It was a sad sight watchign my father back my 300SD out of the garage to take off tonight. I saw quite a few things that saddened me. Firstly, my back end is waay low, secondly, it was slamming into gear due to the fact my idle has jacked itself up AGAIN to around 1k, thirdly, i heard some sort of knocking noise-not like a rod but something else? , fourthly, when the wheel was turned i hear a sick moaning noise(i knew it was there but didn't realize it was THAT loud), fifthly, the brakes were sqeaking, and that actually might be about it. My car also needs a new rack dampner screw and that knocking has me worried-compressor? So, looking at my partshop magazine here is what i'm looking at
2 ball joints(one known bad) 23.75x2
drag link 38.10
rear subframe mount: 64.18
bilstein shocks: 139.90
rack dampner screw-30$
rear brake pads-17$
rear tranny mount: 22.17

I think thats about it, but all those things add up to over 350$, assuming my compressor isn't bad!!! and this is also assuming i dont have a stuck(250$) caliper! The other problem is, i cannot do most this work myself. I doubt i can do the subframe mounts, and i know i can't do the ball joints. So on top of the 350+ i have to add labor in to alot of this stuff as well! Am i over exagerating the problem or is this all really necessary do you think? i know my rear subframes are bad, i know my right ball joint is bad, my drag link i know has play, the rear tranny mount is shot, the rack dampner screw is shot(screwd all the way in and it needs to go in farther), and i think that my compressor is knocking!!! I'm a little concerned.... do any of these things sound like they need to be done ASAP? or could i wait till say the mid-end of june to do alot of these?
thanks
Ryan

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83 300SD.......sold
96 integra SE....sold
99 a4 quattro....sold
2001 IS300.......sold
2002 330i.........current.
2004 highlander limited....current.