Total cost of Bilstein 5100s?

I am looking to buy some new Bilstein 5100s and have them installed at a shop. I see they range from about $80 - $100 to buy online, but does anyone know how much it should cost to have them installed? I am looking to set them at the 2.5" setting to give the rig a lift/leveling. Anything else that I need to get, or just the shocks to accomplish this?

Thanks!

 

might want some new coils if yours are hurtin'

a shop will probably charge you about $150 to install them, if you figure $75 an hour
that is, if they don't need to also put together the strut assembly, and they're just ready to go

 

If you set them at 2.5" the ride is supposedly pretty harsh...you will most likelly have issues getting it with in spec for alignment afterwards as well.

 

I got front and rear 5100s from down south motorsports for around $300 with free shipping because I live close by.

I called a few local shops but they quoted $300+ for installation and another $100+ for alignment.

I ended up just doing it myself. It's really not that difficult. I researched/read/watched a bunch of videos and topics before jumping the button.

I also set mine at 2.5" with stock springs. I have a 2011 TRD sport. I did a before measurement and the back of the truck was exactly 2" higher than the front so it made sense to set my front 5100s at 2.5". I measured again after the installation and it sits perfectly 2.5" than before. I feel the ride comfort is the same. I honestly can't tell the difference. I don't off-road either. Just street and daily drive.

Hope that helped. Good luck bro

 

I just had a set installed by a dealer (everyone else was too busy - even dropped at one business, who scheduled, then didn't complete). The dealer charged 3 hours $145/hr, plus the minimum $25 for parts they didn't use or need. All told, it was $503 for labor - shocks shipped to my home was another $199 (that included tax and FedEx). AND IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT. The work was done yesterday. Today I parked next to the same dbl cab/TRD, and my truck seemed 3" taller, even though I only set the shocks at the 1.75" level.

 

whoa! that's a lot of lettuce

 

Yeah...4WP quoted me $500 OTD.

 

Go to autoanything.com and talk to a service person using the instant messenger they have. I went on there and asked for a discount and BAM, there it was. I ended up getting two 5100's for the front for 140 bucks total...AND free shipping. I had to take the old shocks to get them compressed and swaped for 50 bucks at a local tire factory. all in all it was about 190 bucks installed and my own time.

 

Your Toyota dealer charges $145 an hour for labor?
My dealer's going rate is $90 an hour and even Benz dealer only charges $120.

 

Had a shop in The Woodlands, Texas install front set at 2.5, rear with 2.5 AAL for $350, including alignment.

 

(4) 5100s set front 2.50 rear has 1.50 aal new ubolts labor & alignment 800.00 4WP OTD

 

wow that is expensive geesh.

 

My shop in town charged 300 for 4 shocks, coils, add a leaf, and alignment.

I paid around 370 for shocks and add a leaf i think... toyotec with TW discount.

 

...but Midland Texas is a boomtown. You want to make a good wage, come on down to the hot, dusty, dry, flat, badwater oilpatch. We got no need for a welfare state...

 

You paid 300 (4) 5100s (2) coils (2)AAL (2)Ubolts alignment & Labor hard to believe!!!

 

got the billys from DSM, $30 to change coils, i did the install and a free alignment from my buddy. grand total of 330 bucks. not to bad.

 

Well if you add up the labor and parts the total was around 670. but yea, shop only charged me 300 for labor and alignment.