Good shop in the Raleigh area

dell30rb

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Anyone have a recommendation?

I need to get new front leaf springs, shocks and axle pivot bushings installed on a 1991 F250 4x4. I just bought a house that I am fixing up and I don't have time to do it myself. Local place quoted me $1100 labor because the shop manual says the axles have to come completely off to press the pivot bushings out.
 
karatejosh said:
Did you call Ecgs that would be my first go to


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No dice they want 10 hours labor just for the axle pivot bushings! Looks like bloody knuckles for me.

I already did the leafs, shackles and shocks.... was trying now to get a shop to do those bushings and an alignment for me. The "book" says you have to take the whole axle off and stick it in a press, but from looking online you can get the bushing out with an air chisel and a ball joint press in an hour or three.
 
dell30rb said:
No dice they want 10 hours labor just for the axle pivot bushings! Looks like bloody knuckles for me.

I already did the leafs, shackles and shocks.... was trying now to get a shop to do those bushings and an alignment for me. The "book" says you have to take the whole axle off and stick it in a press, but from looking online you can get the bushing out with an air chisel and a ball joint press in an hour or three.
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I'm betting ECGS has done that exact axle 100 times. If they say it'll take them 10 hours it's probably experience talking. You may well be able to do it in 1/3th the time...if so if open a shop if I were you. ECGS is killing it an universally respected. If you can turn out quality work in 1/4 their time you should be able to retire in 3-4 years tops
 
Ron said:
I'm betting ECGS has done that exact axle 100 times. If they say it'll take them 10 hours it's probably experience talking. You may well be able to do it in 1/3th the time...if so if open a shop if I were you. ECGS is killing it an universally respected. If you can turn out quality work in 1/4 their time you should be able to retire in 3-4 years tops
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IDK I think this was more of a "this is out of our wheelhouse" quote.

I may end up using them for a re-gear on my rear axle as their price for that seems really good.
 
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