jim beam wrote:
> jqoutlaw@gmail.com wrote:
> <snip restatements>
>
> dude, if you don't know what you're doing, have the work done by someone
> that does. just buying parts without a proper assessment of what's
> actually wrong is, well, not a sensible use of your money. have the
> vehicle inspected by an experienced professional and go from there.

The way I look at it, the car isn't worth the money to have a
professional do the job. I myself might not have the know how, but I
have family that does... hence the access to tools, etc. This car has
had all maintenance except for the timing belts done by either me or
our family, and it's still going strong at 235K+ miles.

Lower ball joints alone are around 80$ at autozone. That may fix the
problem, but to me its worth another $80 to replace everything at once
so I don't have to tear the front end apart again in case something
else is worn out.