which direction to take?

I just rebuilt my suspension with Moog upper and lower bushings because those have to be pressed in and just cheap auto store ball joints and tie rods and such cuz those are easy to spin on and spin off. And I also got one of those $300 plus estimates from a shop to just press in the bushings if I bring them the parts. My cure for that was a $89 Harbor Freight press, but I still have and have used for other things since. I could have just thrown it away it paid for itself 3 times over....
I drive a maximum and I mean a serious maximum of 2000 miles a year I won't look at the stuff for at least 5 years. I use it for summer cruising, some spirited driving, and as many times as affordably possible down the strip...