Shocks, struts, control arms, ball joints and tie rods — measured on the lift, replaced in pairs where it matters, and finished with a four-wheel alignment before the car leaves the shop.
Red Seal technicians · 24-month / 40,000 km warranty · 4.9 from 386 reviews
Every bushing and boot, checked from underneath
Front axle · in section
02Services
Every part between the road and the car.
Eight jobs, all of them underneath. Every price below is for most cars and light trucks, installed — and every one ends on the alignment rack.
Detail 01Scale 1:4
Shocks & struts
Bouncing, nose-dive when you brake, a car that floats on the highway. Tested on the lift and on the road, replaced in axle pairs.
From $690 a pair · 2.5 hrs
Detail 02Scale 1:4
Ball joints
The clunk over a frost heave. We bar each joint and measure its play with a dial gauge before we recommend a thing.
From $289 a side · 1.5 hrs
Detail 03Scale 1:4
Tie rods
Loose steering and a car that wanders between the lines. Inner and outer rods, with an alignment included.
From $219 a side · 1 hr
Detail 04Scale 1:4
Control arms & bushings
Torn rubber lets the wheel shift under braking and pull the car. Arms replaced complete, torqued at ride height.
From $389 a side · 2 hrs
Detail 05Scale 1:4
Wheel bearings & hubs
A hum or growl that rises with speed. We load each hub on the lift to find the one that is going — not guess.
From $349 a corner · 1.5 hrs
Detail 06Scale 1:4
Sway-bar links & bushings
The rattle over broken pavement is often a forty-dollar link. We will tell you when it is that simple.
From $189 a pair · 45 min
Detail 07Scale 1:4
Steering racks & pumps
Leaks, a groan when you turn, steering that feels heavy one way. Racks and pumps replaced and the system bled properly.
From $1,290 · 4 hrs
Detail 08Scale 1:4
Four-wheel alignment
The finish to every job here, and the fix for a crooked wheel or one worn tire edge — with a printout before and after.
$149 · about 1 hr
03What you feel
Tell us what it does. We’ll show you what wears.
Six things drivers tell us at the counter, and the parts that usually cause them. Pick one and the corner lights up — then let us measure yours, free.
What does the car do?
01A clunk over bumps
Nine times in ten it is a sway-bar end link, a ball joint knocking in its socket or a tired strut mount. We bar every joint on the lift and read the play off a dial gauge, so the estimate names the part that is actually loose.
Typical fix from $189 · about 1 hr
02Bouncing, or nose-dive when braking
Worn struts let the body keep moving after a bump and pitch forward under braking, which adds metres to every stop. We check for leaks, rebound and a sagging spring, and replace on the same axle in pairs.
Typical fix from $690 a pair · 2.5 hrs
03Pulls to one side
Most pulls are a tire or the alignment — but a torn control-arm bushing lets the wheel shift every time you brake. We look at the rubber first, then align to spec and print the numbers.
Typical fix from $149 · about 1 hr
04Wanders on the highway
If you are correcting all the way down Circle Drive, the steering has play in it: an inner or outer tie rod, or the rack mounts. We measure each joint and show you where the slack is.
Typical fix from $219 a side · 1.5 hrs
05A hum that rises with speed
A bearing on its way out hums or growls, louder in long turns — and it is easy to blame the tires. We spin and load each hub to find the corner, and quote that corner only.
Typical fix from $349 a corner · 1.5 hrs
06Uneven tire wear
Feathered tread or a bald inside edge means the wheel is not where it should be. We find the worn joint that let it move first, so the alignment holds and the next set of tires lasts.
Typical fix from $149 · about 1 hr
Fig. 2 — Front corner, seen from aheadWear points in copper
1Tire
2Wheel bearing
3Ball joint
4Lower control arm
5Arm bushing
6Sway-bar link
7Tie-rod end
8Inner tie rod
9Steering rack
10Strut
11Coil spring
12Top mount
04How a visit works
Measure. Approve. Align.
A typical visit · three to five hours
01
Ride along
We drive the car with you — or you tell us exactly when the clunk, pull or wander shows up: over bumps, braking or at highway speed.
02
Up on the lift
Every joint, bushing and boot measured and photographed. You get the photos and a written estimate by text before anything is touched.
03
Your yes, or no
Approve the whole job, part of it, or none of it. Saying no costs you nothing, and the ride check is free.
04
Aligned & road-tested
Torqued at ride height, aligned to spec and driven over the same bumps. You leave with the printout and your old parts.
05Why Bedrock
The Bedrock standard
Four patches of rubber, each about the size of your hand, hold the car to the road. Everything between them and the body is our job.
