Cost of replacing rear shocks....not as simple as all the youtube videos show

[slayerized6]

yeah i need to buy an impact gun, and the air compressor to run it,...buy all the tools to fit this car,all the parts to repalce the top of this shock,plus the shocks,and find a place to do this work, and then when the cars gone, dead,sold, I have tools that dont fit the next one. And I have tons of room to store it all in my 5 car garage. NOT! All I asked for at the start of this question was how much others paid to get it done. You have $750 to pay for it? Think thats a fair price? Good for you. Send it my way. I'm not proud. and others think it is WAY to high as well. I am looking for other places. So far $450 is the lowest. Still to much for a 60 min. job. The jack stands dont even go where my owners manual says to jack it up by the way!. Sounds like you need to read yours again! So I need to find out where they go, so i dont crush some other part. Make sense???? By the time I buy all this stuff . I might as well spend $750 on these crooked mechs. Geez! Thanks for the helpful input.

They make battery powered impact guns. I have a 18v Ridgid and it works excellent. There is no need for an air gun unless you are a professional mechanic.

Most tools will work on most cars. Every manufacturer is using metric bolts and fasteners nowadays. And either way, tools are an investment. You buy em once, you wont need to buy them again.

And most of the time, owners manuals specify lift points. I just double checked mine, and your right; their not in there. But if you don't know how to properly jack your car, you shouldn't be working on your car anyway unless you want 2500lb of car crushing your chest.