getting the front coils/shocks assembled at a shop? I just paid $60 and it took them 2 days to get to them. Not sure how that compares but I was just happy to get them before the weekend. I saw them do 1 and it took about 15 mins.
What do/did you pay for...
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megatone
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Two days to put together a pair of spring/strut cartridge's is a long time.
Paying $60 to get them assembled is a good price for an hours worth of shop labor which, realistically, if you dropped off the strut assemblies yourself, it should take less than an hour to disassemble and reassemble both of them.
You could have bought an inexpensive coil spring compressor for less than twenty bucks and performed the work yourself, saved some money and had another tool to add to your garage.
At work (using pneumatic tools and a hydraulic spring compressor) I could replace all four in less than an hour (once all four assemblies are on the bench).
Paying $60 to get them assembled is a good price for an hours worth of shop labor which, realistically, if you dropped off the strut assemblies yourself, it should take less than an hour to disassemble and reassemble both of them.
You could have bought an inexpensive coil spring compressor for less than twenty bucks and performed the work yourself, saved some money and had another tool to add to your garage.
At work (using pneumatic tools and a hydraulic spring compressor) I could replace all four in less than an hour (once all four assemblies are on the bench).
eyehatetofu
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I think the shop across the street charged me $50.
CactusJacked
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So that breaks down to paying them only $30 a day, that's a deal!!! :happy175:
Jo6pak
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I think I paid $35 each and they did them in a couple hours.
Not exactly recommended on these assemblies. The hydraulic, wall-mounted ones are the recommended (and safe) way to go.
CactusJacked
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A set of stitches to the head, or trip to the dentitht is going to cotht a lot more than thikthty dollarth.
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This place used some roll out compressor that looked very Harbor Freight like. Lol
CactusJacked
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There are some things I don't want to mess with; items that are under high tension, brushing a lions teeth, and sticking my head inside an alligator's mouth, just to name a few.
Mine's an older Branick wall mount with threaded actuation device. As professional as it gets and very safe. Bought it at a flea market from a guy who thought it was " some kind of wood splitting thang".
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megatone
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There is a Harbor Freight store down the street from the shop I work at.....one thing I've learned is: NEVER rely on any of thier tools for more than a one time use.
ouroboros
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0$ at my shop! :gr_grin:
