Curry's Auto Service in NoVA is quoting me $800 for the install and alignment. Is this a decent price, seems expensive? I know they do good work though. I have seen Ferraris and exotics there.

 

Seems pretty expensive to me. Typical springs/shocks install usually costs around $200-$250 and from what I've heard, the coilover installation is a bit simpler. Alignment shouldn't be more than around $80.

 

i got mine done at a place that works on Porsches all the time.
Anyway, when doing a CO install they insist on corner balancing AND alignment, all for $640

 

^that a porsche tho

 

That's way too expensive. I wouldn't pay more than 200ish plus 60 for an alignment. They're pretty much just like installing springs

 

Function Tuned is 9 miles from my house. Dave quoted me $400. I think I will use them since they specialize in Gs and Zs.

 

Unless you plan on tracking the car on a consistent basis, I personally don't see the need to corner balance the car.

640 is ridiculous. I won't even address the 800 dollar amount

 

out of my home garage i throw on springs/shocks/ or full damper-coilover setups for 100-200 dollars.....an alignment comes 2 weeks later at a local shop for 75.

 

i know a guy that can do it for 150, and alignment at a decent shop is probably 100.
he just installed springs on my m3 last week, great guy!!!!! pm if you want his email, he works out of lorton.

here for reference
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=422726

 

$800 is a out of the A$$ price. You do know the coilovers cost that much too right. You should not anymore than $300 for installation, ride height change (if you dont like where its at), and alignment. go somewhere else and save a **** load of money

 

I'll gladly pay premium for best service available, I don't need Simple Jack tinkering around. I've had my share of bad experiences at cheaper places..

 

I agree 100%.

However, I'm confident that you can find a shop much cheaper than that that's still reputable for quality service and installation. They can't be the only game in town you trust.

With a lift and power tools, it's easily an hour job. Two hours max, if you're moving really slow. My friend and I did it at his shop, on jacks no less (his lift hadn't arrived at the time), in 2 hours. That was with me taking pictures for the DIY to boot. And with his normal telephone calls/breaks.

So, a "guesstimated" breakdown of that $640 figure is:

Corner balancing, maybe $200 (at most), still unnecessary IMO. Regular alignment is under $100 easily.
That leaves $440 for installation, which for a 2 hour max job is $220/hr If you figure on the 1 hr time, that's plain silly.

You have to agree that's crazy bro. Infiniti's shop time is probably 80-100/hr.

 

$200 install and $60 alignment is what they charge here.

 

100 install at my shop
then 200 n something for corner balance and alignment at an other shop.