Big Pimpin

I was thinking about getting the A-spec suspension and the dealer quoted me at $1500 installed is that good or bad? It seems high, but I dont know so thanks.

Savio

that's way high! DIY and save $$$$$

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

Dealer quoted me 800 for suspension wehn i found it for 600
and labor 1000 when its said to be done no more then 200 or 300

iamhomin

Though the stealership ensures quality work, I'd do it else where. The labor rate is way too high.

mg7726

get it on ebay for $600. if you have the tools, do it youself. it's not the labor rate, it's the overestimate of hours by the stealership.

jlukja

Careful fellas (and ladies, if any), he's posting from British Columbia so he might be quoting Canadian dollars.

Howard911s

if you change to A spec suspension. does it affect the camber at all? or affect anything else?

madmanmax3000

Just a thought....possibly answered before...

The TSX comes stock with the same suspension for MT and AT, however the A-Spec comes in two versions. I have an MT and it rides very high (leaving room for the extra weight of an AT). If I get the A-Spec for MT, wont that be a larger drop than if somebody with AT got A-Spec?

Bill Hook

Yes, and many folks recommend getting a rear camber kit from Ingalls Engineering to compensate.

ianS

Not nesscessary, all 4 cambers on my car are still in spec after the a-spec.

tonka_146

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO get teins they are a little bit more but you can also control your height... IMO i realllllllly dont like the way the aspec kit sits on the tsx

Big Pimpin

Shit I forgot to type $1500 CDN for the a-spec installed It was late and I didnt know what the hell I was thinking theres just so many things I could do with my car next after I get the system in on the 20th.

dmbfan36_23

I just got my new 2005 TSX last week and I had the A-Spec suspension installed. I fought with them and got them to do an alignment as well, despite them telling me that "Acura doesn't require one"... our agreement was if it comes up out of spec the alignment is on the house, if not I pay for it. It was definitely out of spec (heel/toe), so it was free.

I asked about the camber and the guy that did the alignment (I didn't get a printout because the printer was down I guess) said the rear-camber is slightly out of spec, but in his opinion, not enough to justify a camber kit. He said watch the tires, but it should be fine...

Your price of $1500 Canadian ($1236.60 US) dollars is WAY high..... I got the suspension for $640 (had them pricematch acuraparts247.com) and they charged me $175 for installation... just over 2 hrs of labor....