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Front Suspension rebuild
paigeoliver:
I am forking this off my other thread, as the topic has changed.
My Suburban needs lower ball joint and lower control arm bushings.
The GRAND total for these parts from the auto parts store is $43.96 plus tax.
Firestone wants $193.36 for the parts. $357 for labor, and $22.62 for shop supplies.
With THAT kind of price difference I am just going to HAVE to do it myself. The price difference is like a month of my disposable income.
As long as I am tearing the front suspension apart, what else should I replace (shocks have already been done). I assume a lot of the other PITA items in there will be a lot easier to get at if I already have it ripped apart, so I might as well replace them NOW, so I never have to do it again.
paigeoliver:
Also, I am gonna replace the radiator too. Autozone.com says my Suburban has either a 17" radiator or a 19" one. Anybody know which direction they are measuring to get that number? My luck is that I'll measure the sucker and it will be 17"x19".
DrewKaree:
Paige, do both sizes list as having that transmission line hookup? That may be what the size difference is for, and it shouldn't be a measurement thing, either they have it or they don't.
paigeoliver:
There were a bunch of things I had to select for (transmission, etc), the only one I was unsure of was the size. I'll measure it when it is light out again, hopefully it isn't 17"x19". ;D
I HOPE it is 19", the 19" ones are cheaper.
DrewKaree:
It looks like this one. The truck has A/C, and the 17" doesn't show A/C as an option they even have.
*edit*
that link may be just for me...forgot that.
I'm betting it'll be the 19"
Friend I'm on the phone with said check the uppers while you're mucking around in there.