Hey guys, my neighbor asked me if I could change her front tie rod ends, wheel hubs, rotors, and brakes. Only in the front of the car. How much would a shop charge to do this? And how much do you think I should charge? Any opinions are wanted, thank you

 

I bet a shop would charge someone $500 easily plus parts to change those items, especially with the wheel hubs being involved.

If you think you can do the job in 8 hours which is doable and you want $25 and hour, you could hit her up for $200 plus parts and she would be grateful to you.

 

Thanks for the reply zippy
That's what I was thinking as well, just wanted to confirm it.
It's a 2006 or 07 buick lacrosse, so it can't be to hard of a job

 

I've heard people get hit for $300-$500 (including part) for the hubs alone. I've been lucky and most the time I do a wheel hub, I can do it in an hour flat (that includes getting the tools and putting them away).
The tie rods should not be a problem. Piece of advice, have a propane torch handy. If the tie rods are the original ones and the same as what my Monte had, they did not use a castle nut to hold them on, they used a nut with a nylon keeper. Heat the nut up and melt the keeper out of it, you should then be able to remove it easily.
Also to get the outer tie rod off the inner, my guess is it will have a torque nut. Heat the outer tie rod body up and the torque nut. This will cause everything to expand to break bonds that are on them due to time and surface rust. Let it cool a couple of minutes (so it returns to it's original size) and hopefully it comes off easily for you.

 

So I did the job today, ended up not having to do wheel hubs, she ended up paying me 225$ for breaks and tie rod ends, and it was a very easy job

 

Good news, glad you were able to lend her a hand and get something out of it for your troubles. Least you have your rates set if she calls again.