take a look at this estimate!

Jaybo666 · 08-19-2014, 08:10 PM

i've been getting outrageous quotes like this lately for Swift springs and SPC camber arm install. I found a little performance shop locally that will do the job for $250 w/o alignment. Almost $600 just to swap springs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jaybo666 · 08-19-2014, 08:13 PM

Edit: they're quote was $95 high because they charged for alignment twice. So the total for this job still came in around $770. What a deal, huh?

kenchan · 08-19-2014, 08:18 PM

wow, this is wat happens when minimum wage hits $15/hr

gomer_110 · 08-19-2014, 08:18 PM

Simple answer is find another shop. Any shop that takes 9.2 hrs to do this job clearly doesn't know what they are doing. All this work should take ~3-4 hrs tops including alignment.

Arrvaxx · 08-19-2014, 08:22 PM

O.O Yeah, what he said. You can do that job in no time.

Or do it yourself. It is really easy. It was my first major project. Just get an estimate on removing the springs from the struts and putting the Swifts on. Don't do that yourself...dangerous. Should take 15 minutes.

kenchan · 08-19-2014, 08:26 PM

i think the op already found a shop that would do it for 250 instead of 770

3hrs 80/hr not too shabby.

Arrvaxx · 08-19-2014, 08:27 PM

Much better.

kenchan · 08-19-2014, 08:28 PM

of course there's going to be that guy that will one-up everyone.

just wait..

aszyd · 08-19-2014, 10:52 PM

3.5 hours to pull the front struts?! You can pop those things out in minutes with the proper tools (pneumatic). One hour is generous.

Jaybo666 · 08-20-2014, 01:05 AM

i think most shops nowadays use "Shop Rate" pricing on labor. This particular shop says they're "Book" says 5 or 6 hrs for the spring swap at $95 an hour. Absurd. They will have it done in 2 hours and charge you for 5

ConeKilla · 08-20-2014, 02:19 PM

This is a great DIY project. It's really not hard at all if you have access to an Impact gun and a spring compressor. In fact, you can probably barrow the spring compressor from your local Auto Zone. If you look I am sure you can find great you tube video breaking this down in easy to follow steps. Then go get alignment done.

ka24king · 08-20-2014, 02:23 PM

Wow I paid $100 I feel so lucky right now lol

Granted that dident include alignment

kenchan · 08-20-2014, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ka24king

Wow I paid $100 I feel so lucky right now lol

Granted that dident include alignment and my car is coming apart

ka24king · 08-22-2014, 12:35 PM

Lol no I own a dealership so I just paid for my mechanics wife and him to go have a nice dinner. Haha one of the perks of working in the car world. Also I could have done it my self but $100 is hard to pass up. While I'll be making 3 times that in the 4 hours it took him to install. 13000 miles later and 4 track visits and it's doing great

. Guess some people just get to enjoy not getting butt ****** for everything.

ka24king · 08-22-2014, 12:36 PM

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08-19-2014, 08:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	wow, this is wat happens when minimum wage hits $15/hr DEpointfive0 and Zteve like this.

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gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Simple answer is find another shop. Any shop that takes 9.2 hrs to do this job clearly doesn't know what they are doing. All this work should take ~3-4 hrs tops including alignment. fuct, FPenvy, GaleForce and 1 others like this. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

08-19-2014, 08:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Arrvaxx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Whore Island, MN Posts: 1,243 Drives: 40th F.I. Twin Turbo Rep Power: 18	O.O Yeah, what he said. You can do that job in no time. Or do it yourself. It is really easy. It was my first major project. Just get an estimate on removing the springs from the struts and putting the Swifts on. Don't do that yourself...dangerous. Should take 15 minutes. __________________ 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary (#480 born 1/19/2010) Fast Intentions Twin Turbo \| Varis Arising II \| Limited Edition Recaro Sportster \| Tuned by Specialty Z \| 604hp 525 torque @14lbs boost on 100 octane

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Arrvaxx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Whore Island, MN Posts: 1,243 Drives: 40th F.I. Twin Turbo Rep Power: 18	Much better. __________________ 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary (#480 born 1/19/2010) Fast Intentions Twin Turbo \| Varis Arising II \| Limited Edition Recaro Sportster \| Tuned by Specialty Z \| 604hp 525 torque @14lbs boost on 100 octane

08-19-2014, 08:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	of course there's going to be that guy that will one-up everyone. just wait.. GaleForce likes this.

08-19-2014, 08:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jaybo666 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Portland Posts: 64 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 11	Edit: they're quote was $95 high because they charged for alignment twice. So the total for this job still came in around $770. What a deal, huh?

08-19-2014, 08:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i think the op already found a shop that would do it for 250 instead of 770 3hrs 80/hr not too shabby.

08-19-2014, 10:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
aszyd Track Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 877 Drives: Magma Red 370z T+S Rep Power: 21	3.5 hours to pull the front struts?! You can pop those things out in minutes with the proper tools (pneumatic). One hour is generous. __________________ Competition Clutch\|Fast Intentions\|Maxbore\|NST\|Setrab\|Stillen\|Tomei\|Uprev\| Z1 Avant Garde\|SPC\|Stance\|Whiteline Aerojacket\|Seibon\|Tanabe\|TRS\|TWM

08-20-2014, 01:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jaybo666 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Portland Posts: 64 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 11	i think most shops nowadays use "Shop Rate" pricing on labor. This particular shop says they're "Book" says 5 or 6 hrs for the spring swap at $95 an hour. Absurd. They will have it done in 2 hours and charge you for 5

08-20-2014, 02:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
ConeKilla Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 45 Drives: 2014 370z Rep Power: 11	This is a great DIY project. It's really not hard at all if you have access to an Impact gun and a spring compressor. In fact, you can probably barrow the spring compressor from your local Auto Zone. If you look I am sure you can find great you tube video breaking this down in easy to follow steps. Then go get alignment done.

08-20-2014, 02:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
ka24king Track Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: texas Posts: 582 Drives: '10 370z 40th annv. Rep Power: 13	Wow I paid $100 I feel so lucky right now lol Granted that dident include alignment

08-22-2014, 12:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
ka24king Track Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: texas Posts: 582 Drives: '10 370z 40th annv. Rep Power: 13	Lol no I own a dealership so I just paid for my mechanics wife and him to go have a nice dinner. Haha one of the perks of working in the car world. Also I could have done it my self but $100 is hard to pass up. While I'll be making 3 times that in the 4 hours it took him to install. 13000 miles later and 4 track visits and it's doing great . Guess some people just get to enjoy not getting butt ****** for everything.

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