Mechanics...

Okay so i had to have my car certified this week...and no e-test cuz it's grandfathered...

here is what he's doing...for 750 dollars...labour 75$ an hour
my power steering pump leaked on the bushing and ate the heck outta them..they were just sliding around on the arm.. :eek7:

Right side front outer Tie Rod
Left side front inner tie rod
Sway bar Bushings
Right side Rear controll arm Bushings
patch muffler hole
trouble shooting turn signal relays
horn new
Labour :banghead:

In the uk, i'd of paid about £250, a bit cheaper? but i would have done it myself. do you not now anybody who could do it cheaper? a friend maybe?

"Right side Rear controll arm Bushings"

Boy, that alone is a massive PITA. Sounds about right for the work done. Parts+Labor=750

OKay..I just thought it was on the steep side fr rubber..guess that's the price I pay for being mechanically challenged.

is it really that much, never fitted rear control arm bushes, are they hard to do 83-944

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/163369rear_suspension.jpg

On the left side of item 6 there are two bushings there that require the removal of the complete trailing arm. This process is also done when reindexing the torsion bars. There are lots of big bolts that don't want to come off, plus there isn't much space to work around.

You have to set the splines right on the torsion bar, you can't just throw it all back together. Your car will sit crooked, ask me how I know. Paint marking helps tremendously.

Items 3 and 14 are your other bushings, but they are relatively easy.

Oh, yeah, this is the best time to lower your rear end while youre in there.

Don't forget you will now need a 4 wheel alignment. And don't bother going to a chain store for the alignment because the don't have the special tools to adjust toe in the rear.

Also think twice about using polyurathane bushings for the street. They squeek and groan alot and the gains are not noticible on the street

Urethane bushings wear quickly and cause slop in the suspension parts.

Finding the shop that knows how to do the wheel alignment is the key. No real special tools outside of what most alignment shops have. Check this out:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/163369944rearsusplayout-med.jpg

:biggrin: Wow Thanx for the pictures..and the info...unfortunately I can;t do this stuff myself but Pictures are worth a thousand words...
I am really enjoying this site...and as far as lowering?I like the way my car looks for now..what's the shop rates where you guys are?I am currently paying 75 an hour CDN..and having the work done by Guelph Import service..Certified Bosch mechanic..if that means anything..I'll have to see what it's like after..Cuz honestly I have no Idea what to look for when it's broke or fixed..what is gonna be different when the bushing and all are fixed?...oh and yeah 4 wheel alignment is included in the price..I would be :screwy: to drive away without...

LOWER?show me one lowered
heres mine now...
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/339000-339999/339691_33.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/339000-339999/339691_32.jpg

ANYone see those kinda rims before..the mechanic told me they were popular for porsche cars..