- Location
- Portland, OR
$170 is a screaming deal for spring/shock/strut install. I was quoted ~$500 by every competent shop in my area before I finally just did it myself.
As for resurfacing vs replacing; I would highly recommend on-car rotor resurfacing if you're going to have them resurfaced at all. Doing the job while the rotor is installed ensures perfect balancing and alignment, which is not the case when you remove the rotors and have them resurfaced. I was quoted $100/axle ($200 for all four corners) by the only two shops in my area with an on-car brake lathe.
$40/wheel is a little steep for installing rotors. I use mediocre tools in my driveway and I can do all four in less than an hour, easy. Id either try to get him to drop that price a bit or take BklynJohn718 up on his offer. It's not a difficult job at all. If you can change a tire, you can change a rotor.
As for resurfacing vs replacing; I would highly recommend on-car rotor resurfacing if you're going to have them resurfaced at all. Doing the job while the rotor is installed ensures perfect balancing and alignment, which is not the case when you remove the rotors and have them resurfaced. I was quoted $100/axle ($200 for all four corners) by the only two shops in my area with an on-car brake lathe.
$40/wheel is a little steep for installing rotors. I use mediocre tools in my driveway and I can do all four in less than an hour, easy. Id either try to get him to drop that price a bit or take BklynJohn718 up on his offer. It's not a difficult job at all. If you can change a tire, you can change a rotor.