Pizza, Beer for install

I need 5100's put in up front on my new 2015 Double Cab 4x4. I went to a local place and they want 350.00 to put them in with alignment.Seems kind of steep

 

Do it yourself. It's not that hard.... that way all the pizza and beer are yours!

 

If you were in Houston we would knock that shit out in an hour for pizza and beer

 

Forgot to add I don't any tools or knowledge of how to do it. I can also pay someone some cash as well

 

Okay. May I suggest starting a tool collection. It's cheaper than paying others outrageous prices for doing work on your truck. Good luck....

 

If you were in Auburn AL I'd say come on over and we could knock this out. Hopefully you can find some help up there in Auburn Mass... Study some installs on here and start buying some tools. We all had to start from somewhere. Good Luck

 

I didn't know you needed help doing this, hit me up with a PM.

 

Wish I could help you. Took us less than 2 hours to do the install. Super easy. Good luck.

 

Been wanting to do 5100's on my tacoma, not really sure of the process, if you get a few members to help im in, knowledge is everything. ill even bring my own beer. let me know.

 

Thanks so far no takers. 350.00 just seems like robbery

 

well you need an alignment regardless...so find out how much that will cost and subtract it from 350.

You need to have the right tools or this will be a challenge.
If you find people, use liquid wrench daily on all bolts you will be removing during the process for about a week prior. You will do a lot less cutting that way.

 

Cutting, it's a brand new truck. What would someone be cutting just to install new shocks

 

I said I can help. LOL

 

the top nut on the shock can get stuck at a point where your wrench doesn't have a grip point. mine had no rust at all but was stiff as hell.

 

So I'm guessing I should get an additional front bushing install kit as well.

 

Yes, get the additional bushings, if you don't need them, you can always have them just in case. The $350 is quite reasonable for a shop to do with alignment. Just be sure to set the struts where you want them before handing them to the shop, and be sure the spring perch is installed correctly. If someone comes over and does this at your house, make sure to mark the alignment cam position, then disassmeble them to lube them up. I don't recommend anti seize. Instead use a high quality grease such as Lucas' red n tacky, this way this cams don't seize inside the bushings. Good luck

 

Thanks for all the help and suggestions

 

Did you get this fixed up yet?