glassjaw

yea, so i go to this local place and thats what they quoted me with alignment. without alignment its $387. WAY beyond the price i expected. i was expecting around 200.

i called a local tuner shop but they don't work on cars anymore they just tint windows. The guy told me they used to charge 200 dollars for coilover installations a few years ago. He also told me to try Maxi Muffler or any other brake shop.

are there any good Chain auto shops that can do it for lower than that ridiculous price?

btw, i live in chattanooga, tennessee if there are any tennessian's around here

CCColtsicehockey

yeah that is wack. my local shop charged 200 for the coilovers and another 50 to do the camber kit since they were already doing the coilovers.

llJrockll

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$150 in Chitown......

I suggest you go somewhere else.

glassjaw

i just called another place (please excuse my newbiness) i asked him how much it was for coilover installs, he said the its 175 for the STRUTS and coilover...

i asked him, strut? i have the shocks and lowering springs which is the coilover, he said "the TSX had the factory struts on them if thats what you mean, so it would be 175 to install the strut and coilovers"

what the hell does that mean?

HaPPy jU1cE

what kind of susp. do you have? are you replacing the whole shock, such as tein flex or something along those lines, or are you only putting on coilover sleeves?

glassjaw

i have tein basics

evo_to_tsx

seems like the install place doesnt know what they are talking about if they are referring struts and coilovers as separate units.. watch out..

FYI I got my tein basics + camber kit and installed for $880 OTD

Benz_05_TSX

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Wow..I pay $70 canadian for a coilover + ingalss camber install privately!! hahaha...and even all the local shops around here, including AJR, only charges me $120 cdn....wow, maybe I should come down here and do installs. Doesn't look too hard.

chuson

I got my TEIN Basic/Eibach Camber kit installed for $240CDN installed w/ alignment, and my BuddyClub Racing Spec/Eibach Camber kit installed for $160CDN no alignment.

I was dumb enough to called Acura dealership and asked for install, they give me a quote for $780CDN w/ alignment, charged for $150CDN/hr labour.

ILoveMyHonda

the shop probably assumed u have the sleeve over type coilover.

Why don't u try a DYI. It's fairly simple.

glassjaw

i would but anything i do myself always ends up not working

HaPPy jU1cE

where are you located? i'll do it for you for 100 if you're local

VegaTSX

He's in chattanooga, tennessee

hyun

i got mine done for 75.00 :>

Reach

Get the service manual for $70 and do it with a friend. I did the only thing better, got a friend and his service manual.

Expect to pay significantly more for an alignment on a lowered car though. I paid $150 for one with camber kit adjustment, but they guaranteed the work at least. Most places won't warantee the alignment on a lowered car.

glassjaw

i'll probably swing by the place i called earlier today and show him what i have and if he can do it. their ad says they do air ride suspension, so i'm sure they can do this.


hopefully it'll get done tomm and ill take some pics

jdmturtleracin

where you located at??? i'll do it for you in my garage for a small fee if you in florida

psykotik

damn.. id do it for 100

jwood_06TSX

I agree with Reach one this one! I still have some scanned images and directions that i gathered from here saved in a Word file i could send you if you want that i used when i did the install with a buddy of mine. Just make sure you rent a spring compressor and if you could get your hands on an impact wrench it will save you a lot of time. Let me know if you might want the info i gathered. It is def MORE info then you need but you can pick and choose what to use. I got stuff from the A Spec install, JTso notes, and a few other random places.

glassjaw

thanks man for that info, turns out i found a place that did it for 200 bucks!

just picked it up right now, but i'll take some pictures of it tomm in the daylight!

confusedjojo

did they align it too?

confusedjojo

i guess jwood finally installed his tiens

glassjaw

no they didn't align it, i never asked

Ishakir

Gotta get an alignment!

What I recommend is Firestone, they have a lifetime digital alignment program for around $150 bucks, covers everything (atleast at my Firestone). So if you do any height adjustments, you can just take it in for an alignment right away without having to pay again.

jwood_06TSX

haha yea, i installed them a few months ago now!! They are finally officailly broken in now and not as stiff as they were at first! Its a little rough over certain types of bumps, but handling is awesome!

Sean - I tried to PM but your box is full. I can send you the install word file i have if you give me your email address. Let me know and i'll send it over to you.


glassjaw - Make sure you get it aligned befor eyou drive to far! I drove mine 40 miles from where i installed them, but since i had it aligned for the eibach prokit already, it wasn't off by much at all. But that is a sweet install deal!! I really liked installing my own cause i was able to lube up all the bolts i wanted to and such.

bluexcrush

wow that's so expensive.. i got mine done for $130 CAD