which direction to take?

Kllrbee said

Hey Guys,
I guess this could be LCA bushings shot part 2.
So I took my car to the local Mopar shop. I didnt want to but I thought a pros opinion couldnt hurt. Basically what I thought, bushings shot. Upper and lower. Sway bar, strut, basically all. Also, LBJs not bad, but wrong for the car....weird.
His advice was actually pretty unexpected. Just get new Tubular Uppers, Torsion bars, sway bar, adjustable struts, and reconditioned Lowers. Do it all in your garage. Not worth the labor cost to replace bushings. Bolt it all in and come back for a custom alignment.
I got 2k to spend...no more. Parts and labor. Alignment included. Can I do this? Lets make this happen.

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I bought a Harbor Freight press long ago and started just buying energy suspension kits and doing them myself in my driveway with a floor jack. Its easy.
Spray everything bolt with liquid wrench the day before. 2 lb hammer to tap on inside of uppers after loosening upper ball joint, loosen torsion bar adjuster after upper ball joint is popped loose, once t bar adjuster loosened...then remove ball joint nut the rest of the way and let lower drop down....loosen strut rod after, lower arm nut at front of k memeber, clip in torsion bar... back it all out towards rear.That.. after the obvious things like jacking it up putting it on stands taking off the the wheel , removing caliper tying it up out of the way...etc... point is it's not hard .