[Preet]

has anyone gotten lowering springs installed locally? I'm looking of a shop who can do it for a decent price.

[N900WM]

Maybe no so local to you...
www.gfs1.com
They have installed numerous lowering suspension systems and set up for street and track. Experienced.

[CJ421]

Originally Posted by Preet

has anyone gotten lowering springs installed locally? I'm looking of a shop who can do it for a decent price.

I caution you against installing lowering springs without shocks to match.

[Preet]

Originally Posted by CJ421

I caution you against installing lowering springs without shocks to match.

I know this already, any recommendations on a setup? From what i hear the H&R sport springs paired with Bilstein Sport Shocks.

[Preet]

Originally Posted by N900WM

Maybe no so local to you...
www.gfs1.com
They have installed numerous lowering suspension systems and set up for street and track. Experienced.

Thanks,
That is far, but i wouldn't mind the drive as long as the work is done right! i'll give them a call tmrw.

[mike aesthetica]

Originally Posted by Preet

has anyone gotten lowering springs installed locally? I'm looking of a shop who can do it for a decent price.

Preet: http://www.blackforestmotorsport.com/

I sound like a shill and a half but these guys are literally the european go-to guys in WNY.

[Hasek9339]

Black Forest!!
Mike I know you love the work they do!
I am very close to buying a performance exhaust! I am going to try them for the install.Is this something they could install?

[rdub315]

I heard good things about this place too...

http://thelittlespeedshop.com/

[CJ421]

Originally Posted by Preet

I know this already, any recommendations on a setup? From what i hear the H&R sport springs paired with Bilstein Sport Shocks.

Koni shocks + H&R sport is popular around here. Koni Whites are the newest .... try looking at those.

[mike aesthetica]

Originally Posted by Hasek9339

Black Forest!!
Mike I know you love the work they do!
I am very close to buying a performance exhaust! I am going to try them for the install.Is this something they could install?

Yea I have no doubts about that, some of the build and repair stuff I have seen them do I can't even wrap my mind around.

Speaking of them went in to inspect a Continental GT Speed for a customer of theirs and found many areas of this atrocious hackery:



After approximately 126 minutes of crying over the Bentley I looked out the front office and saw this gorgeous piece of engineering. But fortunately I had a camera and got a halfway decent rolling shot - face blurred for obvious reasons .

[2jzn54]

Hey guys I grew up in Pittsford, but have since moved to CT. I come home pretty often and have a bunch of buddies in the area who are also car crazies. Anyways I was back home this weekend and learned that a kid I went to high school with was doing some pretty extensive work on a large variety of cars out of his garage. He charges a VERY reasonable amount for labor and can do pretty much anything you need him to. He's a great guy trying to get his name out there before he opens up a shop of his own. Had him do a few things for me this weekend and was very impressed. If you are around the Rochester area and are looking for quality labor on the cheap let me know!

[Hasek9339]

Originally Posted by mike aesthetica

Yea I have no doubts about that, some of the build and repair stuff I have seen them do I can't even wrap my mind around.

Speaking of them went in to inspect a Continental GT Speed for a customer of theirs and found many areas of this atrocious hackery:



After approximately 126 minutes of crying over the Bentley I looked out the front office and saw this gorgeous piece of engineering. But fortunately I had a camera and got a halfway decent rolling shot - face blurred for obvious reasons .

That is the Alpina that I saw back in September/October of last year!!!

[Hasek9339]

Mike what happened to " A Tin Can on Boost"? now it says something very shiny!

[rdub315]

Originally Posted by ssharma

Hey guys I grew up in Pittsford, but have since moved to CT. I come home pretty often and have a bunch of buddies in the area who are also car crazies. Anyways I was back home this weekend and learned that a kid I went to high school with was doing some pretty extensive work on a large variety of cars out of his garage. He charges a VERY reasonable amount for labor and can do pretty much anything you need him to. He's a great guy trying to get his name out there before he opens up a shop of his own. Had him do a few things for me this weekend and was very impressed. If you are around the Rochester area and are looking for quality labor on the cheap let me know!

Shoot me this kid's info when you get a chance. I plan on getting an H&R cup kit soon and curious if he'd be willing to do it, and what he'd charge.

By the way, where in CT are you? I made the opposite move - grew up in CT but moved to Upstate NY about 7 yrs. ago (lived in Rochester for a few years, but now in Syracuse).

[BMWsky]

Originally Posted by rdub

I heard good things about this place too...

http://thelittlespeedshop.com/

Kevin and the crew do GREAT work. I have all my non-warranty stuff done by him. He's really big into performance and racing as well.

[mike aesthetica]

Originally Posted by Hasek9339

Mike what happened to " A Tin Can on Boost"? now it says something very shiny!

That is the same car... and my car is the same still. That Alpina is gorgeous in person.


That account was banned because I was talking about a product that we don't sell any longer because it didn't do a good enough job for the cost. It was the same post where I educated a lot of folks on the different types of contamination and why this product was effective on 1 type of contamination but completely useless on others - which cleared the air because apparently everyone thought it worked on nearly everything. To be brutally honest I'm floored it was banned because of that.

[2jzn54]

Originally Posted by rdub

Shoot me this kid's info when you get a chance. I plan on getting an H&R cup kit soon and curious if he'd be willing to do it, and what he'd charge.

By the way, where in CT are you? I made the opposite move - grew up in CT but moved to Upstate NY about 7 yrs. ago (lived in Rochester for a few years, but now in Syracuse).

He would definitely be willing to do it. I'll give him a text and shoot ya a PM when he gets back to me with a quote

Living in Stamford nowadays.

[Hasek9339]

Originally Posted by mike aesthetica

That is the same car... and my car is the same still. That Alpina is gorgeous in person.


That account was banned because I was talking about a product that we don't sell any longer because it didn't do a good enough job for the cost. It was the same post where I educated a lot of folks on the different types of contamination and why this product was effective on 1 type of contamination but completely useless on others - which cleared the air because apparently everyone thought it worked on nearly everything. To be brutally honest I'm floored it was banned because of that.

Interesting !!!

[Aries326]

Originally Posted by ssharma

Hey guys I grew up in Pittsford, but have since moved to CT. I come home pretty often and have a bunch of buddies in the area who are also car crazies. Anyways I was back home this weekend and learned that a kid I went to high school with was doing some pretty extensive work on a large variety of cars out of his garage. He charges a VERY reasonable amount for labor and can do pretty much anything you need him to. He's a great guy trying to get his name out there before he opens up a shop of his own. Had him do a few things for me this weekend and was very impressed. If you are around the Rochester area and are looking for quality labor on the cheap let me know!

Where's his garage? PM me his info. I grew up in Syracuse but I'm in Pittsford now.

[sjk9671]

Ugh, snow. I knew i shouldn't have washed the car last night.

[spindiesel]

Cant wait till spring gets here, going to put a JBD on my diesel, search for some black 19's and enjoy the ride..... even if gas will be $5 ++++

[08Bwags]

Originally Posted by spindiesel

Cant wait till spring gets here, going to put a JBD on my diesel, search for some black 19's and enjoy the ride..... even if gas will be $5 ++++

I'm interested to hear what kind of performance you get out of that.

As for gas... Just gotta bite the bullet. Like you said, enjoy the ride!