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ecoslion
28th January 2005, 03:18
i wanna get my car lowered 60mm roughly.

i did my old pug myself and ended up with the strut being backwards lol, i wanna get the saxo done by a pro.
who in kent will lower it front and back if i supply the kit?

i've asked my regular mechanic and he said he wont touch the torsion bar as it will affect the handling and he dont wanna be liable if i stack it. so i asked another, and they said the same, so i need to get front kit fitted and rear torsion lowered to match the front. where can i get it done and how much should i expect to pay?

also whats a good kit to get? has anyone seen any good deals anywhere?
GreenSaxo
28th January 2005, 03:40
i got mine done at r-tec (http://www.r-tecautodesign.com/)
reevesy_vtr
28th January 2005, 03:45
how much did you pay at r-tec.
GreenSaxo
28th January 2005, 03:46
not sure.. was 400 for the kit and fitting..
reevesy_vtr
28th January 2005, 03:48
is that a full kit or just front springs.
ecoslion
28th January 2005, 03:48
r-tec say roughly 80quid + vat just for the torsionbar.

how much did you pay all in mate?
what kit have you used?
i want a decent kit, and i have just over £200 on the kit alone so any ideas would be great
SaxoAL
28th January 2005, 03:51
Mine was done at Rtec.. supply and fit springs and lower torsion bar by them is £180, back when I had it done. I ended up paying a little over £200, for a bit of arch work aswell as lowering.
reevesy_vtr
28th January 2005, 04:01
did you know that r-tec is owned by the same person that started up ripspeed in edminton.
reevesy_vtr
28th January 2005, 04:02
and used to own extrem in harlow
C2_VTR
28th January 2005, 06:59
is that why r-tec is actually quite good then... extreme has now gone down the pan i think!
reevesy_vtr
29th January 2005, 00:02
extreme are on the verge of going bust.
Smithy
29th January 2005, 03:23
did you know that r-tec is owned by the same person that started up ripspeed in edminton.

Don't think thats quite right. Think it was Jason Ripps old man who actually started up Ripspeed.
reevesy_vtr
29th January 2005, 04:27
Yes keith rip. i ment people. And the bloke that owned extreme with him was nearly killed out side his house in hoddesdon it was on the news a few years ago. something to do with the maffia i think.
gidders3
3rd February 2005, 05:06
yeah go with r tec. cost me £85 to have torsion bar done. none of my local garages would touch it either......boring gits
scotty_04
3rd February 2005, 05:10
ive got a dvd with extreme on and all there cars have got flames comming out of the exhausts smileys/smiley5.gif
AL1900
3rd February 2005, 22:32
I went to R-Tec. Superb! Just not a lot to do while you wait. But worth it.
GreenSaxo
3rd February 2005, 23:35
get jimo to make the tea smileys/smiley17.gif or walk the the garden centre and get some food from the cafe.. or catch a bus to the galleria, or wander round the industrial estate.. lol
reevesy_vtr
3rd February 2005, 23:43
but there is not much to do in the galleria smileys/smiley5.gif
GreenSaxo
3rd February 2005, 23:46
never been there... lol
reevesy_vtr
3rd February 2005, 23:59
mate dont it is full of seconds shops and full of CHAVS.