Front End Suspension Rebuild

[allshow]

Ok I hope this info helps everyone out and is easy to understand and stops alot of worried hours of "can I even get this part anymore."

Front End Rebuild.

This week I rebuilt my front end using a few different vendors parts. However I will list what I found so you can choose your own parts.

I went through Performance Suspension Technology to order a Front End Rebuild Kit. I bought this kit 2 years ago and just now got around to installing it.

Part # OFEK00554
Price $249.00
Kit Contains
2 Upper ball joints
2 Lower ball joints
4 Shaft bushings
2 Outer tie rods
2 stabilizer links
2 Sway bar bushings

Now this kit did not contain shafts or lower controll arm bushings. In my case both needed to be replaced once I took them out they were falling apart and shafts no longer had threads and were now oval. So the hunt began.

I ordered new Shafts through Kanter Auto Products this is where I found the best and cheapest deal.

Upper Inner Shaft Kit
Part#03952K
Price $66.00 each 2 needed
This kit comes with bushings so the 4 bushings I got from PST are now extra parts.

Kanter offers a Front End Rebuild Kit that if I would have seen this first I would have gone this route.

Front End Rebuild Kit
Part # 02465D
Price $332.00
Kit Contains
2 Upper ball joints
2 Lower ball joints
2 Shafts
4 Shaft bushings
2 Outer tie rods
2 stabilizer links
2 Sway bar bushings

Now It does not contain Lower Controll Arm Bushings but neither did PST.

So i bought PST kit at 249 plus Kanters 2 shafts for 66 a piece so total was $381.00. If I bought Kanters Front End Kit it would have been 332.00. Could have saved a few bucks.

Now the info I found out for the Lower Controll Arm bushings.

I went through Rare Parts to order Lower Controll Arm Bushings.

Rare Parts

Rare Parts carries our whole Lower Controll Arm assembly. When I say whole I mean just the controll arm. If you look at your car you will see the lower arm is made of 2 pieces. 1 piece is attached to the anti harsh spring and other is attached to frame towards rear of tire. The Controll Arm Assembly they carry is the piece that is in the rear.

Whole Controll Arm Setup
Part #10266 Right Lower Arm
Part #10267 Left Lower Arm
Price Per Side $244.30 Plus 50.00 Core
This Kit Contains Lower Controll Arm, Bushing, and Lower Ball Joint.

If You just want the Bushings and dont wanna replace the whole arm you will have to dril out 3 rivets that hold ball joint to arm, then you will have to drill out 4 tack welds that also hold ball joint to arm, then you will have to press out bushing. Not hard but very time consuming and super frustrating.

Lower Arm Bushings
Part #15173
Price $42.43
1 Bushing. 2 are needed for car.

So now this should take care of everything on the front suspension except Shocks, Springs, and Anti Harsh Spring Bushing.

Anti Harsh Spring Bushing from what I could find out is NOT AVAILABLE.

Performance Suspension Technology 877-226-4101
Kanter Auto Parts 1-800-526-1096
Rare Parts 1-800-621-2005

I hope this helps out.

[ca]

allshow, this is a GREAT post and thank you for taking the time to type it all out. maybe we should make it a sticky and add or subtract info to keep it current or add options.

[allshow]

thanks ca. I hope it is usefull.