Need help!!!! Urgent

[wendy93089]

So Mazda dealer wants to charge me an arm and a leg for fixing my front suspension. I need new front struts, new lower control arms, new stabilizer links, new stabilizer bar bushings, and new outer tie rod nuts. Let me know where i can get all of this for a decent price. Also let me know what brands are good etc. thanks.

 

[Vasy]

http://www.rockauto.com/
They have it all.
The scope of the job is some-what big but if you are able and have tools can be done in a weekend at home.
if not, buy the parts and take it to a local small shop, about 4-5 hours of labor charge + your parts would be a fair deal.

 

[MR6]

RockAuto is great. They only sels aftermarket parts, which absolutely do well but also check out these sites for OEM parts

http://www.jimellismazdaparts.com/

http://onlinemazdaparts.com/

 

[hornsfan10609]

If you are on a budget the most important things to replace are the struts and strut mounts as bad struts will quickly ruin tires. Stabilizer bar links and bushings are also good to replace and will eliminate the loud clunking over bumps but are not extremely urgent. Tie rod ends are likely just fine, dealers try to replace them when the boots tear even though they will still last a long time.

 

[torquelover]

If you buy from Rockauto there is almost always a 5% discount code floating around.

 

[Wishmaster]

Little late to this thread... but if you haven't done anything yet... if the dealership is charging you for the parts (not under warranty)... DO NOT LET THE DEALER DO THIS JOB! They will install all oem parts which WILL fail again within a short time. Buy all your parts aftermarket and have a local mechanic install. Much cheaper and the parts will last much longer.

 

[rodslinger]

. DO NOT LET THE DEALER DO THIS JOB! They will install all oem parts which WILL fail again within a short time. Buy all your parts aftermarket and have a local mechanic install. Much cheaper and the parts will last much longer.

I second this. Call for a vote?

I imagine a reputable, independent shop can save you 25% to 50% over the dealer cost for the same work. They may even discover that some of the items aren't even necessary to fix your issue. Dealer may be a little over zealous in replacing parts to fix your issue at the expense of your wallet.

-edit- Wait a minute... Outer tie rod NUTS? Just the jamb nut? I've NEVER heard of that being a recommended replacement even on the most scammy of locations.

 

[hchia29]

Yeah don't get the repairs done at the dealership, find a local repair ship and order parts online.

 

[wendy93089]

well the part number is 9994-01-000 :NUT,FLANGE thats the description on the paper and when i look it up online it says outer tie rod nut? but on different sites it says its the stabilizer link nut so I'm not sure anymore.