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Old 23-01-2010, 08:54 AM   #1
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Question Newcastle suspension & wheels shop

recommendations for a good place in Newcastle to lower the BF xr6?

also a wheel shop.
I don't wanna go into a place that has a staff full of rice burner bling bling heads that can't really be bothered looking at a Ford.
Had enough of this attitude in Sydney.

*sorry if these are mundane questions but I've just moved back here after 10 years in the big smoke

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Old 23-01-2010, 11:11 AM   #2
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There is a small performance shop at Kotara they supplied and fitted 4 king springs to my impreza for $450 including the wheel alignment.(monaco performance)
Flipside i took the XR8 to argie tyres at glendale with a badly worn front tyre and was told after they did a wheel alignment with the front right still on the car and worn to canvas that there was nothing wrong with it. :
Before the car was even off the wheel alignment machine I had rung another place for an alignment and spent well over 1k there on tyres. I mean who tries to do an alignment with a -----tyre on the front?
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Old 23-01-2010, 11:45 AM   #3
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Dealt with Monaco performance at kotara for king springs years ago, not bad. Argie at glendale....stay away from, freakin useless, heard so many bad stories it aint funny. Had good dealings with tyre power over at wickham, helpful bunch of guys there, never had a problem, bought three sets of wheels there so i keep going back. could also go see bowers at merewether.

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Old 23-01-2010, 12:18 PM   #4
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I'd give Bowers at Merewether a try, they seem really good to me mate. Bob and Tom's are also pretty good (aka tyrepower Wickham)
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Old 23-01-2010, 04:23 PM   #5
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I asked this question because I first went to arg tyres at glendale and let's say the response was less than satisfying.
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Old 23-01-2010, 04:40 PM   #6
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I went to Argy to get my muffler tip put on and talk about friggen Hopeless, didn't even bother lining it up b4 they welded it on.
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Old 01-02-2010, 08:29 PM   #7
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yep Monaco won the business in the end.springs & brakes about $700
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I asked this question because I first went to arg tyres at glendale and let's say the response was less than satisfying.
There so dodgy there

Mums friend took her car for a service she left the car and went over to supercheap and stood there and watch them they put the car on the Hoist left it there for an hour pulled it down and rang her to say it was done
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