Tie rods and ball joints(upper

I have a 1984 300sd turbo diesel(207,000miles)that im restoring. I took it to car x for the shimmy prob and they said I need a upper rt ball joint ,both tie rods,rotate & balance plus shocks.It starts to shimmy at 60mph on up.Are the upper ball joints need special tools to change as well as the tie rods?Ive got a Chiltons and it shows the shocks are easy to change but what about the rest? Im low on funds so all the work I can do myself will help greatly?Thanks.