lift kit fitting costs

[palooka]

have 2" suspension and body lift kits, could anyone give me a rough idea of the cost of having someone fit them? don't suppose theres any recommendations for anyone in N Ireland who could do it. thanks.

[TFB]

No idea of what labour rates are, but I'd guess that a garage would want a day to two days labour.

Regards
TFB

[Don Logan]

The rear is pretty easy to do yourself if you have tools. So's the front depending on how you're liftin it.

[steve s]

the 2" body lift is very easy 5h1t i did it

[Apache]

No idea of what labour rates are, but I'd guess that a garage would want a day to two days labour.

Regards
TFB

Two days????

Body lift is a couple of hours tops, springs change is an hour or so. Thats using DIY tools!

[TFB]

Two days????

Body lift is a couple of hours tops, springs change is an hour or so. Thats using DIY tools!

Yep, but if you know a garage that will actualy charge you for the amount of time they really spend on your car then let me know!

I reckon a garage would charge you a day for two blokes to do it.

Regards
TFB

[Albannach]

Jimmy Ryan in Denny only charges the time he works on vehicles. He's 100% trustworthy too.

[Justbrad]

Two days????

Body lift is a couple of hours tops, springs change is an hour or so. Thats using DIY tools!

That depends on wether you have to make brackets or not.

[yoshie]

Jimmy Ryan in Denny only charges the time he works on vehicles. He's 100% trustworthy too.

If he is coming all the way to Denny he may as well go a couple of mile more and get me to do it

[Apache]

What brackets?

Rad drop? Only if you have a 2.4. 3" strips of steel with a couple of holes drilled - ten minutes. (I was tempted to say 'priceless' as per the TV ad there)

[Apache]

If he is coming all the way to Denny he may as well go a couple of mile more and get me to do it

He could get there a lot faster if...

[dieselboy]

Two days????

Body lift is a couple of hours tops, springs change is an hour or so. Thats using DIY tools!

Body lift took us ALL DAY and was a hassle of a job. We didn't have the right tools for the job to lift the body off the chassis. You need an assortment of wood blocks and a few jacks at least. We had 1 bit of wood and two crappy jacks.

[Justbrad]

What brackets?

Rad drop? Only if you have a 2.4. 3" strips of steel with a couple of holes drilled - ten minutes. (I was tempted to say 'priceless' as per the TV ad there)

And bumper brackets..................

I would of said it's more than a couple of hours to do a lift if someone hasn't done it before.

[Apache]

A garage, even if they've never done a Surf lift before, should be able to manage it it less than 2 days, even if they have to make a couple of bumper brackets (again just a couple of bits of steel plate with four holes drilled).

If they cant manage that, I dont think I'd like them working on any car of mine.

However, its a personal choice to accept its going to take 2 days and go and pay 16 hours labour (around £600 - £800 these days) - an opening in the market for someone like Stormy who already has space and trucks lying around? 'Lifts While-U-Wait' perhaps? By the sound of it, no-one would bat an eyelid at, say £200 + parts.

[Apache]

Body lift took us ALL DAY and was a hassle of a job. We didn't have the right tools for the job to lift the body off the chassis. You need an assortment of wood blocks and a few jacks at least. We had 1 bit of wood and two crappy jacks.

What you're saying is it took you a day because you were unprepared.

Last one I did (for a member on here) took a couple of hours for the two of us, and that included filing around the gear stick (a manual) and a couple of beers.