Cost Of Installation

[Paradizzle]

hey guys going to go around today and get a few quotes, so can someone give me a rough idea of the cost for installation of:

front and rear sway bars and also a rear subframe alignment kit (pinapples).

Thanks guys.

[nuffsaid]

I had front and rear bars installed at Midas for $66.

Other places, especially those suspension specialist ones quoted me 3-400 dollars. I know ridiculous for a straight swap. I couldnt believe it.

[Paradizzle]

haha wow, so i take it its a rather simple process for the sway bars?

[salad]

Very simple. Same with pineapples. It shouldn't take a decent workshop more than 2hrs. Probly 1.5hrs

[Gazee]

If your in melb take it to chasers... they are quiet quick and fair in their price.

[Paradizzle]

Im in melb, i went to a dude at beurepairs.. he did some work on my last car and he knows his shit. Will not cost more then $100 for both he said... Happy i found him again thanks guys.

[Anquetil]

Other places, especially those suspension specialist ones quoted me 3-400 dollars. I know ridiculous for a straight swap. I couldnt believe it.

Ditto, give it a crack yourself.

[D_I_F]

Do it yourself.. its so easy!

just a couple of bolts each piece

[dezz]

Im in melb, i went to a dude at beurepairs.. he did some work on my last car and he knows his shit. Will not cost more then $100 for both he said... Happy i found him again thanks guys.

good price I rekin..I got my sway bars done at centreline for about $60...he tried to charge me more but told him too bad he quoted me $60 on the phone

Pineapples I got done for $0 when my gearbox was being done so $100 all up sounds good

[Paradizzle]

Well i paid $65 for both sway bars and pineapples installed, so im happy with that

[dezz]

Liking the difference with the swaybars?

[Paradizzle]

Differnce is massive, probably a mixture of both sway bars and pineapples.. but the car handles so much better. Id recommend this mod definately!

[dezz]

tis certainly a lot stiffer with sway bars...and sven likes it stiff..

pineapples will probably only help you out on launching hard....

P.S i'm finishin my kit off soon with the bilsteins and whiteline springs

[dead32]

anyone driven a gtst 32 with a gtr rear bar? much diff from stock? personaly i would prob go the whiteline option.

[salad]

Dezz: Pineapples make a bit difference to the rear end predictability while cornering. Because all of your suspension arms are attached to your rear subframe which is in turn attached to the chassis via subframe bushes, putting pineapples in firms this up. So your whole rear cradle and hence your suspension arms, wheels etc dont squirm around

[dezz]

Dezz: Pineapples make a bit difference to the rear end predictability while cornering. Because all of your suspension arms are attached to your rear subframe which is in turn attached to the chassis via subframe bushes, putting pineapples in firms this up. So your whole rear cradle and hence your suspension arms, wheels etc dont squirm around

ah ok cool...but the major function would be reducing axle tramp on hard launches yeah?

[salad]

It helps, but the major cause of axle tramp is insufficient damping rates for the spring. The main idea behind pineapples is to locate the subframe to the chassis better and to allow for altering of the anti-squat geometry.

[wixy]

dezz, where did you get it installed?

[dezz]

dezz, where did you get it installed?

the sway bars were installed at centreline....they were probably about to charge me $80-$90 before I said hell no you quoted me $60 on the phone.....its not like its an overly hard job...so i'd take it to any suspension place near you