Upper ball joints/control arms are easy to replace, and you probably won't need to do an alignment. If something sticks, you will have to figure out how to seperate the parts, but you shouldn't need any special tools (although for me, a tie rod puller helped).

Tie rods are real easy also, but sometimes are tough to get apart (use a couple of big hammers or a puller). You will need an alignment afterwords.

Steering idler arm bushing may merit attention as should the drag link or middle tie rod and shock.

And lastly, you may want to consider the lower ball joints, usually done with a special tool, though reportedly possible without.

I did complete frontend rebuilds in about 2 days each on both of my MBs, I had no real experience before this with cars.

alec

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