Front Knuckle questions

[SrvZro]

How concerned should I be about this?

I'm going to be putting in new springs/struts/shocks and was looking things over and saw this. I know my alignment is slightly off (vibrates on the highway), was putting off getting an alignment till after I put the new stuff in.

But was wondering how this could of happened. Both sides are pretty much the same. Driver side (picture) is the worst. I know that the springs are sagging on the driver side. These things were pretty much the way they were when I bought the car.


Thanks I just want to know if its really just nothin and im being paranoid. I know just enough mechanical stuff to be dangerous. Funny confession: I looked for about a week trying to see where the hose coming from the tranny was supposed to connect to. Till I asked someone and they told me that it was a vent tube and was not supposed to be that way.

[Busted_Blue]

hmm that doesnt look too right....



sort of a small pic but if you want to see the original pic just put orig.jpg after the link.

The bushing looks done for...I highly suggest getting new ones.

[Vinny]

you talking about the upper control arm??????? All I see is a pretty trashed boot for the upper balljoint. Order one off ebay. Theres a guy that has the upper arm along with the bushing kit for like 60 bucks or so each side, shipped. I ordered both sides from him Saturday and got them in today.

[nswst8]

You can replace the boot if the balljoint is okay, but if you have never replaced the balljoint then with the age of our cars I would suggest replacing the balljoints uppers are easy lowers are alittle more difficult but replacable by the DIYer.
Hope this helps
Phil