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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:04 pm 
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wanted to know how much it would cost to get a silvia s13 lowered not to like 5cm though maybe say 10cm and wanted it to be really cheap. what would a cheap price be for springs etc and installation?


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:49 am 
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how much is really cheap?

cutting disc cheap, lowred springs cheap or coilover cheap?!

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:20 pm 
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:55 pm 
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my experiance with lowered springs is limmited iv never really used them, i once order a set of kingsprings for a mates s13 silvia the result was far from impressive ( looked average ) i use to work for coventrygroup so the set cost us $60 from memory no big loss, i think pedders might do a lowering kit for s13s maybe give them a go,

but my honoust opinion is if your not doing it ur self the average shop is gona stich ya for it id be guessing like $400ish?! prolly more ( i mean other then a couple of spring clams its pretty easy to do it urself )

so by the time you get someone else to do it and whatever else ur prolly better of spending that little extra and taking a chance on a 2nd hand set of coilovers...

thats just my opinion anyways, the quick fix is with an angle grinder and a couple of spair cutting discs lol...


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You can't drop the front end of a sil 100mm on lowered springs. There isn't enough travel in the stock strut.

No one will be able to supply you a rear spring to go that low either. You are going to have to cut springs to do it.

If you really want to go more than about 20mm lower you need to buy some cheap coilovers

Try BC, HSD, ISC

Than start looking for a heap of adjustable arms to correct the suspension geometry.

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And the next step after that will be to NOT post on here whining about how you were defected the next day and how unfair the police are and so on...


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And the next step after that will be to NOT post on here whining about how you were defected the next day and how unfair the police are and so on...


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