Body Lift Removal Question (Am I getting ripped off?!?)
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Body Lift Removal Question (Am I getting ripped off?!?)
Don't know much about trucks so I'm going off of what others have told me. I have a 2 inch body lift kit on my 2009 ranger that I need to remove to pass a safety inspection (not a suspension lift). After FINALLY finding a shop that would actually do it, they quoted me at about $1200 ($430 for parts, the rest in labor). They said I would need the original bolts to connect the body with the frame again (makes sense) and a new insulator (not sure exactly what that is). My main question is, am I getting ripped off? I can't imagine those parts cost that much, plus 7-10 man hours is what they said it would take. Is it really that big of a job? And what's the deal with that insulator? Do I really need that?
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Don't know much about trucks so I'm going off of what others have told me. I have a 2 inch body lift kit on my 2009 ranger that I need to remove to pass a safety inspection (not a suspension lift). After FINALLY finding a shop that would actually do it, they quoted me at about $1200 ($430 for parts, the rest in labor). They said I would need the original bolts to connect the body with the frame again (makes sense) and a new insulator (not sure exactly what that is). My main question is, am I getting ripped off? I can't imagine those parts cost that much, plus 7-10 man hours is what they said it would take. Is it really that big of a job? And what's the deal with that insulator? Do I really need that?
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Don't know much about trucks so I'm going off of what others have told me. I have a 2 inch body lift kit on my 2009 ranger that I need to remove to pass a safety inspection (not a suspension lift). After FINALLY finding a shop that would actually do it, they quoted me at about $1200 ($430 for parts, the rest in labor). They said I would need the original bolts to connect the body with the frame again (makes sense) and a new insulator (not sure exactly what that is). My main question is, am I getting ripped off? I can't imagine those parts cost that much, plus 7-10 man hours is what they said it would take. Is it really that big of a job? And what's the deal with that insulator? Do I really need that?
Gave my opinion about removing the lift in your thread over on the other forum, but as far as parts go, that's probably pretty close. I recently picked up a new upper/lower insulator (body bushing) for one of my cab mounts and it was almost 150 bucks from ford. The body bolt for that mount was like 8 bucks by itself, and you have 14 body/bed bolts on the truck.
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Why do they claim the kit needs to be removed? here is a little information on lifts in ME
Maine Lift Laws | Vehicle Modification Rules
Maine Lift Laws | Vehicle Modification Rules
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Don't know much about trucks so I'm going off of what others have told me. I have a 2 inch body lift kit on my 2009 ranger that I need to remove to pass a safety inspection (not a suspension lift). After FINALLY finding a shop that would actually do it, they quoted me at about $1200 ($430 for parts, the rest in labor). They said I would need the original bolts to connect the body with the frame again (makes sense) and a new insulator (not sure exactly what that is). My main question is, am I getting ripped off? I can't imagine those parts cost that much, plus 7-10 man hours is what they said it would take. Is it really that big of a job? And what's the deal with that insulator? Do I really need that?
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