at my local Les Schwab in Lacey, Washington was going to be $711.00 plus tax out the door. That seemed a bit high to me. The springs were going to be Eibachs, and I asked the assistant manager, what about HR's that you sell. He said he'd have to get back to me about price. His general attitude was snarky as well.

I use these guys all the time for tires and have to say that this single outlet is just not up to par with the rest.

This would include the install, and alignment. I'd really like some feedback from the mini veterans on this site as to the price you paid, and the brand you went with.

Model is a 05' MCS with 17's on stock rims. Not that, that makes a difference.

 

$711 for a spring install is very high, unless they are doing other work (alignment, hub stud conversion, etc)

I paid $400 bucks including labor to install H&R springs a year ago. Parts were $250 retail (or so). I also went to Les Schwab (they are a franchise, so they can vary in price), but that is a difference I would not expect or accept.

 

$375 h&r springs installed with alignment nearly 2 years ago.

 

id say $400 or less maximum.

 

$ 400 @ Mini Corsa for H&R Springs and Alignment.

 

I didn't think they were a franchise just a large northwest retailer. That is interesting. I could not believe the guy. The quote does include an alignment, but that's one expensive alignment. They wanted $300.00 for the Eibach springs. I'm going to call a Tacoma location and see if it's the same price. I'll update this thread to let any other northwest mini owners know the scoop.

There is always doing the job yourself and then going and getting an alignment. I talked with a few people and in the Lacey/Olympia area you can get them for as little as $69.00 plus tax at a reputable garage.

Thanks for all the feedback on this issue.

 

check Ebay Ive seen them for less than $250

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MINI-...spagenameZWDVW

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-D...spagenameZWDVW

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tein-...spagenameZWD1V

 

With the money you save getting them online you can buy beer & zaa and get a friend over to give you a hand slapping them in

 

paid $125 for used TSW springs and just got a quote for install of springs and a sway bar change for $450, norcal dollars.........

 

Maybe they were including springs and shocks? $700 is way too much.

PS: It's a strong possibility that you will need adjustable lower control arms after the spring install... I got way too much rear camber when I did the TSW springs (on my heavily optioned car with a boot full of tools and emergency gear) alone and had to install adjustable lower control arms to dial back the camber to a more reasonable level. The good news is that it's an easy install you can do in your driveway with jackstands and hand tools. You will want to install the springs/arms and then drive 300 miles or so to let the suspension settle before going in for the alignment.