LOL...local shops charging me $400 to put level kit on my Ranger.

[9zero1790]

most shops have 100 an hour or around it and the alignment id say thats a good price. esp in cali.

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[AzScorpion]

Dave, you got one heck of a deal. Outlaw Jeep in North Scottsdale just put the Fox 2.0 front shocks on my sons Ranger this week. The rear shocks were easy, so we did them ourselves. Outlaw hit him up for 3 hours labor at $135/hour, so $405 total. Then the alignment was $130 at a local garage. I'm not sure what the actual time for the install was, but it was no more than 2.5 hours. Also, the local garage that did the alignment, wanted $800 for all 4 shocks and the alignment. I guess he paid North Scottsdale prices.

I had mine done at Brakes Plus. They had recently opened here (2019) in Goodyear and I knew a few people who had work done to their Jeeps and were happy. The manager and several workers are into trucks, Jeeps and off roading and do a really good job there. They always check my alignment and level kit and re-torque anything if necessary for free. They just had to do another alignment after 2 years and only charged me $80.00. I'm really happy with them and it's rare out here to find a good honest business with reasonable prices.

 

[jflogerzi]

Remember you get what you pay for

 

[RangerPNW]

I got similar quotes from various shops in the Tacoma, Wa area...ultimately i bit the bullet and did it myself for the Fox 2.0s. I was scared to death of pulling the CV axle out...which i definitely did haha

 

[Ranger X3]

I had my Ford Fox leveling kit install for $347.46 OTD, BIG O TIRES AZ.

 

[Todd Chapin]

Had a dealer, NTB, and Firestone quote 8 hours at $135 to install my Eibach 2.0 coilovers and rear shocks in North Virgina/DC area .

 

[Dairychuk]

was quoted $700 CAD for read lift levelling kit, installed.

from the dealer of course.

 

[Joeiconic]

In my area most shops won’t install customer supplied parts anymore for liability reasons. I didn’t find that out until I had parts in hand. I ultimately found an excellent shop, but it ended up costing me about $450 including the alignment, which I had to have done at a tire shop. The upside is that I now have a relationship with a good shop that I can use for any non-warranty work going forward.

 

[THLONE]

Yes you got screwed. Always go with the lowest bid. What kind of oil do you run?

 

[melficeapoll]

I was charged $120 at my shop.... Because i did the install myself like a car person should do. They only performed the alignment.

 

[melficeapoll]

some people are car people, but have physical problems with performing the work themselves now.

I am just a firm believer that you'll never learn anything about your vehicle if you never do anything to it yourself. (Not you in particular, just general)

 

[THLONE]

Last week I couldnt even spell mechanic and now I are one.

 

[halligan1201]

I guess I always look at any job I could do in terms of time and investment. How many new tools do I need (get?) to buy? How long will it take me to muddle through it? I take the $ for the tools, add it to my time (figured at my hourly wage) and add them up. Now I take that total and subtract it from the total to have the professional do it. And that's the number I refer to as the convenience fee. If I can stomach that amount, I pay it. If not, I do it myself. Generally it comes down to what's my free time worth to me in $$$.

 

[AzScorpion]

I guess I always look at any job I could do in terms of time and investment. How many new tools do I need (get?) to buy? How long will it take me to muddle through it? I take the $ for the tools, add it to my time (figured at my hourly wage) and add them up. Now I take that total and subtract it from the total to have the professional do it. And that's the number I refer to as the convenience fee. If I can stomach that amount, I pay it. If not, I do it myself. Generally it comes down to what's my free time worth to me in $$$.

Well put John and I do the same but I add in the "aggravation" fee also. Some jobs like this one you know there's going to be issues and do I want to deal with it? I can usually make more money at my job than the aggravations is worth so for me (as long as I have a shop I can trust) it's well worth it to pay someone else. I've spent enough years crawling under vehicles fixing stuff that "should've been easy" only to have it take 2-3 times as long. My free time is valuable now.

 

[KJRR]

Last week I couldnt even spell mechanic and now I are one.

I watched brain surgery on YouTube and pretty sure I'm ready to give it a go. Any volunteers? ?

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