Any shops that'll install Spring/Shock Combo for $120?

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Old May 8, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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No, the sedan is stock with sport suspension. But I have coupe and Z springs at the ready.
 
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Old May 9, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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cool
 
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Old May 9, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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RZ took longer than expected and charged me a total of $133.00 (tax included).

They had to do a little more work than expected because I had to use my bump stops, shock mounts and spring Hats.

The Z suspension that I got were missing those and they had to assemble and compress the suspension before putting it on.

Suspension is on and so far has dropped the front 1in (+-) and the rear seems 1/2-3/4th of a drop.

2005 Z and G sways were exactly the same thickness so the Z's are still in the box and my OEM are staying on the car(for now)

Supension seems tighter and handles much better. I can feel the bumps a bit more. It feels like a total different car (for the better)h

Somewhere along the way home 15 miles into my drive the car started a rattle/creak in the rear passenger only(sounds like somethings loose whenever I hit even the softest bump). I got home and took out the box of old suspension parts and tire/lug nut case and took it for a spin again (thought that was the cause). But the rattling is still there??? Please assist!!! I called the shop back but of course it didn't rattle when the mechanic test drove it and they can't help until they see the car again tomorrow. I will be posting a thread in the suspension forum asking for tips and advice.

If I can get this rattling fixed, this was a great mod.

I will post pictures once I get all of this resolved!!
 
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Old May 9, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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sweet... hated. I hate rattles. Oh jeez.
 
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Old May 9, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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That's great, Jason. I'm eager to see the pics.
 
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Old May 9, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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yeah, I hope to solve the rattling and then post some pics when the springs settle some more
 
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Old May 9, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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I am watching teh tech thread too. I hope they can get this straight for ya!
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Noah, congrats on the 1000th post you PW
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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Aww shcuks. Thanks. I was going to note it in the thread where it occured but figured I would let it slip by with a whimper.

Did you find out about the noise yet?

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I am way down here in comparison to some PW's
 
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Old May 10, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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Check the exhaust and make sure it's not hitting for some reason. when I had the Greddy exhaust on mine, it would occasionally hit something back there, but not always. Maybe it took 15 miles to rattle because of settling.
 
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Old May 11, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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My car looks great with the 350 suspension on it. RZ put it on yesterday but on my way home I started to notice a loud rattling from the rear passenger. I thought it might had been my OEM suspension in the trunk and kept going. I got home, took out the suspension and the ratling was still there?? I brought it back to them today and when the took a look at it, to their surprise one of the bolts from my rear shock tower had broken off?? After 1 hour they fixed it as good as new and it is still riding/looking great.


Just think though, I drove over 100 miles on only one rear shock bolt. Wow
 
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Old May 11, 2006 | 11:09 PM
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Good thing both bolts didn't break.
 
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Old May 12, 2006 | 07:17 AM
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yep. i would be very un-happy
 
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Old May 12, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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So no more rattling?
 
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Old May 12, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Nope, no more and let's keep it that way
 
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