does anyone have a rough idea of how much shops charge to install a suspension lift kit. i have a 91 4runner and am about to get the 4" Superlift on it and was wonderin about the install prices..any ideas?

 

depends on the shop...everywhere is different just call around and find out

 

Are you around any other Yotatechers? If you host a wrenchathon and provide food and refreshments I'm sure some people would be happy to help you with the work.

 

600 at 4wp.

 

alright good idea..ill start lookin around. thanks for the idea tacoma.

 

one local place gave me a $1100 estimate on labor -- they said they always estimate high so they don't end up giving you a nasty surprise.

 

What part of the world are you at?

 

Think how much it could reasonably cost, then multiply by 4. A local shop wanted $250 a side, + $100 for the difficulty of doing the front just to put my cornfeds on. What a crock. Got a yotatecher to to help. It was a chore, but fun. Fun-ish rather. I still need to send him a donation for his motor swap project come to think of it.

 

I agree with the other guys, see if there's someone close to help you with it. I'm a firm believer in doin it yourself, expecially if you haven't done it before. Its always a good idea to have some help around too. I did mine with a good buddy, and neither of us had ever done it before (we mainly build hotrods). It was a great learning experience about the truck, plus if you do it, you know all the weak spots and what was jimmy-jammed together. If you have a shop do it they could screw something up and you'd never know about it until you went to work on it and fix something simple like a ball joint, and find out the treads were all jacked up. But seriously, you do learn a lot about your turck, how its built, and how to fix it, which can come in handy on a trail if you break something. I say get some help and tackle it yourself. Time frame, it too me and my buddy a week from start to finish to do the lift, rims, tires, alignment, suspension, brakes, steering, and some other misc. stuff.