Good advice so far, especially determining now what results you desire. It gets expensive to do it twice (or 3 X) when you change goals half way thru. I would advise you to check with whatever supplier you use & find out what branded parts that they are selling. MOOG, TRW & DANA are well known manufacturers of quality hard parts. IE ball joints, tie rod end,etc. I will never again use off-shore no-name parts.
Back in 1990 I ordered a rebuild kit from one of the companys that advertise on the back covers of several magazines. It looked fine, but by 1997 I was replacing it all again because the wear items were worn out- after not so many thousands of miles. I replaced it all (except upper control arms from GW) with MOOG parts from the local parts store. Cost was similar and I have put many more thousands of miles on these items with no problem.
The ball joints can be tricky, but any machine shop will be able to press them in at nominal cost. I wouldn't replace the whole arm unless it was cracked. Good luck and if you are at all handy, its NOT that hard to do.
On 8/23/05, david patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
what all should i replace when rebuilding the suspension front and back. as of right every thing is original and worn out.i have found some good suppliers of parts suchas pst yet im not sure what to buy. I was told that there is a guy. that sales rebuilt control arms does anyone know how to find them. iwant to buy a kit yet do not want to try to replace the ball joints my self as ive been told it can be tricky.i also want to put drop spindles,but does that mean ihave to replace the brake calipers? what about the springs? where do we start. thanks ,david
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