Fig. 5 — Four contact patches, in plan
01
Pairs, never singles
Struts and shocks are replaced across an axle, so the car leans and stops evenly. The other axle only if it measures worn.
02
Measured, then quoted
Play in a joint is a number, not an opinion. It is written on your estimate beside the price.
03
Aligned after every job
New parts move the wheel angles. The alignment is in every suspension quote — skip it and new tires wear out in months.
04
Your old parts, in a box
Everything we take off goes back to you in the trunk, so you can see exactly what was worn and why.
24 monthsParts and labour warranty
40,000 kmWhichever comes first
2 printoutsAlignment, before and after
06Price schedule
Parts and labour, itemised.
Set out like the bill of materials on a drawing: the item, the work and the price it starts from. Your estimate uses the same lines, with your car’s parts priced in.
No.WorkFrom
01Ride check & lift inspectionRoad test, every joint measured, photos by textFree
02Four-wheel alignmentPrintout before and after$149
07Inner tie rod & bootPer side, alignment included$289
08Control arm with bushingsPer side, torqued at ride height$389
09Sway-bar end linksA pair$189
10Wheel bearing & hubPer corner$349
11Steering rackRemanufactured, installed and aligned$1,290
12Power steering serviceFlush, fill and bleed$129
Canadian dollars, before GST and PST, for most cars and light trucks. Larger trucks and seized hardware can cost more — you will see it on the estimate, never as a surprise on the bill.
Fig. 3Springs and dampers, always fitted in axle pairs
Fig. 4A new strut assembly, torqued at ride height
Fig. 5Every boot and bushing looked at with the wheel off
Fig. 6Wheels back on, then torqued by hand to spec
08The crew
Three technicians. One alignment rack.
Every one Red Seal certified, every one on suspension and steering all day — which is how a noise gets found in twenty minutes instead of an afternoon.
Tech 01
Dale Koslowski
Owner · Red Seal technician
Twenty-six Saskatchewan winters under cars. Dale opened Bedrock in 2009 to do one thing properly, and still does the first ride check of every morning.
Tech 02
Amrit Sandhu
Lead technician · Red Seal
Runs the alignment rack and signs off every job on it. If your steering wheel is crooked, Amrit is the reason it will not be.
Tech 03
Joanne Tétrault
Steering & suspension · Red Seal
Racks, pumps and the noises nobody else can find. Joanne will ride along with you until she hears it too.
09Reviews
Signed off by drivers.
4.9
from 386 Google reviews
Two other shops wanted to do all four struts. Bedrock found one sway-bar link and a ball joint, showed me the play on the gauge, and charged me a third of the quote.
My Equinox pulled right for a year. They found a torn control-arm bushing nobody else had looked at, and handed me the before-and-after alignment printout.
Joanne rode along until she heard the hum herself. Left front bearing, done the same afternoon, and the old one in a box on my passenger seat.
The free ride check is real. Twenty minutes, photos on my phone, and an honest “it is fine for another winter.”
10Visit
Find the shop.
Fig. 10 — Site plan, not to scale2214 Millar Avenue
Drop-off lane beside bays 1 to 4 — pull in, and we come out to you.
Key drop by the office door, open all night for early drop-offs.
Shuttle anywhere within 5 km while your car is on the lift.
11General notes
Before you book.
1.Do shocks and struts have to be replaced in pairs?
On the same axle, yes — a new strut beside a worn one makes the car lean and stop unevenly. The other axle is only replaced if it actually measures worn.
2.Why does the car need an alignment after suspension work?
Replacing a strut, control arm or tie rod moves the wheel angles. Skip the alignment and new tires can wear out in months, so it is always in our quote.
3.Is the ride check really free?
Yes. A road test and a lift inspection with photos, about twenty minutes, and no obligation. Most people book it when a noise starts.
4.How long will my car be here?
Most suspension and steering jobs are done the same day. A rack or a full front end can take a day and a half; we give you the time with the estimate.
5.Can I bring my own parts?
We would rather not: we cannot warranty a part we did not source. Our quotes list the brand and grade of every part, and we are glad to match a quality you ask for.
6.What does the warranty cover?
Parts and labour for 24 months or 40,000 km, whichever comes first, in writing on the invoice — honoured at Bedrock and, on the road, at any licensed shop.
7.Do you work on trucks and lifted vehicles?
Half-tons and three-quarter-tons every day, lifted and levelled ones included. Heavy-duty and commercial trucks — call first and we will tell you honestly.
12Book a visit
Book a suspension check.
Tell us what the car does over bumps and when suits you. We’ll call back to book the lift — and again before any work you haven’t approved. Parts and labour carry a 24-month / 40,000 km warranty.
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