Hey everybody,

I'm looking for your fave shop that can install springs and give me a good alignment for hopefully a reasonable price! I'm located in the east bay (walnut creek).

thanks a bunch!

 

Auto Innovations in Milpitas. I think they do a install/alignment package.

 

Do the install yourself. Even noobs can do it under 4 hours. Takes about 2 hours when you're moving good.

then go get an alignment. Save yourself a couple hundred bucks.

 

Just have some install fest or gathering at ur house, say you'll have beer n' bbq and bam, you got scoobers everywhere helpin you out =P

 

Hmmm... I thought Auto Innovations did a spring install and alignment for $180 or something. Sure you can save money if you do the install yourself, but you'll need a few tools. Socket set, breaker bar, impact wrench, spring compressor, torque wrench, and whatever else I forgot. If you have access to most of those things, it is certainly cost effective. If not... probably just call Auto Innovations to do it.

 

OneManArmy has it right...

I had never done a spring install before and a buddy and I were able to do the spring swap in four hours. Just get some writeups on it and you should be able to figure it out.

http://saab92x.com/viewtopic.php?id=19632

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1873

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/sho...s=&threadid=36

After the install I set up an appt with Auto Innovations and was able to get my alignment the next day.

 

did the spring install myself and got alignment at wheel works in concord by sam's club.

 

I'd be amazed if they still do that deal.

Figure if they bill 2 hours that's anywhere from $140-200 right there. Then the alignments... cheapest I've ever seen them do is $60 and that was a LONG time ago. Last time I went in it was $120 or $140(I'd have to look at the invoice) but that was with camber bolts and camber plates. I think they're more like $80-100 on standard alignments these days.

So that's $200-350 or so for $180.

If they're still running that deal I'll have them do my strut install when I get them because that's cheap as hell.

Shoot my last alignment was $130 and that was just with rear camber bolts and regular top hats at a place here in SC.



I am going to plan an install day but I may need to find a place to do it. I've got a 2 car garage but behond that it's dirt so we'd have to take turns.

I will have struts, camber bolts and sway bars to install plus struts swap on another guys car and I'm sure if I do one Jeff will find something he needs to buy...haaa.

 

too bad this post didn't come up earlier. i just did mine on Saturday before the meet. took about 3.5 hours barrow the compressors from Jinorazi not that hard at all.and we all live in 925 anyways.

 

AI should still have that price i think it was about 8m ago i got that install price and a year and a half or so ago husband had the same price as well. We did springs and allignment for 180.

 

Someone else has my compressors & instructions but if you want to borrow them, lemme know. I just did this swap a few weeks ago, its doable on your own.
What do people have their front camber bolts set at?

 

Hey everybody,

Thanks for all the info! I have actually done a spring install before, but I don't have the tools to do it anymore (spring compressors etc)...so I wanted to get someone to do it fast and easy. But now...after realizing the costs...I think i'll try to borrow some tools now, but i'm going to try contacting AI for their price first.

 

u dont need spring compressors for a subaru's suspension

 

you can also rent some from Autozone...
http://www.autozone.com/in_our_store...pring_tool.htm

I got my alignment yesterday from AI for $60 OTD...thats stock struts and camber bolts

 

install it at Speed Element then drive over to AI to get a alignment.