average price for a shock install?

[marvin smith]

Just ordered my bilstein hd's today and I've spent the day checking a few of the shops around where I live and the average price seems to be 250+ dollars for the install. Seems a bit steep to me, one of the shops told me I'd need a realignment afterwards which would be another 60! Which to me doesn't seem right, getting a realignment that is, I didn't think shocks really affected that anyhow. I just wanted to see what you guys have payed for your install, unless of course you did it yourself. I would be installing at a friends house but his tools/jacks etc. are all in storage and we don't really have a good place to do it.

[Ender2664]

HAHAH! That is disgusting! My friend! My friend came down to my shop and he bought hotchkis springs, got them installed, and we installed the shocks(he already bought) for a grand total of 400. 250 to install is a rip off!

[marvin smith]

That's what I thought as well, may have to drive to Austin and check some places there.

[Silver 99 Camaro]

My front strut install cost $200, including tax. It did not require an alignment.

[Predator Bird]

i'd shop around for a better price. it should only take 2 hours if the shop knows what they're doing. i know a guy here who installed all 4 of my shocks and aligned the front and rear (i have an adj. phr) for $100 cash. he owns quite a few f-bodies so he hooks up fellow f-bodies.

[The Crow]

I got my front and rear shocks/struts installed and aligned for $100 bucks too.

[andrew.brandon]

I have shocks, springs, and sway bars going in next week if the transmission is fixed, and I was quoted $200 for that. the guy said it usually takes less time than the book suggested so I may be looking at $150 for all of it. and I am having tires put on at the same time so the alignment is free w/ the tires. you are getting ripped off.

[memphis_raines]

I agree, you're getting ripped. Mine was $175 for shocks, springs, and alignment.

[White95]

its really easy to do. the only special tool you need is a spring compressor from Autozone which they give you free. It'll take about an hour per sturt and the shocks about an hour for both.

[Dominic]

Try a pepboys. [img]smile.gif[/img] I had mine done at a local pepboys for $150 I believe.

[marvin smith]

No pepboys that I know of around me, but I need to find a better place in Austin perhaps because after reading yall's responses I'm kind of disconcerted about the prices I was quoted...friggin vampire mechanics! Geh, the search continues. If only I had the means to do it myself...