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?