I hate to hear that, but I was afraid it was too good to be true (Re Godspeed Parts) It would have solved a lot of problems. I already have a compleat set of Tien inner and outer Tie rods. The plan was to install them yesterday and do a brake job while I had everything apart, but when I got the car up on the stands and the wheels off I discovered the rack boot was all ripped up, The brake pads were the wrong ones, and the sway bar end links were shot also. (Apparently that was making most of the noise I've been hearing) I live in a little hick town, so the local parts store didn't have any of those parts in stock. I have them on order (Moog End-Links). Anyway, since I was under there, I started checking deeper, and found that in addition to the slightly worn ball joints, the tension rod end bushings were tearing in the middle, even though it appears that the prior owner had installed nice adjustable aftermarket units. The car has 128K on the clock. I was hoping to avoid installing/removing bushings by getting a compleat unit with the bushings already installed, as I have very limited facilities to work in. I do have a pretty good set of hand tools and a ball joint separator, and the control arms are in good shape other than the bushings/joints needing replacing. It looks like the best route considering my budget and facilities, is to replace the joints and bushings on my existing parts, even though it will be a lot more work.
I saw some youtube vids of people using home-made "redneck" bushing tools, and I think that might be the route to go. None of the auto parts stores in this area carry bushing tool kits.Thanks for the heads up regarding the Godspeed parts. I will post an update as to how things go.
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