SupaDupaCheez
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Shocks will take even a novice about an hour to replace and can cost anywhere from $8/each to about $25/each for KYB (which I recommend)
Ball joints are cheap. You could probably get all four for less than $75. Ball joints can be a real pain in the butt to replace. There are two ways you can do it:
1. Safely: You will have to remove the springs (usually NOT for a beginner to try without experianced help)
2. Living on the edge: Do it with a jack under the lower control arm, disconnect the ball joint nuts on the spindles/drums, drop the jack low enough for the spindle/drum to clear the ball joints, remove ball joints, re-install in reverse order. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED for the lighthearted (and novices) as you can possibly KILL yourself if the coil spring pops out. Compressed spring steel is NOT your friend!!!
Power steering box/case:
Not sure how much rebuilt ones are for mustangs but for my Chevelle, it was around $200. I got mine from a parts catalog for Chevelles so I probably could have gotten a 'replacement' (IE: Generic) for less at a local shop. Not that hard to replace but will take some time and patience.
As mentioned above, you might as well change the control arm bushings (they are most likely SHOT) while everything is apart (because you will NOT want to do this again ).
IF YOU ARE BUYING A CLASSIC CAR: Please, please, please save yourself some grief and money and go out an buy/borrow/steal a chiltons/haynes manual or better yet an assembly/repair manual from the maker. These will have EXTREMELY VALUABLE information in them as well as directions on how to do just about anything you want with the car.
Check the pictures in my sig and you will probably see my assembly/repair manuals sitting around.
Ball joints are cheap. You could probably get all four for less than $75. Ball joints can be a real pain in the butt to replace. There are two ways you can do it:
1. Safely: You will have to remove the springs (usually NOT for a beginner to try without experianced help)
2. Living on the edge: Do it with a jack under the lower control arm, disconnect the ball joint nuts on the spindles/drums, drop the jack low enough for the spindle/drum to clear the ball joints, remove ball joints, re-install in reverse order. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED for the lighthearted (and novices) as you can possibly KILL yourself if the coil spring pops out. Compressed spring steel is NOT your friend!!!
Power steering box/case:
Not sure how much rebuilt ones are for mustangs but for my Chevelle, it was around $200. I got mine from a parts catalog for Chevelles so I probably could have gotten a 'replacement' (IE: Generic) for less at a local shop. Not that hard to replace but will take some time and patience.
As mentioned above, you might as well change the control arm bushings (they are most likely SHOT) while everything is apart (because you will NOT want to do this again ).
IF YOU ARE BUYING A CLASSIC CAR: Please, please, please save yourself some grief and money and go out an buy/borrow/steal a chiltons/haynes manual or better yet an assembly/repair manual from the maker. These will have EXTREMELY VALUABLE information in them as well as directions on how to do just about anything you want with the car.
Check the pictures in my sig and you will probably see my assembly/repair manuals sitting around.