to add, I went upto a tire shop today to see how much 4 new shocks/struts would be, got a quote of $577. Not too bad, less than I would expect and that includes a 4-wheel alignment. The only problem is I have to get all my suspention linkage work done before all this or else the alignment will come right out...looks like this is gonna be a costly expence, 1500??? sure hope not