So I got a second opinion from Goodyear. They drove the hoe, put it up on the lift, tried shaking the wheels, they said was tight as hell(they were surprised there was absolutely no play)..didn't see anything obvious in the front end.. So then I asked specifically about what the other mechanic said(replacing upper/lower ball joints, inner/outer tie rod ends, idler arm and drag link) They said all that stuff looked fine. Go figure, I get two looks on the front end and both were at opposite ends of the spectrum.
The truck has 85k miles so I think I am being OCD with it and will just change the shocks when I get new tires...but I think I would like to find some new wheels (18s or 20s) before I spend on the new rubber and bilsteins. Thanks for your help guys
Still going to get the control bar bushings done with poly-E.
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update. finally heard back from the mechanic that gave me the original estimate. To use Moog parts for inner and outer tie rod ends, both upper and lower ball joints, idler arm, drag link and realign the front end is 1900 as opposed to 1500w/o moog parts. to add the pitman arm 240 additional...to do the control arm bushings another 900(cuz its a 4x4). I may not know much about car repair but this to me sounds excessive. How does it sound to you guys?
Thinking it won't hurt to get a 3rd opinion. LOL Cheers!
See what they say just to keep them honest.
