"joutlaw" <joutlaw@jam.rr.com> wrote
> Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here
> are a few:
>
> Right Front Tire
>
> http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2083/rftire2lu.jpg

Looks like my right front tire (Civic, 177k miles, wear
noticed around 175k miles late 2005, I think).

My right stabilizer link was the one that was all corroded.
Its rubbers practically crumbled in my hand; the bolt was
seriously eaten away.

Ya oughta post photographs of your stabilizer links. :-)

My ball joint boots all look pretty good (knock on wood).

> Right Front Lower Ball Joint
>
> http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5...lljoint7vp.jpg

Is that black lava flowing out at the bottom? It's a little
hard to tell if the boot is ripped up here. But I guess from
what you say, it's toast.

> Right Front Upper Ball Joint
>
> http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/504...lljoint8wp.jpg

Oh mah goodness! Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing here?
Yikes! Frightening!

I vote replace the right front upper BJ and its boot first.

How could it get this bad?

> Left Front Tire
>
> http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7889/lftire3qm.jpg

Doesn't look as bad as my 91 Civic's right front tire. :-)

> Left Front Lower Ball Joint
>
> http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6...lljoint8sl.jpg

Looks like the boot is letting in dirt and water due to
being corroded at the bottom.

> Left Front Upper Ball Joint
>
> http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4...lljoint0gu.jpg

Is that an obvious crack/corrosion I see in the middle of
this left front upper BJ boot?

> Obviously the right side is the worst, but it apears both
> sides are leaking at the seals.

Note: There's nothing to really leak except maybe a tiny bit
of grease. Those boots are there "just" to keep dirt and
water out, AFAIK.

> The wear is much more noticable on the right tire as well.
> The tire wear is spotty too on the inner part of the tire.

Sounds like you're on a mission which in my never humble
opinion is very healthy. Enjoy. :-)