Install a level kit myself or pay someone?

I'm handy enough and have access to all the shop space I could need. If I order a Billstein level kit is that a pretty quick/easy install or is it worth paying the shop to do? Seized up bolts shouldn't be too bad on a 30,000 mi truck but spring loaded tension is enough to scare me...

I've never done anything with suspension so it'd be a learning experience. Is it just a basic swap of parts, or is it a bit more involved ie. needs an alignment or whatever?

 

If you have never done suspension work before, I don't recommend it.. If you have a friend that could help then I say go for it.
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Alignment yes.
Lots of youtube videos on it.
I did it myself and it was not my career job.

 

If you need to compress your stock springs to attach to the new assembly, which I think you do, shop help is needed. I pulled my assemblies and had them compressed and swapped over to new shocks and top plates the first time I did my Gen I, then installed them myself. In the end, it's about the same as having a shop replace your stock front shocks, unless your truck is very different. But, since you need an alignment for the lift, maybe just have it all done at once. I'm guessing 200 for shock install and 100 for alignment on the front.

 

I paid a local shop to install my 6112s with alignment.
It was worth $300 to me.

Rear shocks and even rear shackles are pretty easy to do on your own.

 

Do it yourself and put the money you will be saving toward something better than Bilstein.
The job is very straight forward.