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    hey guys since alot of ppl cant realli afford coilovers, lowered springs are the only way to go but why pay shitloads of money to fit them when you can do it yourself, so i was just wondering since i work at toyota i can get a spring compressor machine organised and have it installed at my house, but before i do that i want a show of hands on who would be needing to get their car lowered. i will charge $30 for the use of the machine
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    price on the spring compressor machine it self?

    guesing it wud only lower like 20-30 percent of origi springs?

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    how does it work?

    heat or angle grinder

    seriously how does it work?

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    compresses the spring down

    how much is mates rates

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    i think everyones thinking of another kind of spring compressor, the one daniel reffering to is.

    its wall mounted, spring compresser, doesnt actual shorten your spring, compresses it so you safely remove shocker/strut, it will still return to the same length when loosened

    good for people who want to fit shocks and new springs to there cars, but dont have an idea on how to safely remove the spring from the strut

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    yeh thats correct drftr86 so if any1 wuld be interested i will like to help ppl out instead of people hurting themselves and doing it the dodgy way this equipment will be very expensive but it is very useful
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    u can get the manual ones that u just use a socket to tighten/lower from autobarn etc dont see how the mech one is any much better/ use to me

    but thats just my stupid opinion, sounds good that its safer/ easier etc with the mech one.

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    dan if you want bring your car round to mine, i have a pretty good spring compressor, don't bother buyin some expensive piece of machinery, i've got some really good ones

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    i've never needed spring compressors in a corolla. cut springs putting std springs back in etc
    T18 in the build

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    yeh no worries shift rook i got coilovers neway lol i just wanted to help out ppl but i guess nones is interested so there no point of getting it.
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