Feels like the wheels will fall off.. Ideas..?

Can't let front suspension just hang when looking for "loose". Upper control arms will then be on the rubber stops.
Leave some room between the stops and the upper control arms and start heaving on stuff to see what moves.
Tires with broken belts pull continuously.
I'm fighting a similar weirdness on a 72 Dart, where I put in a new idler arm, and it STILL has play on the shaft, LOTS of play.
Going into a right hander, I have to be careful for sudden oversteer.
No wear on the bolt, or bracket that I can see, but you ought to see it wiggle when you pull on it!
I learned how to adjust/change/tune align front ends many years ago, and think nothing of pulling into a parking lot to adjust toe in angle, etc. if it's needed.

Don't just pay to have it fixed, learn what's really going on.
This is what's called "empowerment".