sweet, yeah if we can get that Cuesta shop it'd be great to tear down that front end with you all, it'll be hard to work up there without my driveway and all my dad's tools

And if you have that template and drill bit too then thats sweet, I was going to do that if I had to remove the springs, might as well while I'm down there

OK I might as well just stick to the tie rods and idler arm for now. I'll inspect my ball joints and other bushings, I know they are not really really bad though because my car still drives OK, just not great. I just want to take as much play out as I can because it feels a little unsafe, especially on the highway.

 

Good post 4-reboy.. I needed to know much of the same info, and my thread pretty much died.

 

Haha thanks, I was still looking forward to your thread for suspension info though, I was sad that it died. But now I mainly just need steering info so I had to try, one thread at a time

 

Question now.......how much play should you have anyways?

 

Where? Different specs for different areas.

The steering should have basically no play, although a little at the wheel bearings is ok. The gearbox should have no play in the middle. All bushings should be snug and deflect very little. The lower ball joints should have zero play in any direction. The upper ball joints can have as much as 1/4" of vertical (axial) play, iirc, but zero radial play.