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Old 07-22-2009, 04:13 PM
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I plan to replace EVERY part of my frontend some weekend soon IE; ball joints (upper and lower) Steering link kit, idler arm, pitman arm, wheel bearings, control arm/a-frame bushings, shocks, and cv joints. Does anyone know the best place to buy this stuff? Online ordering is a possibility. I am not looking for the "lifetime warrantee" made in china **** from Advance auto parts! I need to find good stuff that will last and work well. I especially would appreciate your opinion on shocks. I have a '99 Blzer 2 door 4x4 with stock suspension on Vagare 20's so I def need good shocks. Tire size is 275/40/20 if that matters. The last *** to own it ran 255/35/22's which are not friendly on a stock 4x4 suspension EVERYTHING is junk. The sooner I figure out what/where to buy the sooner I can get it done. The suspesion really sounds like it's falling out. Thanks Shawn Okay, I will be ordering my joints from Power Performance ,but i still need wheel bearing (not crappy ones), cv joints(probably Autozone), and the shocks. The shocks are the BIG question. Thanks
 

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Old 07-22-2009, 04:30 PM
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Rockauto.com is a good site to check out with decent prices as for shocks just get a good quality name brand just because you have 20's doesnt mean you need some sort of special shock.
 
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Originally Posted by mikeinwi
Rockauto.com is a good site to check out with decent prices as for shocks just get a good quality name brand just because you have 20's doesnt mean you need some sort of special shock.
i definately need a better shock with twenties! They stiffen the ride up significantly, so I believe I need a softer shock to cushion the ride more.
 
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