what to do?
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Funk that price dude, that is gouging, for a 3 inch kit no more than 5 hours tops. And that would be not knowing and stumbling through on the phone with the company. Screw that, the price quote is way high.
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The shop that is doing my RE long arm kit is charging me 10hrs @ $90 per. I would have done it myself it it were a bolt on kit. But I am not comfortable welding on suspension brackets just yet. So I would buy a set of tools if you mechanically inclined OR Find another shop.
My .02 I would spend the money I was going to pay for a shop to do the work on a nice set of tools.
My .02 I would spend the money I was going to pay for a shop to do the work on a nice set of tools.
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Here...lets work this out...and these are very liberal prices...I'm SURE you can find better deals...
$80.00 for a half decent Torque Wrench
$75.00 for some deep impact sockets (metric and imperial set)
$50.00 for a decent 3/8" drive wrench/socket set
$20.00 for a strong arm 1/2" drive to go with your impact socket set
$15.00 for a couple decent large crescent wrenches
$50.00 for a couple jack stands
$5.00 for a few blocks of wood
a decent days worth of work (took me 8+ hours for my 3" lift by myself)
...what are we up to...maybe $300.00? Plus now you have the tools to keep and use whenever you need to continue working on your Jeep yourself...lot better than 1200.00 ridiculous dollars!
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i have found a shop that will install a 4"superlift, labor, tax,
out the door for $1472.. I asked if i could buy my own lift and
have them put it on, he said they could do that for $600...
these sound fair, huh? Just need to decide on a company and pull the trigger... any suggestions? im really leaning towards teraflex
out the door for $1472.. I asked if i could buy my own lift and
have them put it on, he said they could do that for $600...
these sound fair, huh? Just need to decide on a company and pull the trigger... any suggestions? im really leaning towards teraflex
#17
JK Enthusiast
I did the wifes myself, took me around 8hrs, 3" bds coil lift. The place I bought it from wanted 400. Very reasonable.
I used 2 jack stands, jack, torque wrench, 1/2, 3/8, ratchet, metric size sockets,
You should be able to beg, borrow, or steal the tools. My wife helped a little, she stood on the rotor to push it down so I could get the spring on.
I used 2 jack stands, jack, torque wrench, 1/2, 3/8, ratchet, metric size sockets,
You should be able to beg, borrow, or steal the tools. My wife helped a little, she stood on the rotor to push it down so I could get the spring on.
#18
JK Super Freak
I did the wifes myself, took me around 8hrs, 3" bds coil lift. The place I bought it from wanted 400. Very reasonable.
I used 2 jack stands, jack, torque wrench, 1/2, 3/8, ratchet, metric size sockets,
You should be able to beg, borrow, or steal the tools. My wife helped a little, she stood on the rotor to push it down so I could get the spring on.
I used 2 jack stands, jack, torque wrench, 1/2, 3/8, ratchet, metric size sockets,
You should be able to beg, borrow, or steal the tools. My wife helped a little, she stood on the rotor to push it down so I could get the spring on.
#19
I am with the purchase some tools crowd! I have been turning my own wrenches since I was a kid, and who knows how much money I have saved over the years by doing so... Spend an afternoon getting to know your JK installing your own lift; she will love you for it, and you will have tools for future mods.
Heck, for the money the first shop you talked to about a lift install is wanting to charge, you could pick up a portable scissor lift like mine and really make life easier for future mods... I have owned it for 5 years now, and the fact that you can roll it out of the garage on nice days and wrench outside is a nice bonus. That and it makes power washing the underbody a breeze after a day of wheeling. And you can even do some urban flexing for fun!
Heck, for the money the first shop you talked to about a lift install is wanting to charge, you could pick up a portable scissor lift like mine and really make life easier for future mods... I have owned it for 5 years now, and the fact that you can roll it out of the garage on nice days and wrench outside is a nice bonus. That and it makes power washing the underbody a breeze after a day of wheeling. And you can even do some urban flexing for fun!
Last edited by SteelMastiff; 12-05-2008 at 04:49 AM.