I could do it without spring compressors and an impact wrench but I've concluded it is not possible. It takes about 2 hours. I recommend using a torque wrench too for the final install in the car. I would be more than glad to help but I'm a bit far (UP Michigan). This spring I'm switching out from my stockers back to H&Rs on the same KYB AGX struts I run year round. Its a decent combo.
recntly installed prodrives on my friends car, it's easy. And you'll like them, much better ride quality then my eibach prokit
Sounds good. Nights and weekends work best for me also. Yeah, you have a few tools i don't. But I figured I could just rent the spring compressor but hey! I don't have to now! I'd ask Bikerboy but he seems really busy lately. I think I have bugged him enough with miscellaneous questions! Plus, I get to meet more club members this way. Thanks for the offer Powerlabs.
when scuba steve and i did my p-drives, we went to autozone for FREE rental of the spring compressor.
I still haven't installed my prodrives... they are sitting in the garage waiting for "spring" (pun intended)
Just wondering how much is usually costs to get springs thrown on. I went down to a local shop and they told me approx. 600.... :0
Give me half of that and i'd still feel overpaid =] Mike can do the job the fastest if you can get to his shop as he has a wall mount compressor, chassis lift and air tools. Some springs like eibachs can be a PITA with autozone clamp compressors, however RA springs were easy with clamp compressors and next to impossible w/ wall mounts, so your mileage my vary but $600 for springs is really, really high. I once saw a guy go into a shop (used to be in WBL, cant remember the name) and he brought in a set of coilovers to be instaled and they told him it would take a couple of days to do, and charged him $500 for the install. I am kicking myself for not busting out a scissors jack in the parking lot and doing it for that much that day.
