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Originally Posted by Loose Axles
What did you end up doing? I had a really good time ripping out the XREAS myself and installing everything. Learnt a ton this time around.
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I decided against assembling the struts on my own with a rented spring compressor and found a local shop that did them both for like $75 a piece. Dropped them off on a Friday evening and they said they'd have the done first thing in the morning.
Then I got up early on Saturday determined to do the rest myself. Figured I'd do the rear and then go pick up the struts. Second bolt on the rear shock I spent 45 min trying to get off and could not do it. Breaker bar, impact wrench, etc. And since it was my only mode of transportation, I wasn't prepared to break it and not be able to go get a replacement.
So when I went to pick the the struts, I asked them what they would charge. They said $637.45 and that included the strut assembly. A no-brainer so I let them install it, told them the rear parts were in the back seat. They said they could have it done by end of day but called later and asked to hold it until Monday, which wasn't an issue.
I show up Monday and pay and open the rear door and, lo and behold, the rear springs and shocks were still sitting there. 2 hours later and they had those installed too. Somehow they didn't use the new washers and bushings on the rear so they were mismatched right and left and missing parts. I fixed that as much as possible and am having my trusted shop give it all a once over just to make sure they didn't do anything else wrong. They also assembled one strut without the dust guard over the shaft which isn't a huge deal but I guess I got what I paid for...
The Dobinson's lift is perfect and the Exit Offroad experience was great. Wish I could have gotten that bolt unstuck though...