Front Suspension Questions/Help

[Jack20040]

I'm a high school student and own a 2008 Chevy Silverado 1500. About 3 weeks ago I noticed my front suspension felt off, when I'd turn it just felt loose. I knew I'd probably need new ball joints but I'm no mechanic so I took it to a dealership. My back tire was low so I had them patch it and asked them to take a look at the front so I could know for sure what was going on. They said that I needed new ball joints and tie rods and priced me at $780. I knew the price they gave me was way overpriced and decided to do the work myself. My truck is already at around 170,000 miles and I plan on selling it before I graduate (about a year) so It's not like I'm gonna keep it for another 100,000 miles so I don't need anything super expensive.

There is a local O'Reilly's in my town and there is also a AutoZone about 20 miles away. I've yet to talk to them.

 

I've done some looking around online and have had hell of a time finding the right stuff for a price to my fitting. The only questions I had were:

 

I need upper and lower ball joints, my control arms are okay according to the dealership but if I can find a package that includes them I'd look into it.

Does anyone know any good upper&lower ball joints and tie rods that they could lead me to? 

Thank you.

 

[sefiroxx]

Rockauto.com

Ball joints are available for lower, the uppers are integrated into the control arm.

You'll need a press of some sort to remove and install the lower. If you don't have access to a press, we typically recommend replacing the whole control arm thus replacing the bushings (they eventually wear out so might as well do it now).