how to suspension

[astroham]

Hi all ... i have searched the how to section and cant find anything ... i have some springs, shocks, front and rear sway bars, front strut brace, and some bushes ... does anyone know if there is a thread on how to do this?

[TI3VOM]

On how to do what exactly?

[B3nj]

^^^ how to suspension!! lol

[Woollie]

^^^ how to suspension!! lol

Make a sculpture maybe

[astroham]

lol fair enough ... it was late and i was tired ... how to install new shocks springs swaybars bushes and strut braces

[Troy711]

Apparently front sway bars are an absolute bastard to install. Also, depending on what bushes you bought you may need a press to get them in.

[Phantom6 SportWagon]

easy: Put them into the boot of your car and drive down to a suspension specialist, fork out $400 and get it done by the pros.......

[astroham]

600 plus wheel alignement is the best price i have been quoted ... and its only front springs

[Ian Johnston]

Thats what happens when you live in Sydney. You have to pay for the rich peoples houses
Still worth paying someone who knows what they are doing.

[rum87]

Out of interest how much would a set of sway bars be for a ute be fitted??

[UFO]

600 plus wheel alignement is the best price i have been quoted ... and its only front springs

keep ringing around mate, that's rediculously expensive. I got pedders sportsryder springs supplied and fitted with wheel alignment for $600.
to be honest its not worth the trouble trying to do it yourself. get pro's to do it.... faster, cheaper, and you know it will be done better than some rookie in a home garage stuffing things up.

allow $50 a corner to change springs, then because springs are already off another $20 a corner to change shocks over. that's $280.
forget about the strut brace.... its a wank factor addon that will do nothing for your VE, because the chassis is already stiff enough.
as already said sway bars and bushes are incredibly hard to install, let alone install correctly. you set the wrong tension and you'll stuff up your suspension geometry. I'd allow another $300 to get front and rear bars installed along with new bushes.
then a wheel alignment

so $600-700 in labour should do it... and I'm sure if you called around you'd find a workshop to do a cashy for you.

you dont stuff around with brakes, and you dont stuff around with suspension unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing.

[astroham]

sorry about the misunderstanding ... its only front springs going in not all four ... and for everything its 600 installed then another 95 for the alignment ... so i guess its not to bad a price