BE WEARY ABOUT SUSPENSION JOBS. Wheel Works DOES NOT replace the bump stock or shock boots during suspension jobs. If you don't tell them, they will put your old ones back on even if they are cracked, 20yrs old and actually do need replacing. like mine. They likely do this on purpose so they can charge you again for taking apart the suspension to replace the bump stock a year later when it fails though you assumed it had been replaced as part of the suspension assembly job you just had done.
I brought my 2006 Audi A4 in recently for some issues I was having with my suspension. I knew going in that it wasn't going to be cheap as I had to get new rear suspension and struts. I also had the front passenger axle replaced as the CV joint was pretty toast. While repairing this it was noticed that the steering knuckle also needed replacing. It was supposed to be done in one day, but due to the steering knuckle it ended up being approximated to 3 days. Luckily I didn't need my car so leaving it there was fine. I was called toward the end of the day on the 3rd day to pick up my car. I paid the very expensive bill, got in my car and drove off. I made it approximately a block away when I heard a noise coming from the rear passenger seat that was not there when I brought the car in. I had to pull over to inspect since this was an area that was worked on. I went and looked at the rear shocks, which just got replaced and I noticed what I later learned was the bump stock, was the same as when I brought it in. I thought that was odd.
Anyways I took the car back to the shop and told the person at the front that there is a very loud noise coming from the rear passenger area. Unfortunately the mechanic had just left for the day even though it was only like 4pm and I had to leave it overnight as no one could look at it until the morning. So what was supposed to be a one day job is now a 4 day job, but wait, there's more. So the next morning rolls around and apparently a bolt had snapped during the repair and that's what was causing the noise. They quickly fixed that and said everything was fine and the car was ready. That's when I inquired about why the bump stock was not replaced. I had just paid 4k for a full rear assembly, but I was told that does NOT include bump stocks nor shock boots. Like WTF???? I wasn't even offered a choice to replace them. They just took off my old ones replaced the suspension and then put the old bump stocks right back on. These would have failed fairly quickly and I would have to bring the car back in for more work that I assumed was already done. These parts should automatically be replaced for every suspension job not matter what. Also the fact that the only reason I ever even found out was because one of their bolts broke and I had to go and inspect the area and noticed it. Had that not happened I would be driving around on 20 year old cracked and damaged bump stops that should have been replaced. I do give Wheel Works credit for actually replacing them when I brought it up, but cmon it should be part of the package that I had already paid for.
When I paid for rear struts and shock assembly, I should get all new parts that make up that assembly. Why my old bump stops were just put back in place is beyond me, but was told that is not part of the shock assembly according to Wheel Works. So just be aware when getting suspension replaced to also replace your bump stocks, which is only a $30 part. read more