Lift kit install labor

[DominatorZ71]

57 minutes ago, TXGREEK said:

 

Lol, OP brought up 37” tires


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Yes, because he brought up 8" lift. I don't know what his budget is but going anything above 6" is going to get expensive quick

[dieselfan1]

8 hours ago, DominatorZ71 said:

Yes, because he brought up 8" lift. I don't know what his budget is but going anything above 6" is going to get expensive quick

Not really. The difference between a 6"- 6.5" and 8" is not much . A couple hundred bucks. Tires are my biggest expense. 35's or 37's.

I also started looking at the McGaughys 7"-9" Basic setup, and I like how you replace the strut instead of spacers. The kit looks pretty stout IMO. Roughly the same price as the Superlift and it don't widen the front track as much. Less than an inch I understand.

I would run it at 8".

What do you guys think?

 

[TXGREEK]

Not really. The difference between a 6"- 6.5" and 8" is not much . A couple hundred bucks. Tires are my biggest expense. 35's or 37's.
I also started looking at the McGaughys 7"-9" Basic setup, and I like how you replace the strut instead of spacers. [emoji848]The kit looks pretty stout IMO. Roughly the same price as the Superlift and it don't widen the front track as much. Less than an inch I understand.
I would run it at 8".
What do you guys think?
 

That’s pretty cheap!


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[Jacoby]

20 hours ago, DominatorZ71 said:

it hauls ass fine with no stress on the transmission.

No it doesn’t and yes there is

 

i agree though gearing is not necessary 

[DominatorZ71]

2 hours ago, TXGREEK said:

 

That’s pretty cheap!


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Yes that is a good deal but keep in mind if you do 37s you may want to regear which isn't cheap

[DominatorZ71]

Just now, Jacoby said:

No it doesn’t and yes there is

 

i agree though gearing is not necessary 

Foh YES it does. You don't own my truck. I monitor everything on it. The transmission is fine

[Jacoby]

4 minutes ago, DominatorZ71 said:

Foh YES it does. You don't own my truck. I monitor everything on it. The transmission is fine

Whatever helps you sleep at night boss. 

[rbrjr1]

there's additional wear on every stock drivetrain part that is running on any truck that has suspension modified, tires modified, wheels modified, whatever..

 

the degree to which the additional wear is occurring is not subjective and the ability to monitor such wear in most cases is impossible.

[rbrjr1]

around here, a level kit using spacers costs about $600-$700 installed, including alignment check (and we all know that a 2"-3" spacer kit costs less than $100, especially if you buy them by the case and an alignment especially if you own the equipment costs $40-$60).  so a level kit is around $450-$550 LABOR

 

full lift kit like you're talking about, including alignment afterwards, I have to say that $1,000 LABOR is probably the best money you'd ever spend.

[dieselfan1]

I talked to a guy at Hooze 4x4 in Ham Lake MN today . He quoted me "around $2500" for the labor to install the Superlift 8".

I told I would be looking elsewhere.

[LRod]

My local 4x4 shop which are experts installed this for me 2 weeks ago: CST 4.5 lift, 4 Bilstein 5100's, 4 tires swapped on to my stock rims removing my stock tires, balance & alignment, installed a catch can and installed a front license plate bracket. $1055 total in labor including tax. I took them all the parts! 4 wheel parts wanted to charge $1400 + tax and that didn't include the license plate bracket or the catch can. If you can, go with a local shop that strictly does this for a living! I believe I got a good deal at $1055.

 

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[dieselfan1]

I also contacted Custom Offsets/Offsets Garage.

I live 300 miles from these guys. Easy 4.5 hr. drive.

Wheel and tire packages are one of the cheapest on the www

I could drop truck off Monday morning. Go rent a car. Drive up to the U.P.  Get a cheap motel and rent a snowmobile. Go riding for a couple days. Then head back to CO and pick up my lifted truck. Sounds like a fun few days.

Here's their response....

 

[LRod]

I also contacted Custom Offsets/Offsets Garage.
I live 300 miles from these guys. Easy 4.5 hr. drive.
Wheel and tire packages are one of the cheapest on the www
I could drop truck off Monday morning. Go rent a car. Drive up to the U.P.  Get a cheap motel and rent a snowmobile. Go riding for a couple days. Then head back to CO and pick up my lifted truck. [emoji123]Sounds like a fun few days.
Here's their response....
 

My local shop took 3 days. 4 wheel parts said they would take the truck in at opening and have it ready by closing time. I questioned that! I like people to take their time and do it right. I'd use a local shop because if you have any issues, you can drive back locally for them to fix the issue. And their will always be some sort of adjustment that needs to be resolved! Also, for example, my local shop requires you to return after at least 500 miles so they can triple check everything and retorque everything.

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[dieselfan1]

15 minutes ago, LRod said:

My local 4x4 shop which are experts installed this for me 2 weeks ago: CST 4.5 lift, 4 Bilstein 5100's, 4 tires swapped on to my stock rims removing my stock tires, balance & alignment, installed a catch can and installed a front license plate bracket. $1055 total in labor including tax. I took them all the parts! 4 wheel parts wanted to charge $1400 + tax and that didn't include the license plate bracket or the catch can. If you can, go with a local shop that strictly does this for a living! I believe I got a good deal at $1055.

 

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You got a deal for sure. I read your posts over on Silverado Sierra.

I want to go local but not for $2500. They can pound sand.

I got another shop up the road from Hooze I'm going to call tomorrow.  4 Wheel Parts never called me back. I'm also waiting on another shop down south of St.Paul to call me back .

I'll get to the bottom of this by the end of the week and start getting stuff on order.

I like Christmas.

[LRod]

You got a deal for sure. I read your posts over on Silverado Sierra. I want to go local but not for $2500. They can pound sand.

I got another shop up the road from Hooze I'm going to call tomorrow.  4 Wheel Parts never called me back. I'm also waiting on another shop down south of St.Paul to call me back .

I'll get to the bottom of this by the end of the week and start getting stuff on order.

I like Christmas.

 

Me too, Lol!! Problem is Christmas never ends with these things, Lol! Yeah, $2500 is a rip! Worse comes to worse do 4 wheel parts. Like I said, it was like $1500 total and that included my shocks, tires, alignment etc..The positive thing I can gather about them is that since they are a big company, they must have some good warranty that comes with the labor. From what I was told, they are owned by Polaris. But keep shopping around! Man, in Central Florida we are super lucky to have quite a few 4x4 shops and they are all well known and good at what they do.

Good luck with the search.

 

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