My car has felt terrible, vibrating on highway, feeling like it’s going to come apart after every bump. I took it to the tech and he said it was critical we replace the control arms (and the necessary alignment afterwards) quoted at $1,667 for parts and labor.

This is the local car mechanic that has been trustworthy in the past… but this seems super high to me…

Any advice? My car is a 60,000 mile 2017 subaru forester.

I really appreciate it.

  • strikerz13@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Suggested list for aftermarket control arms is $300ish each.

    Not sure what their labor rate is, but I usually use $169/hr, so that $600 in labor not including alignment.

    Alignment would be maybe another 80-150.

    In my opinion they’re a little bit high, but still in the ballpark.

  • Longjumping-Potato35@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you can DIY…it’s outrageous. If you can’t DIY, it’s unfortunately in the ballpark labor costs nowadays. No better time to learn though. YouTube makes DIY available to anyone with the desire to learn.

    Good luck!

  • Imispellalot2@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I just had my subaru wrx get a wheel alignment done at subaru. It cost $119+tax

    So the rest for control arms is a huge rip off.

  • Entire_Career_6002@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Seems high IMO. OEM arms were maybe $300 each if I remember correctly, and they’re a fairly quick swap, not $1000 in labor kind of time.

    Honestly ask a dealer, wouldn’t be surprised if you get quoted less.