Ok, well, she has some nice, custom rust on her, but we're gonna ignore that for now I want to bring back as much of the original drivability as possible...and that means the chassis first.

If its possible, I'd like to get some help with the following:

1) WS6 springs for front and rear. Anyone have part #s? Should I go with dealer ones, or are there quality aftermarket ones available? I want stock ride height and handling/ride quality.

2) Struts/shocks. I can't afford Bilsteins or Konis at this point...its foolish to spend that much money when she doesn't look that healthy Opinions on whats a good shock or strut for about $50-60 each per strut and $30 per shock????

3) Steering. Should I go with OEM, or does the lifetime warranty Auto Zone no-name crap work just as well??

Basically, I want the car to get back the ride and handling it had when new. It has decent tires on it (Goodyear Eagle GTs) that have too much tread to dump...brakes are fine too. So any opinions on the chassis parts? Thanks for suggestions.

 

Well for the frontend I recommend Moog parts. Lot's of guys are running them and they seem pretty good, mine still going good and have close to 30k on them now. Can't help with the part # or shock stuff though. Good luck

 

if you want it to ride and handle nice its worth saving up and investing the cash into good shocks/struts now than wasting it on the standard ones and then later realizing you want them and just tossed 100-150 on the whole package , I agree with Jay, moog is the way to go dont get the no-name stuff youll be replacing it all next year, and lower ball joints are a PIA! but auto zone does rent a lower ball joint instaler, it wil cost you a 100 deposit but you get it all back