My front suspension is getting worse every day. the car wanders all over the freaking road, wont hold an alignment for ****, and pulls on braking. I think the front springs are original... Anyways, what all do I need to replace to make the front suspension like new again? While I do this I would like to put on a bigger front sway bar, and maybe lowering springs. Heres everything I can think of so far that would be required:

Tie rods, inner
Tie rods, outer
Center Link
Idler arm
Ball Joints
Sway bar bushings
Sway bar end links
Springs
Struts
Spring isolators(not sure, can they wear out??)

The front brakes are new, I just did those. Am I forgetting anything?? I have never done all this before.

 

While you're at it, check the steering box for slop, replace the ragjoint, and check the upper u-joint on the steering shaft for play. If you've money left over, get a higher-effort lower-ratio steering box from a performance model car or AWP, or just dump the power steering altogether and put in a manual unit from an S-10. Replace the rubber brake hoses on the front as well. The isolators don't "wear" exactly, but they get sqooshed and deformed over time, or kind of squeeze out from between the spring and the upper perch like a watermelon seed, so they get ruined anyway. You probably won't need to replace the idler arm, they don't wear all that much.

 

Sounds like the same problem I'm having with mine. Except it developed after I did my upgrades.

-energy suspension components
-center link & idler arm
-ball joints
-bilstein struts
-strut mounts

Took it in for an alinment little while back and after getting it back it seemed like it was worse. Only thing I can guess with mine is maybe the steering box or the frame could be cracked behind the steering box. I'm going to take it in Friday to see if the alignment was performed right or if it is something else causing the slop. I'm also going to purchase a Wonder Bar as soon as Global West gets more in stock, about 2 weeks.

Mark