The cost savings come in because the industry is seasonal- if you can wait for winter they sometimes cut you a deal on other jobs to keep the shop busy.
I'm not here to start a pissing match, only to suggest another source of services. I am well aware of the difference in sleeves and their installation, and so are they. To insinuate that these guys are Johnny One Shots who just push sleeves into Deutz diesels all day long is an insult to everyone involved. NOBODY in this thread has suggested using AG sleeves in the first place, the only suggestion was to consider AG shops when you are looking to get work done. Some of these guys are the driving force behind some of the most incredible truck/tractor pullers on the planet, and to suggest that they aren't aware of the particulars of their craft is just a testament to other's thickheadedness.
Jeez, nobody bitches when someone says to take your springs to a truck shop to have your springs re-arched... but, trucks are different... those guys don't know spring rates for handling... yadda yadda yadda.
