dude, they're raping you up the asshole with that estimate.
here are the prices i got when i did mine
when i did the lower driver's side ball joint, total cost was $147 with a
moog ball joint.
when i did the remaining three ball joints, the total cost was $507 (keep in
mind, that includes the cost of COMPLETELY disassembling both the driver's
and passenger's side suspension, and replacing all the bushings, ball
joints, and shocks).
the price of the shocks should not be $300. i picked up a set of monroe
reflex shocks for $44.88 each ($96 total, including tax). also, there
shouldn't be a labor charge for doing the shocks, because the shocks have to
come out anyways when they do the upper ball joints.
just for your calculations, my total labor cost for the front-end rebuild
was $348, and that was with an ASE Master Mechanic doing the work, not some
fly-by-night mechanic. the balance of the $507 ($159) went into buying 3
ball joints, and both of the sway bar links.
take the truck back and tell him to shove that estimate!
Gabe Couriel
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of
ethan@ethanschwartz.com
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 10:26 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Balljoints - CBS story
My car is across the street from work at Sullivan Tire... just got a call
with
the estimate:
Upper & Lower ball joints on the "right" side (guess that's pass?), ~$550,
(they use Moog parts and will tap a fitting for the upper if it's not
already
there)
(4) Shocks, ~$300, the truck had a lot of bounce in the front end, and he
said
that they were definately toast...
Front Sway bar links are dead (I could hear the jingling, didn't say
anything
when I left it off, but they found them), ~$150...
Their estimate is $1050 when all is said and done including an alignment and
adjusting the rear brakes (ebrake is weak as hell, and the brakes generally
feel kinda weak, but he says pads and shoes are fine)...
Good thing I get that 1% cash back from Discover :)
The original place that did the Mass inspection probably took one look at
the
exterior (nearly perfect) and figured it was all fine underneath, but it was
way to clunky on rough roads to be ok.
Of course I'm sure as soon as they saw me they knew I was a mark anyway...
"EE
for Analog Devices wearing a shirt & tie? He needs new shocks all around
and
his tail lights lubed up!"
In article <B00817FA-0AA7-11D8-B7DE-000A277E09C8@tepidcola.com>,
mike-lists@tepidcola.com (Michael Maskalans) writes:
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 09:54 AM, Josh Battles wrote:
>
> > "andy levy" <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote in message
>
> >> But it'd be nice to get reimbursed for them, wouldn't it?
> >>
> >
> > i don't care anymore...if it was $500 like gabe paid then i'd be a
> > little
> > upset, but it was just about $180 for the whole thing - joints, tierod
> > ends,
> > and alignment.
>
> wow. I was in for over $400 for all four joints and an alignment. I
> spent $70 over the summer for another replacement that I haven't put in
> yet too... (bad boot)
> --
> Michael Maskalans '98 Dakota SLT CC 4x4 318
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