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Mr_Hush
26th May 2005, 01:47
hi can you post a pic of ur lowered saxo and say how much it is lowered by front and back please smileys/smiley17.gif

Craig
26th May 2005, 02:02
here ya go 40mm on apex springs/members/CRaig17Furio/5427D_car4.jpg

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Foxy_VTR
26th May 2005, 02:05
Price Craig?? Include fitting ;)

wideboy
26th May 2005, 02:09
dont be lazy - go and look thru the gallery or the "your saxos" section

Foxy_VTR
26th May 2005, 02:11
Well said old chap smileys/smiley14.gif Lmao, out of interest (since that this thread has been started) how much would i be looking at for fitting the springs and adgjusting my torsion bar to match??? As im thinking of getting mine lowered.

Craig
26th May 2005, 02:12
it was 150 quid just for fitting and doing torsion bar got springs from garreth for about 50 odd form gsmotorsport smileys/smiley17.gif

Foxy_VTR
26th May 2005, 02:17
Aye thats what i got quoted mate not bad. I got quoted 280 quid plus vat just for colour coding :|

Craig
26th May 2005, 02:18
lol thats expensive

darrensvtr
26th May 2005, 02:19
if you look at my car in your cars its been lowered 40mm with spax springs and rear adjusted to match. had springs fitted and rear done for £50.good to hava mate ata garage.

Craig
26th May 2005, 02:20
oh your lucky then i would have atempted it myself but the torsion bar is abit tricky smileys/smiley2.gif

darrensvtr
26th May 2005, 02:23
loadsa places dont even like doing torsoin bars coz they can be a biiaatch

hopey
26th May 2005, 02:25
no way round it go to the pros to drop your car they no what their doing!

Craig
26th May 2005, 02:26
i went to a garage i know who do loads and there a citroen/peugeot specialist its where i get most work done smileys/smiley17.gif

Foxy_VTR
26th May 2005, 02:33
Aye my uncle was up for doing it until i told him it was a torsion bar. Suddenly he doesnt answer his phonesmileys/smiley7.gif

Craig
26th May 2005, 02:44
yeh why is it french cars have torsion bars my frend had a mk 4 zetec fiesta and its springs all round?

Foxy_VTR
26th May 2005, 02:52
Yeah im cuz's Seat Arosa is aswell!!! He hadn no problems.

boz
26th May 2005, 02:53
cost me 40squid for me 60mm springs and 160 to fit and lower torsion bar, tracking and wheel alignment smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley4.gif

saxx
26th May 2005, 02:57
cost me £170 altogether - only one garage would touch it tho so didnt have much choice

Foxy_VTR
26th May 2005, 03:01
Aye i might have to pay price, worth the finish though it starts your car off, that and some nice rims i think.

Dan
26th May 2005, 03:08
i paid £40 for 60mm springs an £80 to have then fitted and also the torsion bar set to match!so £120 all in! smileys/smiley2.gif

Foxy_VTR
26th May 2005, 03:12
Where was this Dan! I rang that Century Auto Refinishers today and i got quoted 280 plus VAT for full colour coding, is that what you got quoted Dan?

Yates
26th May 2005, 03:12
cost me 100 to fit front shocks and springs and back shocks and adjust torsion bar!!

Dan
26th May 2005, 04:02
cheap as fook that matey!

century dont do lowering as they only do bodywork!

skipp123
26th May 2005, 13:44
mines about 65/70mm front 80/90mm rear {2 clicks ish}

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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/skipp123/CIMG0987.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/skipp123/CIMG0985.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/skipp123/CIMG0980.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/skipp123/CIMG0982.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/skipp123/CIMG0981.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/skipp123/CIMG0979.jpg

skipp123
26th May 2005, 13:44
oh and it dont rub.... only on full lock but just slightly

steveo21
26th May 2005, 17:05
nice wheels mate what are they?

saxx
26th May 2005, 17:12
thats it im going lower!!!

skipp123
26th May 2005, 18:01
u know what i dont know iv forgoton...... there 17's though all work done at r-tec there the tittys.. smileys/smiley17.gif

wideboy
26th May 2005, 22:46
skipp wheres ur passenger side front eyebrow?? did u kno it was missing?! smileys/smiley17.gif

skipp123
27th May 2005, 16:02
yeah 2 days after sorting everything i smashed a headlight overtaking someone stone chip.... had to smash the glass out to remove the eye brow, the stuff i used origanly was called flexiplex or something, its the stuff window repair people use to hold ur windscreen in £40 a can and once opend drys up in 2/3 days so just keeping my eye out for a window bloke, bloody night mare.... soz for the long reply p.s whos the bird on ur sig????