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rayjay
05-28-2010, 04:32 PM
New balljoints, upper & lower, left side, front sway bar links (MOOG, greasable), new battery. Came to way, way more than I expected. :rolleyes:

Take a guess how much. :o
a_d_a_m
05-28-2010, 04:34 PM
Came to way, way more than I expected. It usually works that way. :D


Take a guess how much. Who did the service? Ford dealer or private shop?
BigCars4Ever
05-28-2010, 05:00 PM
$620 What did I win?
rayjay
05-28-2010, 06:54 PM
Ford dealer did the service. Only shop I let work on it.
babbage
05-28-2010, 06:55 PM
Geesh - Ray makes a post then Disappears!

I'm guessing closer to $1000.00 -- parts labor and tax
Balljoints are a lot of labor. What battery did you get. I need a new one soon.
rayjay
05-29-2010, 11:19 AM
$800 was the total. The MOOG sway bar links were $187 :eek: I have to say they are much better constructed than the original OEM, but I did not expect that price...
Ms. Denmark
05-29-2010, 03:26 PM
$800 was the total. The MOOG sway bar links were $187 :eek: I have to say they are much better constructed than the original OEM, but I did not expect that price...
Big spender there Ray! Coming to show it all off at Carlisle right? And don't come without Arleen...it's been too long since we've seen you guys.;)
guccijayda
05-29-2010, 05:14 PM
New balljoints, upper & lower, left side, front sway bar links (MOOG, greasable), new battery. Came to way, way more than I expected. :rolleyes:

Take a guess how much. :o

Y did you replace only the left side?
RF Overlord
05-30-2010, 08:35 AM
Moog suspension parts ARE very expensive, but are supposed to be the best.

I just had 2 new idler arms put on my work van ('01 GMC Safari AWD) and the list was $239...EACH... :eek:

Also needed a lower ball joint and the total, with alignment and a state inspection sticker, came to $951. :shake: Sure am glad it was the company's dime...this is why I do all my own work on my cars.
rayjay
05-30-2010, 08:48 AM
Big spender there Ray! Coming to show it all off at Carlisle right? And don't come without Arleen...it's been too long since we've seen you guys.;)

Not much choice kid. The handling was going south and I had already put having this done off a year. The DTR now handles very much like our LS8, which is to say great! As far as seeing the parts, well if you want to crawl under there :D I did have Britty polish the upper ball joint.

RF is correct on both counts on the MOOG links. However, these will never have to be replaced and are greaseable. I was amazed at the difference between them and the OEM. The MOOGs are way stronger. Worth the money IMHO. The parts for this job came to over $500. Seeing your post RF makes me feel better, thanks!

See yall at Carlisle Friday afternoon. :party:



RF OverlordMoog suspension parts ARE very expensive, but are supposed to be the best.

I just had 2 new idler arms put on my work van ('01 GMC Safari AWD) and the list was $239...EACH... :eek:

Also needed a lower ball joint and the total, with alignment and a state inspection sticker, came to $951. :shake: Sure am glad it was the company's dime...
RF OverlordMoog suspension parts ARE very expensive, but are supposed to be the best.

I just had 2 new idler arms put on my work van ('01 GMC Safari AWD) and the list was $239...EACH... :eek:

Also needed a lower ball joint and the total, with alignment and a state inspection sticker, came to $951. :shake: Sure am glad it was the company's dime...