Late is better than never, I hope. If you need to replace ball joints
& tie rod ends go with a name brand. MOOG or TRW are two very good brands
and you can get them thru many local parts stores. My experience was that
they last longer than no-name items. In my case, the local O'Reillys had
the best deal on springs & the steering items. Also as someone mentioned
rubber bushings are most economical & give a nice ride.
On 2/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Long time reader, first time poster. I currently have my wife's 71
malibu in the body/paint shop. I was talking with the supervisor there
yesterday about our suspension. The front end needs reworked and I also
opted for new springs and sway bars all around. Where is the best place to
buy these items without breaking the bank ?
The car is gonna be a weekend cruiser, and of course we'll be at
Chevellabration and a few other car shows. What I'm getting at is I don't
need a high dollar suspension overhaul for the car, but I want good
drivability and handling for it since it is the wife's.
A few more details, we are going back basically stock wioth
everything, we rebuilt the matching #'s 307 motor and 350 trans and
everything else is stock. You guys just give me your ideas what I need to
have a great driving car without a whole lot of expense. I do want to get at
least 1 inch sway bars. Thanks for any info and the info I've gotten from
this list so far has saved me a considerable amount of time and labor on our
car. Thanks again guys. Tony (TLee38)
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Rick Schaefer
72 TPI El Camino
