General Coilovers

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

ive got the gsr. just not got the rempa yet.. u'll be happy to hear...

i just ordered my coilovers from rimstyle i got the fk highsports which can drop up to 100mm. they are being delivered tomorrow

 

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

sold out! that sucks!

I paid 389 from rimstyle free next day delivery,

 

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

today is a good day

My coilovers i ordered yesterday have arrived
the tyres i ordered 2days ago arrived today
the hard drive i ordered 2days ago has arrived today
my new ikea furniture is arriving today...


i'll be a busy boy

 

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

i'll take plenty of pics as i'm doing it.. me and my mate put fk's on his lupo gti.. should be straight forward enough

 

[muppet42]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

i'll take plenty of pics as i'm doing it.. me and my mate put fk's on his lupo gti.. should be straight forward enough

I'm thinking the Top Gear "How hard can it be?" could be appropriate here

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

i might go round some garages tomorrow to see how much they want to do the suspension swap, just so that when i'm doing it and get stuck i can keep in mind i'm saving x money. did you get and quotes?

 

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

i might go round some garages tomorrow to see how much they want to do the suspension swap, just so that when i'm doing it and get stuck i can keep in mind i'm saving x money. did you get and quotes?

to have my springs fitted i paid £60 mate.. i imagine it would be the same price for springs and shocks.
and prob the same again for coilovers

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

if its only £60 why the hell would anyone do it themselves???

 

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

£60 was cheap coz i was having loads of other stuff done. i think most places charge £100+

 

[Argonought]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

Local Fiat specialist to me charges £75+VAT

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

even £75 makes it seem pointless to spend all day doing it yourself. and the work is covered, and done properly. not that i doubt my technical ability of course

 

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

even £75 makes it seem pointless to spend all day doing it yourself. and the work is covered, and done properly. not that i doubt my technical ability of course

changing the springs yourself ( if you know what your doing) should only take a couple of hours..
im going to attempt my coilovers in 1 hour 30mins tomorrow. if not my car will self destruct

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

i'll get a few quotes, if its over 100 i'll wait till my mate get back form his holiday.

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

just went down to the local independant so he could give me a quote and he said assuming i can get the droplinks off ok it'll be £30 a corner. the guy is right next to a nationwide garage and a nationwide guy said they would charge £200+ for the job if they were allowed to do it. i dunno what to do now. find a few more quotes me thinks.

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

yeah i'm going to have a go. i can think of much better ways to spend £120. will i need to get my cars tracking done after the job? anyone got any prices for that.

 

[jostheboss]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

I got my tracking done straight after, but i'd also had new tyres, so wanted to get it done anyway.

I paid £20 ish, and got all 4 wheels done...

 

[minimad99]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

"You can't go wrong"........... famous last words, LOL.
In theory it's straight forward, it will all depend how easily everything comes apart and if you've got suitable tools.
I had no major shakes when i did mine, just make sure you've got a decent set of spring compressors that are not too short as the stilo front springs are huuuuuuggggggeeeee.

 

[coyle]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

https://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/160338-new-coilovers-chequered-roof.html?p=1700001

the pics as promised

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

yep, just got home and found them in my room, i should be fitting everything tomorrow, i'll keep you posted..

 

[oliemery311]

Re: Stilo Coilovers

who said my postman was a he?....

guess what...there done!!! me and my mate fitted them today, its really not that hard at all. very tired now tho. i'll get some more pics when it stops pi$$ing it down. your car is loads lower than mine. it feels good tho.

before/after.