RE: How difficult - Front suspension rebuild

[62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx]

when it was up on the lift it was pretty clear the leftside ball joints 
needed replacement, the right side not as bad, but needs replacement... 
the mechanic (works exclusively on classics & muscle) said might as well 
do a rebuild.. and I thinks he's right.

The rear springs do need to be fixed, the car is about an inch lower on 
the driverside in the rear, because of the leaf spring has flatten out.. 
so the back-end need attention as well... but I thought I'd tackle the 
front first

send me names of your buddies.. I do need springs, and a second opinion 
never hurts :)

Steve Mick wrote:
> 
> Bob are you sure you really need your suspension rebuilt? Had it checked 
> by 
> a trustworthy mechanic? Those prices sound very high to me. There is a 
> place 
> in Omaha that actually makes rear springs and probably most shops get 
> them 
> from him. If you took yours to him, he could re-arch your springs or 
> make 
> new ones. You could probably do the rears yourself. Front end can be 
> challenging -especially getting things dis-assembled.  I have a friend 
> who 
> has an independant shop  up around 65th and Maple Omaha Maybe you would 
> like 
> a second opinion from him...............................MO...........sw 
> iowa
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:14 AM
> Subject: How difficult - Front suspension rebuild
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> 
> >
> > I just got a quote for doing the front end w/shocks for $2000 and the
> > rear w/o shocks (already replaced) for $1000
> >
> > As those who have met me know,  I'm not a mechanic, but not afraid to
> > get my hands dirty.
> >
> > I found a rebuild kit for the front-end (at Kanter.com) for $236
> > includes ball joints, bushings, etc
> >
> > so should I just leave my car parked until I can raise the money and
> > have a pro do it? or is a front suspension rebuild doable for a guy with
> > no experience?
> >
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