I'm going to be getting an artec truss and gussets installed soon and was curious what others have paid for install costs. Local shop quoted me $425 labor, that includes dropping and reinstalling the axle. Seem fair?

 

Actually, that's not far off the mark. If you realize that they must do all that work, removal, prep, welding carefully, painting, and re-assembly, then it's a lot of work. So that amount of 425 is fair. I'd pay that. That truss takes a lot of prep and if you don't know what you're doing, you can warp the axle housing with heat. Go for it.

 

It can all be done without the axle removed. it is also all external so I would say 3 hrs of labor is fair. it should only be around $275-$300.

 

I installed this on my rig and yes it is a shit ton of work but well worth it! If a buddy asked me to do his I'd say roughly $350-400 for labor. Mainly due to the welding and pre and post heat that needs to be done to the cast.

 

Cool, Thanks for the Input