$120 for Lowering Springs??? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Bankos66 · 02-08-2010, 09:45 PM

Is that to good of a deal or am i dreaming. I met up with this guy off craigslist and he said he can get me a 3a racing set for my car for $120!!!! Idk if I am getting screwed over or is this guy an idiot. What's your take?

***Eye8Pussies*** · 02-08-2010, 10:09 PM

for no name springs, that sounds about right

***PhatRoyale*** · 02-08-2010, 11:47 PM

No name springs = no name quality.

CROYCE992 · 02-08-2010, 11:52 PM

Once I found a guy on Craigslist selling an Eibach pro kit set of lowering springs for a 1995 Camry for $50 for his car that he sold before he had a chance to put them on.. I talked him down to $40 but the a-hole sold them before I had a chance to pick them up... in short.. the price sounds right on.

***PhatRoyale*** · 02-09-2010, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CROYCE992

Once I found a guy on Craigslist selling an Eibach pro kit set of lowering springs for a 1995 Camry for $50 for his car that he sold before he had a chance to put them on.. I talked him down to $40 but the a-hole sold them before I had a chance to pick them up... in short.. the price sounds right on.

lol that's why you don't cheap out!

$50 for springs is chump change.

Bankos66 · 02-09-2010, 05:32 AM

but thats including the labor and what not

***Knailgun*** · 02-09-2010, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bankos66

but thats including the labor and what not

$120 including labor??!!!

I smell scam

Bankos66 · 02-09-2010, 10:08 AM

3a racing around where i live is popular for local tuners and the guy just left another shop and is opening his own and im the first customer so maybe hes just trying to get his rep up?

iovaykind · 02-09-2010, 10:55 AM

Its really your call, sometimes skimping out works and other times you either get what you pay for or you get scammed.

'_' · 02-09-2010, 11:04 AM

Like others said, you get what you pay for. The suspension/tires are the last things I want to skimp out on. Eibach, Tein, H&R are good to choose from. You should also get struts installed at the same time.

iovaykind · 02-09-2010, 11:11 AM

'_' makes a good point, suspension plays such a crucial role for the car, I'd say almost as much as a reliable engine and transmission. I'd rather have a non-lowered car than a lowered one that looks good but is uncomfortable and dangerous.

Bankos66 · 02-09-2010, 01:50 PM

very true. i might just get springs and struts possible myself and do the labor myself. ha

bigbird · 02-09-2010, 03:38 PM

120 for no name springs??? im assuming these are used, in which case you can get the same cheap crappy springs new off ebay for around the same price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CM-Lo...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LOWER...Q5fAccessories

Bankos66 · 02-09-2010, 06:09 PM

no. they are brand new springs straight from the manufacturer

bigbird · 02-09-2010, 10:15 PM

then in that case your just back to gettin what you pay for. if you do get cheap springs your gonna want to get tokico shocks on when you install thoes springs. the cheap springs sag quickly on stock shocks and as a result youll ware the shocks out quickly, not to mention your ride will suck.

oh, and i woulnd never trust 120 for springs and install...hell i dont trust 120 for new springs...but thats me.