ECOH 4x4 - Northeast shop - Stay away

muddyYota

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ECOH 4x4 in Bel Air, MD

People from the Northeast US

I would not advise you considering this company. They quoted me a price twice to install my lift and when I drove hours to get to them and then hours back home, they called me and informed me
that it will cost more because they only thought they were installing the front suspension.

If you are in the Northeast please don't use this "company".

I sent them an email with a link to my suspension kit and asked how much to install?

They said $474 plus $125 for front end alighment.

I replied to that email a few weeks later with the install instructions attached (front and rear) (Radflow 2.5" kit) and for them to let me know if they can schedule me for the weekend.

They called me and we worked out the times.

After dropping my truck off (1.5 hours each way) (and having my GF pick me up, pulled teeth to get that done) My thought was "sweet I can pick my truck up
in the morning and my lift is on... . onward to new wheels / tires."

Well I get a call 5 hours later and they tell me there's no way they can do it for that much.

The lift would be taking 8 - 12 hours and would be $1500+ to install ($150 an hour?). I told him the lift takes novices 6 hours. Novices with no / little experience. He says I have no idea what i'm talking about.
He said that one front side alone takes 3 hours.

I go back and forth with them explaining each email verbatim as i have now pulled them back up going over what I sent and they said that they "only got the attachment for the front end" when it clearly showed both attachments and the link to
the products in the very first email. Ridiculous. They "couldn't find" the first email with the website link.

So since they had my truck and it would be another 3 hour waste to go get it.... I said ok, lets split the difference i'll pay you $1k to just be done, you can earn a new customer blah blah. They didn't care, I told them I enjoyed dealing with them thus far and they had great reviews (they do not have good reviews, I saw the bad reviews but i went anyways. Shame on me)
I just said that. No dice.

So i'm picking / have picked up by now my truck and will look for a more respectable shop. Not posting this until I have my truck.



I have installed a lift on a Land Rover, and could install this lift. However I'm in an apartment w/ none of my tools / jacks that I once had (and its freezing outside). I wanted to take it, pay, and have it done. Is that to much to ask?

My rant is over and hopefully I helped someone not go to ECOH 4x4
 
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Diy

It's really not that hard to install, there are several posts detailing the process. You will need some 2' jack stands and a hydraulic jack that is tall enough to get to jack stands under it. A lot less than $1K.

(Tractor supply)
 
Just sent them an email, saying it was all over the web how they tried to rip you off.

I hate shops like this!!!

Anyway, maybe they will get scared and change their ways, highly doubtful.

Good luck brother!
 
Wow that is complete garbage especially considering they don't have to take your struts apart. My local TMA (tire muffler alignment) did my new coils up front and back along with shocks for $350 including the alignment took them about 5 hours to do including the alignment and lunch! I would try a place that does any kind of shock and strut replacement since they will know how to take it apart properly and put it back together without charging 1500.00
 
I'm going to take it to High Tech Auto & Tech in Chantilly va
they are close and have good reviews

Funny Bflan about sending them the email. Hopefully they will change, but like you said, highly doubtful.
 

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