cdnxj
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Just came from the local Jeep shop and came away from there with a $600 Cdn quote on my '91 XJ 2 door with 223,000 km on the clock. I started out looking for tires but when they had a look at the truck they said that the leafs springs were worn out. In fact the driver's side is all but a write off. The new parts are what I would consider reasonable at $177 Cdn a piece, but they said that the removal of the old springs ideally should take less than 3 hours, but the last two XJ's they did they practically had to cut apart the body to get the bolts out. This turned out to be an 8 hour job. Has anybody had any experience like this? I had a GMC truck before and the leafs were pretty easy to take out.
So is there anything I can do to help them along, like add liquid wrench or something spray something on them and let it work in a couple days? I can't afford 8 hours of shop time, either monetarily or having the truck out for that long. BTW the shop is a dedicated Jeep shop the only thing they do is Jeeps. So I am trusting their judgement here. What do you guys think?
Marty
So is there anything I can do to help them along, like add liquid wrench or something spray something on them and let it work in a couple days? I can't afford 8 hours of shop time, either monetarily or having the truck out for that long. BTW the shop is a dedicated Jeep shop the only thing they do is Jeeps. So I am trusting their judgement here. What do you guys think?
Marty