Shock/springs installation
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I'm planning on getting Bilstein HD's/H&R. What would be a fair price for a professional installation? I was quoted $700 by an independent shop and thought it was a bit high. Thanks.
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Franz, I'm not sure how handy you are but you might want to consider the suspension install yourself. It is really not very difficult. You will still need a pro for the alignment...but the $$$$$$$ you save could buy...well.........a lot of BEER.
Just a thought.
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$700 seems reasonable, but 8 hrs is rather high for shocks only, no swaybars or alignment. Maybe he fudges on hours to keep his rate low, or maybe he's just not very speedy. It's actually a pretty easy DIY, but of course it will take you a lot more than 8 hrs.
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Bob, believe me, if I could I would do it! Two problems: lack of time and lack of skills. The former feeds the latter. I hate to pay that kind of money for an installation but I have no other choice.
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I love to spend money on cars. Especially other's $$$$
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Bob, the quote does not include alignment. The car currently has a strut brace but no sway bar. The PO lowered it on H&R's but left the Boge OEM shocks and it just doesn't feel right. I'll get another quote to compare. Thanks again.
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$700 w/o alignment seems high to me
I did mine in about 8 hours. Its really not that hard at all following Jeff's DIY guide. Plus you learn a lot about your car, and can spend that $700 on something cool for the car!
I did mine in about 8 hours. Its really not that hard at all following Jeff's DIY guide. Plus you learn a lot about your car, and can spend that $700 on something cool for the car!
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I guess labor is cheap in S. Fla. Same job on west coast is 120/hr.....
I agree with Justin, if you have a buddy with a hydraulic lift and the proper tools, its really a pretty nice project.. My buddy Tony in Tacoma and I did my coilovers last month - it was about 6 hours, and we were pretty sore and greasy by dusk. Learned alot, and it was rewarding to do it. Get started before 8am and do note that this is TWO person job.
I agree with Justin, if you have a buddy with a hydraulic lift and the proper tools, its really a pretty nice project.. My buddy Tony in Tacoma and I did my coilovers last month - it was about 6 hours, and we were pretty sore and greasy by dusk. Learned alot, and it was rewarding to do it. Get started before 8am and do note that this is TWO person job.
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Not really, I've taken my suspension apart three times in the past few months and allways just by my self. The only time it would help to have another person there is when you pull in/out the mcphersons. But that can be dealt with a little creativity.
The toughest part IMHO is undoing and re-tightening the rear shock mount nuts. The place is just so hard to get to. I learned an air wrench does wonders there. (shortened the time it takes to loosen and re-tighten the nuts from 1hour to 5minutes).
The toughest part IMHO is undoing and re-tightening the rear shock mount nuts. The place is just so hard to get to. I learned an air wrench does wonders there. (shortened the time it takes to loosen and re-tighten the nuts from 1hour to 5minutes).
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Not really, I've taken my suspension apart three times in the past few months and allways just by my self. The only time it would help to have another person there is when you pull in/out the mcphersons. But that can be dealt with a little creativity.
The toughest part IMHO is undoing and re-tightening the rear shock mount nuts. The place is just so hard to get to. I learned an air wrench does wonders there. (shortened the time it takes to loosen and re-tighten the nuts from 1hour to 5minutes).
The toughest part IMHO is undoing and re-tightening the rear shock mount nuts. The place is just so hard to get to. I learned an air wrench does wonders there. (shortened the time it takes to loosen and re-tighten the nuts from 1hour to 5minutes).
I probably spent 10 hours on the install. If I had to do it again, I'm guessing I could do it in about 1/2 the time. Good stuff really.
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