Hotchkis springs on the way.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 2:45 am

After the Mi. meet and seeing all the drops I ordered a set from J.C. at Hotchkis. He said they only have about 15 sets left in the warehouse and will go fast for $150. I will install them in a couple weeks and will post pics.

yank dini · Post by **yank dini** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 3:36 am

you're gonna do it yourself

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 3:44 am

.. I wonder if there's a way to get $150 soon ...How much do Kidneys go for?

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:04 pm

quote:you're gonna do it yourselfYup.

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 12:14 pm

how are u gonna do it yourself? do you have a spring compressor?

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 12:22 pm

quote:how are u gonna do it yourself? do you have a spring compressor?He won't be doing it by himself. He will have some help from yours truly. We are both going to install them on each others cars. It should be pretty cool.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:34 am

I just ordered mine today. They should be here in a couple days. Oh yeah, he said he only had a couple of sets left for anyone interested.

cohocarl · Post by **cohocarl** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:54 am

quote:We are both going to install them on each others cars. It should be pretty cool. I like to watch. Let me know when you plan on installing them and I'll try to make it so I can see how much work it is.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:58 am

quote:I like to watch. Let me know when you plan on installing them and I'll try to make it so I can see how much work it is.We were hoping you could watch. rasermon and I have been talking about getting together with you as well. We will definitely let you know.

Post by **NSimkins** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 6:35 am

quote:He said they only have about 15 sets left in the warehouse and will go fast for $150.How much is a set normally?

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 7:52 am

quote:He said they only have about 15 sets left in the warehouse and will go fast for $150.How much is a set normally?Price from there web site. Reg. $252.95On Sale$225.95 Follow this link for special price $150 http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=4256

meathead333 · Post by **meathead333** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 8:05 am

quote:.. I wonder if there's a way to get $150 soon ...How much do Kidneys go for?2 words: sperm bankmight as well get paid for something you love to do

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri Jul 11, 2003 4:02 pm

quote:.. I wonder if there's a way to get $150 soon ...How much do Kidneys go for?2 words: sperm bankmight as well get paid for something you love to do What's the use in arguing with the truth?

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:15 am

"Skippity do da" My springs are here today!Invoice total (including freight) $175.38. Thanks J.C. Also comes with well detailed instructions and torque specs. I should be able to install them within a couple weeks or less.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:21 pm

quote:"Skippity do da" My springs are here today!Invoice total (including freight) $175.38. Thanks J.C. Also comes with well detailed instructions and torque specs. I should be able to install them within a couple weeks or less. Same here! Recieved my springs yesterday with the exact same invoice price! Another thanks goes to J.C.

lumpcus · Post by **lumpcus** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:57 pm

I'm gonna be ordering my Teins in 2 weeks. They go for 190.. i just like the look of Cathy's car i think they drop it a little more. 2.1 in back and 2.3 in front.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 11:17 pm

quote:I'm gonna be ordering my Teins in 2 weeks. They go for 190.. i just like the look of Cathy's car i think they drop it a little more. 2.1 in back and 2.3 in front. I believe you are right. The Teins drop is a little more than Hotchkis. I went with Hotchkis because of the price and the ride. I have been told by mistamatrix that they ride like stock but the handling is a lot better. When I drove Cathy's Vibe at the rally, it also rode and handled really nice. You won't be dissapointed.

Pablo1669 · Post by **Pablo1669** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 11:30 pm

I've done springs myself, so if you need a 4th to join, let me know when and where, and I can try and make it out.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 11:54 pm

quote:I've done springs myself, so if you need a 4th to join, let me know when and where, and I can try and make it out.That would be awesome Pablo! Rasermon and I were planning on getting together and doing both cars at once. If you could make it to help, that would be great! Experience in this would help out a lot.

