Lowering help please...

1. nadk2010 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 BURTON ON TRENT Posts: 111 Renault Clio (past) Vauxhall Corsa (past) Fiat Bra

   #1 18th March 2011, 21:24

   hello guys thanks for reading this, just wanted some information about lowering my saxo. a chap sold it to mee but at the time it failed mot on a rear axel.. he then got a new one and put a years mot on it for meee..
   at the time he said to me iv raised the back of the car to normal again but the front is still lowered. i dont know how much it costs for lowering so just wanted to ask how much would it cost to get the back re lowered again just the back as the front is already lowered. any guides to cost please as i dont wana get ripped off, cheers lads... much appreiciated!!
2. user_50856 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Stoke Posts: 101 52 plate saxo vtr, 10 plate i10 (the wifes)

   #2 18th March 2011, 21:37

   Thinking of lowering my sax VTR at some point i the near future.
   
   Had a mk2 Astra a few yaers back which i lowered myself , looked well good.
   
   As for these saxos you need to remove the torsion bar and reset the swing arm for the rear.
   
   Heres a vid i came across on u tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAUjQQhpm_I
   
   Its in 2 parts, u are given option 2 watch the 2nd half at the end of the vid.
   
   Happy Modding
   
   Chris

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3. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #3 18th March 2011, 21:43

   Would of thought about £100-200 for lowering the torsion bar, make sure you get uprated shocks.. pretty easy to do yourself if you have the time, only hard part is getting the torsion bars out coz they can be pretty seized!

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4. citroen_saxo_vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6

   #4 18th March 2011, 21:49

   If you can do it yourself not a penny lol but if you take it to a garage your talking £150 but most garages wont touch it as its torsion and its more hastle than its worth.
5. skitts Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Norwich Posts: 746 Saxo Vtr Mk2

   #5 19th March 2011, 11:54

   Did you lower yours yourself ? ^^^
6. jayhull22 Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 telford Posts: 117 saxo vtr

   #6 19th March 2011, 18:03

   iv never lowered the tortion bar in a saxo but the principle is quite straight forward m8, there are guides on the internet to do it yourself, theres suzuki sport guide and badger guide, failing that look on youtube, there is some one u shows you how to lower a pug 306 but basically the same, saves you money m8, i need to replace my axle so lowering it myself
7. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #7 19th March 2011, 18:13

   There are a few places which charge £75 upwards for lowering the rear
   Could also do it yourself but they can be a barsteward to do sometimes
8. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #8 19th March 2011, 18:52

   i charge 70 pounds to lower or raise the rear only, done the proper way not by notches like a lot of places
9. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #9 19th March 2011, 18:57

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mandyslover70 i charge 70 pounds to lower or raise the rear only, done the proper way not by notches like a lot of places

   To be honest, £70 is a bargain for not having the ballache of doing it yourself
10. KrisB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Dorking,Surrey,M25 J9 Posts: 2616 Static -80mm Peugeot 405

    #10 19th March 2011, 19:00

    Dare i say i charge £60 for just the torsion bar? Again, done the proper way.
11. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

    #11 19th March 2011, 19:03

    really don't know where some people get the idea of prices from for the job, maybe most garages are scared/don't have the know how to sort torsion bars out lol, there you go matey, 2 prices from people who between them have done more torsion bars then you can shake a stick at lol, and both with good reputations!
12. KrisB Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2009 Dorking,Surrey,M25 J9 Posts: 2616 Static -80mm Peugeot 405

    #12 19th March 2011, 19:07

    Well said.
    
    I think because we know what we're doing, we can do it in about a quarter of the time as anyone else and we've got the right tools (do you get every single tool out to do the job before you start it?)
    
    Shake a stick? ... You and me both could probably do it with our eyes shut (until we need to measure the height... although i tend to get it right with however many pumps of the jack)
    
    What has my life come too? lol
13. george0123 L-plater Joined: Dec 2010 taunton Posts: 54 saxo vtr t reg

    #13 19th March 2011, 22:58

    byron wyn autos in bridgwater do it for £35 4 hours or so they say!
14. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

    #14 19th March 2011, 23:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by george0123 byron wyn autos in bridgwater do it for £35 4 hours or so they say!

    do they like working for nothing then lol, 4 hours for 35 quid??? i'd want that to put my socks on and open the workshop!!

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15. george0123 L-plater Joined: Dec 2010 taunton Posts: 54 saxo vtr t reg

    #15 19th March 2011, 23:39

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mandyslover70 do they like working for nothing then lol, 4 hours for 35 quid??? i'd want that to put my socks on and open the workshop!!

    maybe pal they charged me the same price to fit front springs , dont no how long they took tho, cash like
16. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

    #16 20th March 2011, 03:58

    As above. Once uve done it so many times it does become quite easy, but certainly wouldnt even consider doing it that cheaply. And for those who havn't done it before the principal and theory behind it isnt too difficult but in practice it can be bloody awful if you dont have the correct tools of know how
    
    I do regular lowering here in Nuneaton too btw
17. nadk2010 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 BURTON ON TRENT Posts: 111 Renault Clio (past) Vauxhall Corsa (past) Fiat Bra

    #17 20th March 2011, 23:59

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mandyslover70 really don't know where some people get the idea of prices from for the job, maybe most garages are scared/don't have the know how to sort torsion bars out lol, there you go matey, 2 prices from people who between them have done more torsion bars then you can shake a stick at lol, and both with good reputations!

    Nice 1 matey, il give u a call on friday as im closest to you living at burton on trent.