Originally Posted by Scott98

Jen,

I was in your shoes a few weeks ago. My upper control arms and tie rods were all shot. I never did any suspension work before and was questioning my ability to do the work. I think at the very least you can replace the upper control arms yourself. This was a very easy job. You can do a search under my name where I posted about it. The tie rods aren't that much harder but can be a pain in the but to pop loose. Do a search under my name and you can find out more about it. I just learned of a tool (you can see it in the post) that probably would have made the job a lot easier.

Neither of these jobs requires a spring compressor. That's why I did them myself. You can at least do some of the work yourself and have the mechanic do the rest. That will really cut down on the bill. I know I would never attempt the lower ball joints because that just seems beyong my abilities.

Good luck.

Scott