$2,000 For A Complete New Suspension?
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I have a 99 RX300 and just rolled over 130,000 miles. She rattles and jumps around over rough roads, and pretty clearly needs some work. The left front is especially noisy, I believe a new control arm was recommended at Midas.
My usual mechanic offered to replace all of the suspension parts (except the springs) for $2,000. Does that sound like too much? I believe his hourly rate is $75 (maybe $90). I can buy the parts myself and let him install, I have done this in the past for other projects.
I live in apartment and have no tools, so a DIY is not feasible.
I plan on keeping this car a while, as upgrading to a newer RX isn't in the cards for a couple more years (also may want a GX). I am the second owner, the car has plenty of maintenance records and I keep the oil changed.
Also, any thoughts on Lucas products for the transmission? No hard shifts, but just a very slight hesitation sometimes when approaching the usual shift point.
I have a 99 RX300 and just rolled over 130,000 miles. She rattles and jumps around over rough roads, and pretty clearly needs some work. The left front is especially noisy, I believe a new control arm was recommended at Midas.
My usual mechanic offered to replace all of the suspension parts (except the springs) for $2,000. Does that sound like too much? I believe his hourly rate is $75 (maybe $90). I can buy the parts myself and let him install, I have done this in the past for other projects.
I live in apartment and have no tools, so a DIY is not feasible.
I plan on keeping this car a while, as upgrading to a newer RX isn't in the cards for a couple more years (also may want a GX). I am the second owner, the car has plenty of maintenance records and I keep the oil changed.
Also, any thoughts on Lucas products for the transmission? No hard shifts, but just a very slight hesitation sometimes when approaching the usual shift point.
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Control arms, ball joints, struts, tie rod ends, sway bar links...probably $550 in parts, alignment $50..so $600 plus 4-6 hours labor should cover it...thinking $1,200 would knock out pretty much everything up there.
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You can use KYB shocks but make sure your strut mounts are OE, nothing else. Replace sway bar bushings, sway bar end links, struts, mounts, and check your ball joints. $2,000 is not out of line, provided it includes all parts; if labor only, far too much.
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The $2,000 was including all OEM parts. How much labor would be involved to put on the TEIN Coilovers? It looks like they are $1,200 + whatever else would need to be replaced. How much better would coilovers be over a stock suspension?
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