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Old 10-28-2007, 07:02 PM   #1
Longhorn Man
its all about the +6 inches
 
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front end rebuild-parts Q

I hope to have my burb swapped over to 1/2 ton by X-mas. Before I do this, I have to rebuild the front suspention, and possibly calipers/rotors/bearings... etc.

The last few years, I have been just calling my NAPA guy and telling him to source my parts and get them to me. However, that Longhorn has some crazy stuff under it that even he can't locate some of it. But, with this 1/2 ton 72 suspention, I no longer have to worry about it.

Now... on to the Q...
With keeping in mine a realistic budget, what's the best place to get these parts at? I'll be doing upper and lower ball joints, and outter tie rod ends at a minimum... possibly inners and the idler, and if things look bad, the control arm bushings too.
Does anyone actually have anything bad to say about the NAPA suspention parts?
Is there a particular store or brand to avoid?

There'll be a full coil chopped out of the front springs, and I do have a stock sway bar up front... but I doubt any of that will matter.
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