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Hi ___?___,

Don't be in a hurry to throw parts at a problem without diagnosis first.

There's a number of items that can introduce slop/play in the front end.

Ball joints
Control arm including worn control arm bushings.
I had an after market 850 control arm fail early because the ball joint
locking pin was an ordinary soft steel bolt instead of a hard taper pin
and it quickly deformed allowing slop at the steering knuckle.
This was a junk front end part made by incompetent people.
Inner and outer tie rod ends
Loose strut mounts and worn end links.

If you get the front end up on jack stands it's easier to diagnose slop.

while you're at it check that the steering gear is smooth without a bind in the U-joints.
Look for sloppy hogged out sway bar bushings.

Be advised that there's a lot of junky after market front end parts, you
need to search for only high quality parts, and it's a dynamic guessing game
since things change without notice.

Good luck, Bill






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