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Where to get Coilovers installed....
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:02 pm
by Maximo02R/T
Is there anyplace i can get my Stage 3 Coilovers installed down there.... ima be in town this weekend and im bringing them with me.... i would like to get thme installed while im in town.... if u know of a place..... or u could do it yourself let me know... I'll pay u if i have to.
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:29 pm
by Vinny
I'll do it. How about this, if you want me to do it by myself $100, if you want to get dirty too and supply pizza you don't have to pay anything. You'll be on your own for alignment and corner-weighting, but I will be able to get a rough camber setting to get you by until you can get a proper alignment.
Let me know.
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:45 pm
by Maximo02R/T
Vinny wrote:I'll do it. How about this, if you want me to do it by myself $100, if you want to get dirty too and supply pizza you don't have to pay anything. You'll be on your own for alignment and corner-weighting, but I will be able to get a rough camber setting to get you by until you can get a proper alignment.
Let me know.
works for me...... u free saturday..... and what is corner weighting.....
# is 586-258-8309
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:01 pm
by Diablo0
... Vinnys running a Neon Speed Shop from his house
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:03 pm
by Vinny
Yeah i should be able to do it Saturday, If you could be here by 10:00-11:00 that would rock. You getting dirty or paying me?
In corner-weighting the goal is to equalize the combined weight on the LF and RR tires, and the weight on the RF and LR tires. It is highly recommended on cars with coilovers as without it cornering can be unpredictable. Here is a decent article I found on google explaining corner-weighting in basic terms.
http://www.eurotuner.com/howto/26598/
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:17 pm
by Maximo02R/T
I will be getting dirty, but i'll pay yah aswell..... cause this is stuff i need to learn....... im heading down sometime tomorrow morning..... so u have my # so u could call me tomorrow night with the rest of the details...
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:44 pm
by Maximo02R/T
VINNY IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!
He installed the coilovers i a little over 3 hours..... with occasional breaks everynow and then... Car looks nice.... the ass aint flyin in the air no more.... im ver satisfied and impressed with his work..... i took pics but i got to wait till i get back home to michigan to post them...... he tooks pics as well maybey he will post a few...
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 5:16 pm
by Vinny
Before:
(awful lighting, should have taken the pic from the other side)
After:
Yeah, some positive camber in the back... It's not too bad, it'll be ok until alignment time. When you get your alignment, Micah, tell them you want as much negative camber in the front as possible, up to -2 degrees.
If I had it to do again it would have been closer to two hours, but I didn't know 2nd gens so well going into it and a few other little things slowed me down some (finding jack points, forgetting to loosen lugs before jacking lol). The drop is awesome, low enough we had to use two 2x4s under each tire to get it down and the jack out from under it. When you are standing there with the hood open the engine is so low almost like a lowered older Honda. Glad you're happy with it, and it's always good to meet more Neon people!
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:15 pm
by KB9QDI
Looks good.....ya need to meet up with me and snag my extra clear Modern Performance Tail light
I just sold a set of SRT rims
Joe
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:10 pm
by Diablo0
Looks GREAT! Looks just about like mine used to be...
you still in Cincy the rest of this weekend, you going back tomorrow or Monday?
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:25 pm
by evlneon
hawtness. good job guys.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:39 am
by Maximo02R/T
Diablo0 wrote:Looks GREAT! Looks just about like mine used to be...
you still in Cincy the rest of this weekend, you going back tomorrow or Monday?
im heading back monday so i should still be around tomorrow, Y whast up?
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:44 am
by TConsciousStream
Lookin good.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:46 am
by Diablo0
Maybe we can get some people together to grab something to eat...
Vinny, Joe, Fred... anyone else want to try and meet up tomorrow (well today now) somewhere and grab something to eat and hang out for a little bit? I'd say go down and watch the fireworks but traffic and all those people... dunno if it's worth it.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 3:21 am
by mynameiskiller
i gotta work sunday at 5:00, and ill most likely be sleeping til 4:00 or so, i just got off an 11+ hour shift (its 4:20am as i type this
) and have to go back for 9 more tomorrow.
...i hate my job, but i get paid decent, so, what can you do?