Pablo1669 · Post by **Pablo1669** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:48 am

let me know when and where. I'm up at school now in the fine city of Flint (no mayor, no budget, no problems) so I can get up to your area's easier.I'm getting my pulleys tomorrow (ups tracking #'s rule!) so IF i can wait till then, maybe we'll put em on at that time too. I'll probably get tired of waiting and put them on as soon as I get them though.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:51 am

I don't blame you. I would be the same way. I wouldn't wait because it might be a few weeks until we can get together to install them. We will definately let you know.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:03 am

quote:let me know when and where. I'm up at school now in the fine city of Flint (no mayor, no budget, no problems) so I can get up to your area's easier.I'm just north of Flint, about 45 min. drive. We could make this a mini-mod meet. Don't forget to bring your swimming trunks and your beer goggles. If you get bored with that we can always go down the street to Hooters and get something to eat. LOL, I forgot about installing the springs...

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:00 am

I do have my springs now. Just waiting for my hip to feel better before I install them.

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ilquikgtx · Post by **ilquikgtx** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 1:45 pm

who is j.c is their some kind of web site to order these?

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 9:31 pm

quote:who is j.c is their some kind of web site to order these?J.C. works at Hotchkis. He was offering us at GenVibe a great deal on the springs. He only had a few sets left when I ordered mine July 9th. Here is some more info:Price from there web site. Reg. $252.95On Sale$225.95 Follow this link for special price $150 http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=4256 I haven't even taken mine out of the box yet. Those look great rasermon!

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 7:25 am

i have a few questions...how do you do this withouth a lift?? where can you jack the vibe from since it doesnt have a differential? also, do you need a spring compressor to compress the springs before u get them on?

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 11:08 am

Quotei think they drop it a little more. 2.1 in back and 2.3 in front.> End quote I got my Teins from these guys, only $143:http://www.optauto.com/webstore/product ... &dept=1680

shibaman · Post by **shibaman** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:50 pm

I had to go to a wedding on Sat. and I gave my Mom and Sis a ride to the place where it was. I think that I scared them because I drive very agressively compaired to my sister who drives like a little old lady. With 3 people in the car the ride was ok but big bumps and dips in the road made the ride very rough. They probably think my car rides like a truck. Too bad that they can't drive it to see how it handles!

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:41 pm

quote:i have a few questions...how do you do this withouth a lift?? where can you jack the vibe from since it doesnt have a differential? also, do you need a spring compressor to compress the springs before u get them on?I'm sure you can jack the car up and put it on jack stands. I'm not exactly sure where to jack it up yet, but you have to be able to. And yes, you do need a spring compressor in order to do this. You need to compress the stock spring to remove them and to install the new springs.

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:27 am

yea see the vibe is weird i wanted to jack it up, but you cant jack it by the suspension or put jack stands there because if your working on the suspension at the time it wont work. kind of annoying.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 8:37 am

When I work under my Vibe, for the front I jack it on the rear inner control arm pivot, then put the jack stand under the body where the factory jack fits. For the rear, I put the jack under the lower shock mount and the stand under the rear contol arm pivot point.There's also a link somewhere in this forum to a site with an excellent step by step guide for spring installation.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 9:10 am

quote:There's also a link somewhere in this forum to a site with an excellent step by step guide for spring installation.Is this the guide your talking about. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=4918

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 9:32 am

That's the one, rasermon! I came up with some minor additions, which I will re-post if I can find them.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:07 am

quote:That's the one, rasermon! I came up with some minor additions, which I will re-post if I can find them. Great!I'll be installing them soon.

jrdiesel · Post by **jrdiesel** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 12:27 pm

maybe take some step by step pics if you could. definately before and after. I want to do the springs too, but I am an eibach dealer so I will go with them. Is 1.8/2.1 too low for stock rims, or will it look good?

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:41 am

anyone else know a good way to jack up the vibe with a floor jack? i dont want to use the stock scissor jack to install my springs

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 3:30 pm

I have TRD Springs on the way. can't wait to install them.

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