Im putting new springs on my car today and the frotn end ball joints and bushing look like hell they have 215,000 miles on them and my car handles like crap i actualy have to use 2 hands on the wheel around turns now. How hard is it to rebuild the front end what parts will i need and how much will it run i probly want to spend around 200.00 for a kit. Are the kits in the back of the hotrod magzine and CHP good? Also what is the procedure to do this or should i jsut pay someone and have them do the rebuild for me.

 

steve spohn (see above ad) has a bushing kit i believe for around $250 dont quote me on the price.

 

Here's the link to my suspension rebuild page. Click on the Camaro links:

http://photos.yahoo.com/taramiller72

Look it over and read what I wrote on each pic and see if you feel comfy doing it yourself. Personally, I thought it to be easy enough for a shadetree mechanic to do in a weekend if you have everything on hand and ready to go. Search for my name in the susp/brakes forum and you'll find plenty of threads about the topic.

Ed

 

I did it for the first time and had no problems. Ive never seen it done, nor did I know anyone that had done it. get a book and give yourself a weekend and get to it. Its not hard at all, just a little involved.