Front end a mess- advice?

[Deanna]

Hey all-

I ordered new upper control arms and bushings today after reading through the forum to diagnose my loose front end parts on my 82 240. The front wheels are wearing on the inside and my steering is getting more loosey goosey. I know the ball joints in the control arms are shot (cracked and loose) but so are all the other front end bushings etc. I really don't know where to start, and have to do this on a tight budget.

So- is it true that if you replace one part in the front end, everything else will start to go? If you could prioritize, what would you say are the most important things to replace? And, has anyone seen a good diagram of the front suspension parts so that I'll know what the hell I'm talking about? Haynes manual fails again at this one...

thanks!

Deanna