Replaced my Tata Hexa's suspension for less than 30% of the ASC's quote

All in all I am very satisfied with this preemptive work that gives my Hexa easily another 1L kms of trouble free suspension assuming the hydraulics don't give up.

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During a recent wheel alignment, my regular Tyre guy brought to my attention that the control arm bushes have deteriorated and the rubber in the bush has cracked due to aging. Not that it made any difference to the driving (shows how damn well built the Hexa is)

Armed with this information I approached TASS which straight away said they only replace the whole upper arm (9K approx each) and not just the bushes (600/- bucks each x 3 apprx) per arm.

This got me thinking, started researching and scores of YT videos show replacing just the bushes is effective less expensive especially if the arms are in good shape.

Found a reputed suspension expert who looked at my requirement and suggested as I had intended that all the suspension and arms look great for a 1L/7yr old vehicle and replacing all the bushes ( suspensions and arms ) would be a good proactive thing to do especially due to the aging of the rubber.

• Procured all the parts ( all bushes ) for 6K
• Labor Lathe work 1.5K
• Mechanic Labor 3K

All the control arm and balancer rod bushes were procured OEM @ 6000/-

The rear suspension bushes are not sold separately and need to be procured as a whole set. The suspension mechanic checked the same and confirmed the supension and springs are is great condition, so we took it to the lathe person who had Polyurethane Bushes. These are a great aftermarket alternate and offer superior performance compared to the regular bushes. The life expectancy is also very high.

Finally all the metal parts were diesel washed and fitted back followed by a manual wheel alignment, let the pictures do the talking.

The final bill was as follows

• Front OEM bush kit 6 nos - 5800
• Reat suspension PU bushes 2 nos - 1600
• Lathe work to press the 8 bushes - 1600
• Labor 3000

Total 12000 including parts (This work at TASS is almost not possible and changing of the parts would have set me back by 30K minimum)

All in all I am very satisfied with this preemptive work that gives my Hexa easily another 1L kms of trouble free suspension assuming the hydraulics don't give up

Kabir from IM suspension work was very honest, did not overcharge and suggested exactly what needs to be done and I highly recommend him

Details of where the work was done

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