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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
Did you replace all 4 shocks? Does the car ride better?
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Yep, all four. The car rides
SOME better, but not what I'd call dramatically different (the front end is firmer). Then again, the suspension is all in pretty good shape and my car has fairly low miles (125K).
Really, this is about as pud of an automotive repair as I've ever done on any car. Removal of the back seat is a little tedious, just due to its size (a second person is handy for this portion), but the actual shock removal and installation is a piece of cake. If I can do it on the floor of a garage inside of THREE HOURS BY MYSELF, and still find plenty of time to goof off, then why does a garage with a lift charge hundreds of dollars in labor for the same thing? I don't get it. If I had a lift and had used my impact wrench, I don't see it taking more than two hours. More like 90 minutes or less.
I can fully understand timing chain replacement at a garage costing around $700, but shocks? The labor times on this job need to be readjusted.