how much should a suspension upgrade cost?
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From: Paris Texas
Car: 91 Camaro RS, 84 2.8 5speed
Engine: 305 5.0L
Transmission: Auto, 5 speed
how much should a suspension upgrade cost?
I own a 1991 Camaro RS, dunno if it matters but its a 305 V8, it has the stock suspension, just its getting bad, i know i need a new a arm, pitmans, all that good stuff. i need bushings, struts, might as well replace the springs too. Anyone have any idea on how much it would cost for a full suspension upgrade?
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From: Central NJ
Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: 408 stroker sbc
Transmission: TKO600
Axle/Gears: Moser full floater m9, 3:70 trutrac
Re: how much should a suspension upgrade cost?
Labor costs excluded, replacing al the steering wear parts will cost a couple hundred in materials, and go with good quality stuff, moog or equivilent. Spring kits are anywhere from 2 to 3 hundred depending on what they are, stock or drop. Shocks and struts are a different stock. You can go bwith a cheap basic replacement which will do well in a daily car for a little over a hundred or so for all four, or and they go up from there to the koni/bilsteins which are toward the top of the overcounter performance line at around 7 8 hundred for all four.
Depends on your budget and if you are doing work yourself. Labor cost at a shop will be more that the cost of the parts, especially if you do springs and bushings.
Depends on your budget and if you are doing work yourself. Labor cost at a shop will be more that the cost of the parts, especially if you do springs and bushings.
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From: Salem OR.
Car: 89 RS Camaro
Engine: Original 2.8 v6 convert to 5.7
Transmission: Th400
Axle/Gears: I think its the 3.42
Re: how much should a suspension upgrade cost?
You can always pull your A arm out and have a shop press in the new A arm bushings in. I got mine put in at a little shop he also put in New moog ball joints and cleaned it up for 25$ an arm. It was worth not having to fight with the stupid thing.
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