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Took my car in for a pedders safety check today.

Front right shock is leaking and completely empty, wasnt a nice drive there

Radius bushes and bump stops on both sides broken :yes:

Got quoted at $947 to get it all fixed :laugh:

On top of that, my clutch squeaks and my A/C compresser hasnt got power

shudve got an nrma inspection lol.

Anyone know where i could get a better price? Or should i just take this opportunity and pick up a set of coilovers?

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id have a look at coilovers or even better SK's group buy on bilstein shocks/springs.

for $947 u mite as well get way better handling ones for a few extra hundred.

i assume theyre gna replace ur shocks with pedders ones?.

also try wd40 on the clutch pedal where it squeaks

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Even if you take the SK deal you will still need to get them fitted as well as getting the bushes and bumpstops done. You will also need front and rear wheel alignments from the sound of it. I assume the pedders quote included 2 front shocks.

Get a quote from them to include shocks all round and slightly lowered springs - you may be surprised at how little extra it costs.

They generally know Skylines and guarantee their work, which can save in the long run.

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Thanks for the input guys.

I was looking into getting coilovers eventually anyway, i just dont have the funds to back it at the moment

I called the dealership i bought the car from and gave them an earfull so theyre gonna have a look at it :laugh:

hopefully wont cost me a thing if i have my way.

I called one of the guys on here that was selling parts from his wreck n he wanted $450 for the front set of Tein coilovers. but then if i was going to change the front id want to do the back as well so yeh.

ahhh why couldnt i be rich :yes:

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Well, as they always say, don't spend all of your money on your car. save some for repairs. This is especially so when buying something old like an r32

PS: As said above, sydneykid's coilovers are good, but will cost you more than the 900 odd.

If you're short on cash, maybe buy a set of stock suspensions and bung them in. keep in mind, they'll probably be in similar condition. Also, it'll still cost you the install labour, so it might be worth doing it right the first time.

Clutch squeek - mine does it too. it's not an issue really.

AC - well, yeah...

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DON'T be tempted by second hand coil overs. I've been bitten before myself. If you're going to bother spending money at all, do it right the first time. Worst case scenario, grab a set of decent shocks and some lowered springs. I bought KYB sports shocks and Lovells springs for my old car and it cost me about $650.

There's many options if you save up about $1k.. don't be too disheartened, at least if you fix it properly this time you won't have to worry about it again.

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Yeh ive been calling around to a few wreckers, and suspension places.

theyre all offering roughly the same prices.

The last thing i want to get is used anything coz im pretty sure id just run into the same problem again later down the track.

Id really love to get coilovers but right now i just want to get the car back on the road.

The more i drive it, the worse its gonna get so ive resigned to leaving it sitting in the driveway (such a waste of good skyline)

Decent shocks and springs would probably do the job anyway seeing as i'm not really planning on taking it down to the track but then again who knows

I found the problem with my A/C it was just a blown fuse :P silly me. Gotta love this forum, found a fusebox diagram and all.

:thumbs up: SAU+posters

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