I just got my first quote on the install of Coilover's and Springs for a G37xS.

The quote suggested $100 per hour

3 hours for the fronts
5 hours for the rears
2 hours for adjusting the level
and an alignment

Is this a typical shop charge to do a coilover/spring install on a G37xs?

and of course the $1100 quote doesn't include a camber kit, or extras

Going the shop install route is my only option.

 

No way. Typically a shop charges $200-300 for spring & shock installation by itself. I had coilovers installed & adjusted along with front and rear camber kits for $500. The alignment and camber/toe adjustment was another $100.

$1000+ is a joke.

 

Simple. Call your dealer and ask labor by the book.

 

holy fk theyre trying to rip u hard. get another quote. being full coilovers it should be a faster job than having springs installed

 

So for installation of front and rear camber kits, coilover's, and alignment I should pay no more than $600 labor at a pro shop?

 

Everything except the rear toe bolts is pretty standard wrenching, should take about 3 hours if they're a well-versed shop and another half hour for the toe slots. This would just be the initial install, it will need to be fine tuned for height which could add another 1.5 hours or a little more depending how close they get it on the first set. $500 would seem reasonable, and hopefully they've done those toe slots before, many shops haven't.

 

I got (what I thought) was a rather high quote, too. $745 for Eibach spring install. When I inquired as to the cost, the guy told me the rears were listed as a 7 hour job! I told the guy the rears are the easiest part about the install (from what I have read), even on the X cars. AM I wrong about that? I will likely be tackling this in the Spring.

 

Yes, the rear springs (even on the X) are simple, just a straightforward swap vs. the front where you have to compress the OEM springs on the struts to remove the spring and compress the new springs on the struts. The rears once you're safely lifted, would take about 15 minutes per side.

 

pay yourself the 1100... do it yourself then you can justify 1100 worth of mods


is that an FB on your avatar...

 

I suspect they're quoting book labor.

You need to find a shop familiar with the install that will do the job for a flat rate.

Otherwise, $1100 would buy every tool you need to DIY this and future projects.

 

I'm no mechanic, and I'm honest about it.

That was my first build. A 1982 RX-7 featuring a street legal IMSA body. Old school fiberglass mold. That's how we rolled back in the day. That car was completed nearly a year before the Porsche 944 was released. Featuring 3 piece Epsilon aluminum wheels, F:15x8 R:15x10, which was plus 2 over stock, on rare 285/50/15 Pirelli P7's. The photo was from a 1982 Seattle car show. The car went directly from the dealership to the body shop for the build.

The clincher was I financed the entire project, wheels, tires, paint, fiberglass, body shop labor, at the Mazda dealership.

The rims/tires were $3k, which was spendy in 1982.

 

Are there flat rate suspension shops? Any Northwest member know of such a shop?

 

Might post a thread in the regional folders like "Anyone willing to help install DIY coilovers & camber set"? might get someone from here that can get it done for a fraction of what you've been quoted, if you were near me I'd help you out for a couple cases of "premium" beer

 

Thank you blnewt! I'll do that.

 

Got a quote to install springs + alignment for 300 cash at a performance shop that only does this type of work.