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I have the Rough Country 2.5 spacer lift kit, its $179.00, looking for a shop to do the install, Billy Bobs offroad in milton quoted $535 plus tax for install and alignment, do you think this is a fair price? I was thinking they would only need a couple hours to do this, and maybe at $100 an hour.. but their quote seems a bit high.. thoughts? I considered doing this myself, but don't really have a good place to set up shop considering i live in the city. Nor am i the greatest at mechanics...


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Labor and alignment is $535.00 plus tax

Billy Bobs Offroad & Truck Specialties

https://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-s...MIgeTn-qeS3AIViONkCh213wiTEAYYASABEgI5pvD_BwE


Definitely want her sitting up another 2+ inches:
IMG_20180710_153442_911.jpg

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I'm fairly mechanically inclined, and I had a 40+ year master mechanic helping me, and it took us about 4 hours...and that was only because we had access to a large array of tools, spare parts, etc. This install can be a bit of a pain in the ***. I personally think $535 is very fair. If the mechanic runs into the issues we ran into, he may be sorry he quoted you so low. Lol.
 
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I'm fairly mechanically inclined, and I had a 40+ year master mechanic helping me, and it took us about 4 hours...and that was only because we had access to a large array of tools, spare parts, etc. This install can be a bit of a pain in the ***. I personally think $535 is very fair. If the mechanic runs into the issues we ran into, he may be sorry he quoted you so low. Lol.
Thanks, chances are they will run into issues, doubt they have too much experience with the JL. okay thanks for the feedback. I hope it goes well, can't wait for the 2.5 lift.
 

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I was all set to do mine myself as I have every other lift I've had, but my local shop quoted me $200 with alignment...so that was a no brainer.
 
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I was all set to do mine myself as I have every other lift I've had, but my local shop quoted me $200 with alignment...so that was a no brainer.
$200 Thats amazing! Please let me know how long it takes them, and any complications they ran into.
May get a 2nd opinion with another shop.

Thanks!
 

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$200 Thats amazing! Please let me know how long it takes them, and any complications they ran into.
May get a 2nd opinion with another shop.

Thanks!
It only took them a few hours, with a lift of course. No problems. This also included installing the RC adj trac bar. Turned out great, drives same as stock.
 

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Fair price?
I have the Rough Country 2.5 spacer lift kit, its $179.00, looking for a shop to do the install, Billy Bobs offroad in milton quoted $535 plus tax for install and alignment, do you think this is a fair price? I was thinking they would only need a couple hours to do this, and maybe at $100 an hour.. but their quote seems a bit high.. thoughts? I considered doing this myself, but don't really have a good place to set up shop considering i live in the city. Nor am i the greatest at mechanics...


Hello,
Labor and alignment is $535.00 plus tax

Billy Bobs Offroad & Truck Specialties

https://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-s...MIgeTn-qeS3AIViONkCh213wiTEAYYASABEgI5pvD_BwE


Definitely want her sitting up another 2+ inches:
IMG_20180710_153442_911.jpg
For someone that does JK/JL lifts frequently it should not take more than 3 hours.
If takes me 2-3 hours from start to finish now that I've done that kit a few times(Getting it on the lift, centering the steering wheel etc.)
I typically charge $225 to install that kit for customers, just for a reference point.

Doing it yourself the first time with jack stands I would factor in most of a day taking several beer breaks in between :beer:
 

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You’re Jeep is going to look just like mine. And I think mine looks dope.
 
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You’re Jeep is going to look just like mine. And I think mine looks dope. I don’t have a stretcher though. Is that your job or do you just think it’s a good idea? Looks pretty badass.
I may be mistaken, but I believe those are recovery boards/tracks.
 
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You’re Jeep is going to look just like mine. And I think mine looks dope. I don’t have a stretcher though. Is that your job or do you just think it’s a good idea? Looks pretty badass.
Thanks, they're actually recovery tracks. I'm hitting the Pacific ocean this weekend with lots of sand.
 

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Fair price?
I have the Rough Country 2.5 spacer lift kit, its $179.00, looking for a shop to do the install, Billy Bobs offroad in milton quoted $535 plus tax for install and alignment, do you think this is a fair price? I was thinking they would only need a couple hours to do this, and maybe at $100 an hour.. but their quote seems a bit high.. thoughts? I considered doing this myself, but don't really have a good place to set up shop considering i live in the city. Nor am i the greatest at mechanics...


Hello,
Labor and alignment is $535.00 plus tax

Billy Bobs Offroad & Truck Specialties

https://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-s...MIgeTn-qeS3AIViONkCh213wiTEAYYASABEgI5pvD_BwE


Definitely want her sitting up another 2+ inches:
IMG_20180710_153442_911.jpg
What setup do you have to hold the rotapax, that's pretty sweet?
Looking for a simple setup myself until I have a roof rack
 
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What setup do you have to hold the rotapax, that's pretty sweet?
Looking for a simple setup myself until I have a roof rack
Thanks, it's an EZ rack from Rockslide Engineering.

Details can be found in a youtube video I made below.

Thanks

 

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An alignment will run you around $100 so if $535 includes the alignment, it doesn't seem that bad.

I've installed quite a few kits and it takes me 4+ hours. It's not hard, but something always comes up, not having the best tools, and it's 100+ degrees outside, etc.....
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