[greencactus3]

yup. thanks guys.
the ball joints seem to be faulty on the s10s. ive heard a lot about them. too small or sumthing. and matt, if you ever feel you have time on your hands and wanna help me do all this..... or should i say let me watch you do it... lmk! i would sincerely like that. i think if its lasted this long it can take a couple more trips. if its not too far to wherever you wanna work on it, id be more than happy to drive there. as much a gas guzzler the truck is, im sure its MUCH cheaper than labor fees at these shops. sheesh. some guy on s10forums told me that all this work would be about $200 and a weekend to do. wish i could do that. theres just no place to really learn how. well the shop is closed tomorrow so ill be calling them on monday. right now my plan is to call them, ask why some parts are double the price, see if i can get a good excuse ill be satisfied with, problably have them do all the brake work that needs to be done after haggling the price down hopefully. then take it home and see what i can do aobut it elsewhere.