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Old 08-24-2004, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by samiam4
If it was your car- what would you replace???

Struts, lower ball joints, idler arm bushing kit, boots, strut mounts, etc + the thrust and control arm struts which I believe don't last a long time.
Just check those items for play, and replace as needed. There is really no great labor savings in doing other repairs (such as control are components) while swapping front struts, since the springs stay in.
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