ok, so i'm in miami til sunday. i'm looking for some shop to install my lowering springs and shocks for me. i would want to do it tomorrow so i can have the whole day friday and saturday to test it out before i have to take the 7+hr 500 miles trip back up to school. but the thing is i'm not too sure if i'll be able to do it tomorrow.

i have a friend who can help me out to do it for free but he won't be available until saturday.

so here are my choices...

a) do it tomorrow or friday hope nothing wrong.
b) do it after i return to school, probably more expensive
c) do it myself now, use the intalling money to buy the tools
d) do it myself later, use the installing money to buy the tools

 

If you don't have the time to get it done before you leave and make sure that nothing is wrong, then wait until you get back to school. You don't want to be in the middle of a 7-hour drive if something happens to go wrong.

 

IVAN DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF!!!!!

 

and just do it when you get back

 

well, i've done basic mechanical stuff like alternator, just nothing like axels and stuff?

i know that i need some rachets and a spring compressor, what else do i need or be careful for?

 

You'll definitely need the help. Also, if your car has seen any of that white stuff that falls in the winter, you'll probably break at least one lower strut mounting bolt. If that happens, you may run out of time.


Personally, I'd wait until you have the time (in case a problem arrises) and have a helper.

 

I'm just lazy and have always had friends hard up for cash who do it for like $40 for me

 

chinisimo theres a shop on oakland park blvd and i-95 thats decent if you want to drive a little north.

 

you can rent the tools you need from autozone.........but like everyone else said, you should o it when youve got plenty of time...you could run into a problem half way through and then youre really stuck if youve got a drive ahead of you.....it is easy to o tho if you have any kind of mechanical history