need help with front end

JV I'm not trying to be mean, here. But to take one of these old girls and pick a specific part like a ball joint -- as if there's only one problem, "is not the way."

The PROBABILITY is that just about all the ball joints and bushings in the front end are worn out, sometimes "more than" worn out.

But as above, you can NOT judge this problem with the wheels turned.

You could have a BIG combination of troubles. Might have something actually bent, like the top A arm or it's mountings from some impact. The top bushings may be completely wasted, and wear in the bottom arm end of things won't help, either.

And to make matters worse, sometimes the lower pivot or control arm itself develops cracks and breaks which allow it to shift.

You can replace everything in the front end with basic tools, make ones you need, or buy import tools on ebay.

If you decide to do this, we can do some searching for old threads on here.

DO YOU HAVE a shop manual?