Is this a good price for bilstein lift?

6112 upfront and 5160 in the back it will require some chop to fit 35s


Cost is 1700

 

Seems in the ballpark for installed and aligned. A little high for AZ but labor rates will vary based on location.

 

Ya here in houston

It's like 400 for labor rest is parts

 

Sounds pretty ballpark. The parts are like $1000, I believe. Then a typical alignment is $120. So that is $580 for labor. It will take a professional, 30-45 minutes for the rear shocks, each. Then 1.5 for the front shocks each. So 4.5 hours of labor, is my guess. That is $128 hourly to install shocks. I would never pay someone that rate for a job such as that. I would pay $80-100 hourly though.

 

Sounds high to me. My install with alignment was about $600. So if parts are $800 or less it should be a few hundred less.

 

I think part is 1000 online

 

Yeah looks like it went up. I don’t remember paying $1000.

 

Damn I replaced my rear shocks in about 15 min each side - easy as pie. Granted mine were 5100s and I am a average DIYer.

 

I agree, the rear shocks can definitely be done quicker, those were just the "book times", that I found for the job.

 

Where at in Houston?

 

i paid $700 for 6112/5160 install ...tires mounted , alignment and cmc

 

Do the install yourself! I did the 6112/5100 install myself (first time ever wrenching on suspension parts). The alignment was $89. It took me about a half a day to do it in my driveway. I ran into a few snags but got it done and saved a ton of money.

 

I paid 1200 for 5100 (front and back) installed. I've never enjoyed doing suspension work so it was worth it to me.

 

I hear ya...I wanted to try it and it was fun and satisfying. I am a DIYer to a fault- I hate paying someone to do something I can do myself. In my older age some things are just left to the Pros and it’s worth trading time for money. (like hanging and finishing drywall - I can do it but a pro can do it 100x faster...)

 

Yep same boat, but in my youth I did it myself more for I simply coudn't afford to pay someone. I'm not rich but I do manage my money better and I've had too many bad experience doing suspension work, that I probably would of saved money having someone do the work.

 

No

 

If it includes the cab mount chop and plates that’s a pretty good deal