Lift Install

[dheeter]

I got my spidertrax spacers yesterday after a month and a half of waiting on backorder, so it's finally time for the lift to go on. I called the shop and they told me it would take 4 hours, the first time I got an estimate from them they said 3 hours. I'm pretty sure it will take between 2 & 3 so I called them out on it. I just wanted to get some feedback and make sure I was right about this. I will post pictures for the first time when it's done next Wednesday with all mods in my signature included.

 

[Bowtie3]

Spacer lift about 3 hrs. Coil lift about 4. Add the hour for taking apart the strut.

 

[05Rrunner]

Got my Spidertrax in yesterday also

 

[audiqtr]

This thread is worthless without pics....lol:awais:

 

[Bowtie3]

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Sorry...all I had...LOL

 

[4runDiZZLe]

when my lift was installed it only took them an hour and a half... but it was only the front... but on the t4r the back takes less than 30 min...

dheeter, how much are they charging u for the labor... i paid 250 INCLUDING alignment!!!

 

[dheeter]

when my lift was installed it only took them an hour and a half... but it was only the front... but on the t4r the back takes less than 30 min...

dheeter, how much are they charging u for the labor... i paid 250 INCLUDING alignment!!!

$90/hr. That sounds like a hell of a deal. The first time i asked for an estimate they told me 3 hours, now its 4. I dont have a problem paying the money, i just dont want to pay them for 4 hours if it only took them 2.

 

[J.A.]

I would recommend being there to oversee the install, not just to ensure an accurate time quote but to make sure they handle your XREAS system correctly.

Although it took me working alone almost 8 hours for the front pair, I would think a shop could do the fronts in 2-3 hours and the rear in 30 minutes.

 

[Bowtie3]

$90/hr. That sounds like a hell of a deal. The first time i asked for an estimate they told me 3 hours, now its 4. I dont have a problem paying the money, i just dont want to pay them for 4 hours if it only took them 2.

Alot of shops will go by book hrs. If the book says 3 hrs to take off and reinstall suspension components...then that's what they charge. We do book hrs all the time....we have to pay the bills. I would charge you 3 hrs. It may take less than that if 2 guys do it..probably half the time...but it's still 3 hrs labor.

 

[nytefog]

FLAT RATE! The better the mechanic the less time it takes the more he makes. Its only fair.

 

[dheeter]

Alot of shops will go by book hrs. If the book says 3 hrs to take off and reinstall suspension components...then that's what they charge. We do book hrs all the time....we have to pay the bills. I would charge you 3 hrs. It may take less than that if 2 guys do it..probably half the time...but it's still 3 hrs labor.

Thats fine, i was expecting to be charged for man hours anyways. The thing that irritated me was the first time I called they said 3 hours and the second time I called the said 4.

 

[eskimochaos]

Thats fine, i was expecting to be charged for man hours anyways. The thing that irritated me was the first time I called they said 3 hours and the second time I called the said 4.

Perhaps it was a different person....