not sure if this is really suspension or not but....

got an alignment today and the tire place said I needed a new idler arm. Someone told me that 55k miles or so ago and then another mechanic said that was BS but the truck has been feeling pretty "loose" lately and the tire shop doesnt have anything to do with idler arm repairs/replacement and will redo the alignment for free once i get this fixed so I tend to believe them...

So anyway I have this stuff done at a dealership...just wondering how much they are gonna soak me for this work (not including an alignment since I can do it at the tire place)?

I googled and found an s-10 forum where a guy bought the part (moog) for like 35 bucks and installed it himself with no experience and a couple runs to the store to get the part...in 2 hours...so im hoping this wont be too expensive.

my truck is a '98 4x4 OR

thanks!

 

do it yourself, it takes all of 5 minutes and undoing a few bolts.

edit: look up under the front of your truck. You'll see a long straight steering bar. On the passenger side you'll see something that bolts to this to i think the frame.