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General => The garage => Topic started by: golfmk31997 on 12 March 2011, 22:28

Title: Suspension lowering 40mm, Golf mk3 1.4L
Post by: golfmk31997 on 12 March 2011, 22:28

Hi could anyone tell me the rough price a garage would charge to fit 40mm lowering springs on my 1.4L mk3 ?????????


Is it something that i could do myself ? or not worth the trouble....

Title: Re: Suspension lowering 40mm, Golf mk3 1.4L
Post by: Wayne on 12 March 2011, 22:52

I would guess you looking at 3 to 4 hours work in a garage, you would be better to replace the shocks as well at the same time.

Title: Re: Suspension lowering 40mm, Golf mk3 1.4L
Post by: golfmk31997 on 12 March 2011, 22:55

Any idea on overall price if i changed shocks aswel ??? can you get away with just changing the springs ?

Title: Re: Suspension lowering 40mm, Golf mk3 1.4L
Post by: Wayne on 12 March 2011, 23:36

Quote from: golfmk31997 on 12 March 2011, 22:55

Any idea on overall price if i changed shocks aswel ??? can you get away with just changing the springs ?

Not really as the shocks will fail really quick with lowering springs fitted so you will end paying twice.

Title: Re: Suspension lowering 40mm, Golf mk3 1.4L
Post by: Andy! on 13 March 2011, 09:23

More likely to be a couple of hours at the most to do both shocks and springs. Where are you located? Bound to be someone on the forum near you who can do it for beer or weed.

Title: Re: Suspension lowering 40mm, Golf mk3 1.4L
Post by: chrisj on 13 March 2011, 09:31

Quote from: golfmk31997 on 12 March 2011, 22:55

Any idea on overall price if i changed shocks aswel ??? can you get away with just changing the springs ?

I had shocks and springs fitted two weeks ago to my car and the garage charged me £70

Title: Re: Suspension lowering 40mm, Golf mk3 1.4L
Post by: golfmk31997 on 13 March 2011, 21:06

Right cheers £70 quid not too bad, where the best place to get springs and shocks from ??