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How Much is too much $ for parts and labor

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Old 02-10-2009, 11:44 AM
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How Much is too much $ for parts and labor

My 01 3500 4x4 dually needed new ball joints and I just did not have the time to replace them myself, so I had my local shop that does all of the work that I can't do myself ( for one reason or another ) do it. I normally think they are reasonable in price and do pretty decent work. I am having doubts now. What do you all think the bill should be on replacing all 4 ? Thanks.
I will post later and tell ya what the bill was.
Old 02-10-2009, 12:01 PM
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I've been quoted $1100 for my 2wd. Ended up having them done (I bought the parts) for under $600 all inclusive.
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I did mine on an 93 f350 4x4 for about $400. Usually the front-end components are more expensive for 4x4 application. Yea, I would guess including labor and alignment about $1000.
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I would suspect the $1000.oo is in ballpark.
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Local alignment shop quoted me $775.00 with alignment. I did them myself, parts were $305.00 and alignment was $40.00.
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i paid 2000.00 but that included new michelins in front and a new trackbar and tie rods
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