Hi all,

I am close to getting some lowering springs for my VRS and was wondering if anyone has fitted these themselves? I would like it if anyone could give any advice/instructions to help fit these.

On the other hand if you have got them fitted by a garage how much did they set you back?

Cheers in advance,

Dean

I've got Eibach's on my Fabia TDi, got them fitted at a VW Specialist for £210 (including new top strut bearings)

Hi all,

I am close to getting some lowering springs for my VRS and was wondering if anyone has fitted these themselves? I would like it if anyone could give any advice/instructions to help fit these.

On the other hand if you have got them fitted by a garage how much did they set you back?

Cheers in advance,

Dean

Changing the front springs can be a bit of an effort if you've not done it before. A lot of the bolts are likely to be very tight, and a real pain to get out - but in reality its very doable. I hadn't replaced springs in a car before, and replaced both front springs on my fabia in around 4-5hours (in reality it took a couple of days because i kept needing to buy extra tools for it!).

My advice, get a decent set of spring compressors (or hire them). Thats the most annoying/dangerous part of the whole exersise as you need to compress the standard springs just to get the shocks out of the car initially, so you don't have a great deal of room to work with and there's nothing more annoying than compressing the spring enough and having the clamps slip and having to start all over again (its annoying me just thinking about it happpening!).

So, yes its a DIY job if you are alright with those things - you'll need a couple of special tools but nothing hugely expensive but make sure you leave a whole weekend at least for it!

I'm going to be lowering my car in the next few months, and to be honest i'll be taking it to a garage to have it done for me

Edited 23 February, 201115 yr by Simonbt

Yup, it's a doddle providing you have the right tools.

I've fitted Eibachs on previous cars too, but for the hassle vs. cost, I'm just getting a garage to do mine on my Fabia.

Make sure you have a very good first aid kit handy. Those springs are mean, and will bite you 1st chance they get. Garage job unless you are an experienced DIY car nut with ALL the correct tools. Steering geometry will need to be checked after fitting in any case.

Make sure you have a very good first aid kit handy. Those springs are mean, and will bite you 1st chance they get. Garage job unless you are an experienced DIY car nut with ALL the correct tools. Steering geometry will need to be checked after fitting in any case.

Bite meaning smash your teeth out and break your fingers, horrible horrible things! Good spring compressors for the safety of your face, and a hub spreading tool just to make the job simple)! I created my hub spreader from an allen key and a grinder - i'll try and get a photo up here of it later.

try some of the garages on Bradford road, i had my mot done there for 35 quid and asked how much for coilies fitted and he said 80 quid so could be cheaper for springs?

I consider it fully DIY, but anyways on my comprehensive study i have noticed that you guys in UK dont do so much by your self. Up to you, you can save lots of money by doing it your self and with that money you can buy RARB to get even more out of your furby

try some of the garages on Bradford road, i had my mot done there for 35 quid and asked how much for coilies fitted and he said 80 quid so could be cheaper for springs?

Replacing the springs is the pain about that job, replacing the shocks and dampers as a whole unit for coilies is comparitivly quite easy. I would imagine it would end up more expensive as installing coilies skips the whole removing and replacing the springs on the dampers completely :yes:

Watcha slim!

Unit18 quoted me £100 so i wouldnt pay any more than that mate as a guide.

I'd have a go at it yourself first pal, like our friend above said though, if it's your first time leave yourself a whole weekend as you'll probably need to go and get a few tools.

It'll give you a much better understanding of how it all works too. And yea, get the geometry checked afterwards.

As a quick DIY at home check/start i hold a length of wood along the middle of the wheels, front and rear. It sits flush with front and back of the rear tyre, however, if the front wheel is out of alignment the wheel will show surprisingly clearly any toe in/out. Then adjust the arm to get it straight. Works very well in my experience too, every time i take it to get it done properly afterwards the boys at the garage are always amazed how close i get it to dead on.

I'd have a go at it yourself first pal, like our friend above said though, if it's your first time leave yourself a whole weekend as you'll probably need to go and get a few tools.

It'll give you a much better understanding of how it all works too. And yea, get the geometry checked afterwards.

As a quick DIY at home check/start i hold a length of wood along the middle of the wheels, front and rear. It sits flush with front and back of the rear tyre, however, if the front wheel is out of alignment the wheel will show surprisingly clearly any toe in/out. Then adjust the arm to get it straight. Works very well in my experience too, every time i take it to get it done properly afterwards the boys at the garage are always amazed how close i get it to dead on.

Yeh, i managed to get mine almost exactly right by using that exact technique. Who needs laser alignment when ya have a plank of wood!