Is $1900 to do the rear SubFrame bushings a ridiculous amount?

[Todd Black 88]

Is the IX any different in the rear from a coupe?

Does it have to come down?

If it's no different than a regular e30 in the rear, then that is a brutal price in my opinion!

I had mine done at a dealership for under $200. I supplied the bushings.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

No id say thats reasonable. Figure 100-120 an hour in labor and then parts. Dropping a rear subframe thats been up there for 25+ years is no easy task. It will fight them every step of the way.

[ghatid]

Holy bejeezus wow.

I have no idea since I did this myself, but it can't cost that much, can it?

If you're interested in learning at all since you own one, maybe look around for a fellow ix owner, possible since you're in the mecca of 325ixs, who will help you with the job for the company + a case of beers.

I dunno, just an idea. It might be worth getting more mechanically inclined since you own a 27 year old car:).

In terms of difficulty, I wouldn't say there's anything really hard, depending on how much rust your car has. I would say getting the axles out was the hardest part for me. I took out the subframe + trailing arms out with a harbor freight jack + 2 skateboards.

[MrBurgundy]

Well, I'd start off by calling a few other shops and comparing prices.

[jasonwiley65]

I've been tracking down a clunk noise coming from the back of my '90 auto IX. Had thought originally it might be the driveshaft running into the TC. Good news is it wasn't, the TC and VC are all in good working order. Bad news is that it looks like it's the 2 rear subframe bushings.

Shop locally here in Denver is quoting me about $1900 to fix it all, telling me that it's a huge job, about 10+ hours in labor because they have to take the entire rear axle out to get to it.

I'm at a crossroads here. My IX is in great condition besides this, only has 156,000 miles on it, no rust, straight body. Any thoughts on if spending this $1900 is worth that or if I can find someone to do it a lot cheaper than that? Any work arounds for subframe bushings? Would you guys just sell this and be done with it? I just literally don't have the time or knowledge to tackle this myself. Thanks for your help!