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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Midland,Texas
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Ahhh!!!!!
Wow...I jsut called our Local Chevy House cuz they have my truck so I can get all my problems fixed..and boy is there alot lol. The bill has almost reached 1000 dollars
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Robert Olson Transport
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Location: recent transplant to NC USA
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800 bucks is an awful lot of money for new lower bushings hell 200 woulda been a more fair price it aint that much work if you got the tools thedealership does
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97' Tahoe 2dr/2wd
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Huffman,TX
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their f*kin nuts.
$800 in labor is over 10 hrs shop time. thats nuts. if your cousin is the parts manager why didn't he get the tech to do the work on the side and save you some money $$$. |
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97' Tahoe 2dr/2wd
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Huffman,TX
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if your worried about putting the bushings in, just take the lower control arms off and take them to a suspension shop and have the bushings pressed in or put in with and air hammer.
i had some done this way when i was broke and in high school with no major tools and it cost me like $20 cash to have the upper bushings put in. i pressed the lower ones in using the press at the auto parts store. |
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Project92 SWB stepside
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Louisville KY
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Bend over and bring the KY
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: North Texas
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Phantom, for that price, they would do it without the KY.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon
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hahahaha, hey now keep it clean!!!! but i will agree, grab thoes feet
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Stylin
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Tuttle, OK
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hmmmm i found that upper and lower a arms are very easy to do. u just need to rent a spring compressor and have lots of liquid wrench or that pb blaster, and some wrenches n sockets. my lower a arms are off of a 77 gmc 2500, just find the nesissary parts have him press the bushings in perferably polyurathane and put them on yourself. i did both sides by myself on mine and i found it to be quite easy. you might find that if your doin that much you'll want to replace tie rods and the pitman arm and anything else that is bent or damaged. i did all mine for under 200.
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You get what you pay for
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Location: Cherryville, NC
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Now I remember why I taught myself how to work on vehicles. It's like putting money in the bank. You know the saying, a penny saved is a penny earned? At the rate they were planning on charging you, I should be rich.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Midland,Texas
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I can really pretty much do most of this cept for the Carb re-Build. But I havent the time. My truck has been outta commission for to long and to many time in the past month....I cant afford it being like this all the time u kno. So I am forced to have osmeone else fix it lol. I dont like it but...It has to be done.
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Stylin
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Tuttle, OK
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est. time per side for me was 4 hrs. 2 getting stuff off 2 putting it back on
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I'm back with 2nd truck!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,775
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If you were closer to me I'd lend a hand to help you get this stuff done for you and save you some $$$. Plus I work cheap (beer)
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