[Supras] Rear Strut cost

[Jeff]

Actually the car has no rust  .... and no TEMS. If I'm understanding this
correctly - without TEMS I can get the struts in and out (both sides) in
like 2 hours. The local AutoZone will loan me (for free) what appears to be
a pair of heavy duty spring compressors - they say the compressor tool sells
for $100 - is that a good one? How much do I have to compress the springs to
get them out of the car? I have no problem taking them somewhere to be
swapped off the old struts after their out. Just don't want to break an
appendage doing this :)


JP
----- Original Message -----
From: "t72pwrd" <nholden1 at woh.rr.com>
To: <cthommes at adelphia.net>; "Jeff Mohler" <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com>
Cc: <supras at supras.com>; <kreber at erols.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] Rear Strut cost


> No way he has a complete car, several percentage points of it have rusted
> away by now!
>
> Been awhile, but I seem to recall it can be done w/o the total disassembly
> everyone talks about.
>
> -Nick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cthommes at adelphia.net>
> To: "Jeff Mohler" <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com>
> Cc: <supras at supras.com>; <kreber at erols.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Supras] Rear Strut cost
>
>
> > 1) What about the 376 screws, seat bolts, seat belts, etc?  or
> > 2) How the f___ are you guys able to get the rear TEMS covers off
without
> > removing the rear quarter interior panels?
> >
> > Perhaps this owner actually happens to have a complete car...
> >
> > -Craig
> >
> > ---- Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Amen.
> >>
> >> Including lug nuts, there are 10 nuts to turn.
> >>
> >> 5 lugnuts
> >> 1 swaybar link
> >> 1 lower strut bolt
> >> 3 upper strut nuts.
> >>
> >> Then you take over the units to a shop with your new $30-100/ea struts
> >> depending what you purchase, and pay em $20 to change them on their
> >> spring
> >> compressor.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/28/07, Bob Schultz <bob_schultz at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > What they want to charge is up to the shop but I would fire any tech
> >> > that
> >> > spent 4 hours changing 2 rear struts.
> >> >
> >> > Heck, I could do the job in half the time even with beer breaks
> >> >
> >> > Bob
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > I just got a price quote to replace two rear struts on my 91 turbo.
> >> > > They
> >> > > claim 2 hrs labor per side + $130 for parts - they'll do the whole
> >> > > thing
> >> > > for ~$400. That sounds like way too much labor - has anyone done
this
> >> > > or
> >> > > had it done?
> >> > >
> >> > > JP
> >> > >
> >> > >
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