I am going to replace all that on my '89 240...probably this weekend while the lawyers are trying to figure out who's president. My plans are to disassemble one strut, take it to a local garage, and have them compress the spring and install the new shock. (I've seen and heard many scary stories on the spring compressing job...I figure it's worth about $10 per side) While that side of the car is disassembled, I figured I'd replace the strut mount, ball joint, outer tie rod end, and the control arm bushings. My friend has a press in his garage for the new bushings.

I'm excited to see how the car will ride after all this. Right now, it clunks when riding over small bumpy roads...plus at high speeds, the passenger side wheel shakes when you're in a turn. (ball joint??). The passenger side strut is completely wore out...I can tell a huge difference between the driver side and passenger side when bouncing the fender up and down. I bought Sachs Advantage stuts). Plus...the new control arm bushings are gonna take all that slop out.

After all that...I just might install the four Turbo Virgos that I picked up for $40 each...they came with NEW tires too!! It's my daughter's car and I'm kinda skeptical whether or not I should trust her driving to the aluminum wheels...so I probably will save those wheels for the Volvo I'm gonna buy in January (I'm lookin for a good 240 on ebay).

While I'm tearin into the suspension, can you guys think of anything else I should do other than the stuff listed in the subject title??
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