11-25-2016, 07:45 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2014
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Eibach Pro Plus kit Install for $750????
I just purchased an Eibach Pro Plus kit and asked the local race shop for a quote on install of the swab bars/springs. They quoted me $750, seems a little steep to me. I looked around the site but couldn't find anything. Any help would be awesome!
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11-25-2016, 07:59 PM | #2 |
Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Turbo Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: South Florida
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Seems steep. Most shops are $100/hr this to me is a 3-5hr job depending on experience/skill (not much needed this is something a diy guy could tackle at home with basic tools in the driveway)
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11-25-2016, 08:13 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2014
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Yeah I felt like it was steep. They have sway bars/springs at 6.1 hrs/$125 hr. Wish I trusted myself enough to do them myself.
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11-25-2016, 08:49 PM | #4 |
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bmr lists their spring install time at 2-3 hrs and f/r sway bar kit install time at 3-4 hrs (surprised me didnt think it took that long) so 6hrs is not as bad as I thought, id shop around anyways its not a highly skilled install pretty basic
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11-25-2016, 10:50 PM | #5 |
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With an impact drill the sway bars can be done in a couple of hours in the driveway even if you haven't done them before; when I did mine I had no idea what I was doing and managed to do them in a few hours with just hand wrenches (those torque to yield nuts and bolts are a real pain in the ass without power tools; you can't hand-tighten/loosen them until they're about to fall off). For the first time doing springs you could probably manage all four in ~four hours with all of your tools at the ready and a bit of research beforehand.
If you're not too confident to do it yourself then $750 might be worth the cost (hopefully that includes timing the bushings and alignment). |
12-19-2016, 10:15 PM | #6 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: May 2016
Location: Miami, FL
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That is way too much for springs & sway labor on a 5g Camaro. I found that most of these shop charging this amount are not taking into account that our cars do not need spring compressor to remove spring from the shocks. A local shop pretty known charges 280$ plus 50$ for alignment
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12-27-2016, 10:23 AM | #7 |
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quick chime in i got the same kit put in for 350
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12-27-2016, 04:03 PM | #8 |
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So, if you have hands and aren't injured somehow tackle this yourself.
Seriously, search on Youtube how to do it and just follow the instructions.
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