Terry, P? They don't paint their saggy springs red do they?? Biggest mistake I ever made with my 1600 wagon, was to go to P. Ohh well my back had just shat itself and I needed the job done. I am currently saving for some nice yellow kings for her now. Later. Rick White.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:35 PM Subject: RE: what front springs on 240K struts in a 1600 > I've seen this a lot around here in Canberra and it's not a recent > phenomena, car shops have this idea that if they don't really want to do > something on your car which is 30+ yo, you're blond and/or female, > especially for all three and they know SFA about what goes with what, they > think they can quote around double CommonWhore rates to cover their > incompetence - if you accept their offer then they're laughing. > > Changing springs isn't rocket science on a strut, you only need a few metric > rings or sockets and preferably both (12, 14 & 17mm) and a spring > compressor - even a half decent one only costs $50 at Supercheap. You are > better off to source the springs yourself and even if you get a local garage > to change the springs over, then you'll be in front. There are a number of > good places around here and most of them don't start with P. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark > Sent: Tuesday, 11 February 2003 9:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: what front springs on 240K struts in a 1600 > > > I want to roll into a suspension place and change the front springs. > Currently the centre of wheel to guard measurement is about 290mm both > front and rear. The aim is to lift the front about an inch, and get some > compliance in the front. When I spoke to a suspension place a few weeks > ago he said he'd need to look at the struts to work out what goes in and > said the price would be about $500!! I was thinking two springs at ~$80 > ea plus fitting should be ~$200-240 range. > > Mark.JT. > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
