"Hachiroku" > wrote in message
news:SPzMg.817$J_2.273@trndny04...
> On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:45:37 -0400, maxpower wrote:
>
> >
> > "Hachiroku" > wrote in message
> > news:%qnMg.40$SQ1.35@trndny09...
> >> Crunch time...I'm trading SOMETHING for a Scion tomorrow morning.
> >>
> >> They are giving me $600 for a '94 LHS. The car is in good shape but
needs:
> >> Front Axle
> >> All Shocks/Struts
> >> Front wheel bearing (1)
> >> Exhaust
> >> Rear Trans mount
> >> New tires (all)
> >> Timing Belt
> >> Valve Cover Gaskets
> >>
> >> I also have my 'infamous' 1992 Plymouth Gr Vger van. IT needs:
> >> Brakes (all)
> >> Rear Shocks
> >> Windshield
> >> Front Struts (maybe)
> >> Inner Tie Rod end
> >> New Motor
> >>
> >> I can get the motor for about 200, out of a Dynasty with 78,000 miles.
> >> I can do more work on the van than I can on the LHS by myself.
> >>
> >> I like both equally for different reasons. The LHS is a Boulevard
Cruiser,
> >> and I think the most Comfortable car I have ever owned. It looks good
and
> >> everyone thinks it's a nice car.
> >>
> >> The van is by all accounts a POS, the motor has a bad head and ticks
like
> >> a time bomb but always gets there. It has AWD and I have a set of four
> >> studded sonow tires. I play in a band so it is more useful than the
LHS,
> >> but let's face it...it's a Caravan!
> >>
> >> If I do ALL the work at once on both vehicles, the cost is only about
$175
> >> apart. I think the van, according to KBB is actually worth more than
the
> >> LHS. The van is also much more versatile than the Chrysler, but I can
> >> carry my amps and instruments in the LHS.
> >>
> >> The real question here is, how tough it is to replace the Inner Tie Rod
> >> end? I can do everything else but the struts, the motor and the
> > windshield.
> >> I can get a cheap rebuilt rack for $125 if I have to replace the entire
> >> rack, and an ITE for $28.
> >
> > Acually the real question here is what car are we putting tie rods
in??????
> > you mention a Caravan and an LHS.
>
>
> > I also have my 'infamous' 1992 Plymouth Gr Vger van. IT needs:
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Brakes (all)
> > Rear Shocks
> > Windshield
> > Front Struts (maybe)
> > Inner Tie Rod end
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> >>
> >> I dno't think they'll take the van, so I may end up chewing this. I
don't
> >> mind because the AWD is good in the winter.
> >>
> >> Any ideas, suggestions or advice?
>
Ok, your post was rather confusing. But why are you wanting to replace the
inner tie rods?