Dirt cheap fix needed!! - Lower control arms / bad alignment / etc.

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Aug 25, 2009 | 09:22 AM

cditto

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Dirt cheap fix needed!! - Lower control arms / bad alignment / etc.

See my older thread for some background info if necessary:

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-possible.html

Basically, I have a 95 Maxima that is too risky to put much money into.

The problems:

-pulls to the right pretty bad
-bad suspension all around (LCAs, bushings, ball joints, etc.

The question:

Is there some ghetto/cheap thing I can do / replace for $150 or less that will give me a decent enough suspension and alignment to get me through another 6-12 months of driving?

I can drive it "ok" now, but if I can fix it up a little more to where it doesn't pull hard to the right or clunk a lot on pits/potholes that would help. I am at 276k miles right now.

Oh yeah...thanks!

Aug 25, 2009 | 09:36 AM

NevadaJack_9

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Dont cheap out when it comes to brakes or suspension. You can probably search around in junkyards or the classified forum for parts.

Aug 25, 2009 | 10:08 AM

B_Eaze

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Pretty good quality Control arms w/ bushings:
http://internetautomart.com/

Tie Rods: go to any auto parts store and cheap out.

Thats all you can do, not much of a work around for these parts.

Aug 25, 2009 | 01:11 PM

njmaxseltd

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ebay

Aug 25, 2009 | 09:45 PM

travis1129

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on ebay you can get all those parts and tie rods for that price, dont know what kind of quality they are, i wouldnt go they cheap way on suspension parts though