I just wanted to ask some of you experts for your opinion on a fair price for:

1997 E150 cargo van (175,000 miles and I'm certain that I need all of this stuff since 2 or 3 shops have told me such over past several months)

Upper and lower ball joints right and left side
Inner and outer tie rods
Drag link
Bushings
Alignment, of course
No shocks or springs

I was gonna give the ball joints a shot this weekend, but the tie rods died today and now everything seems so overwhelming and I really have to "climb back on the horse ASAP" to earn a buck or 2. Too much of a rookie and not enough time to play trial and error.

 

check ebay for E150 / E250 suspension

I've seen a kit on there for all of that stuff but the rubber bushings for $300.00 Bushings aren't that much more individually, I bet the polyeurathane ones are the way to go. Alignment is easy if you have a flat garage, you can do it yourself with a measuring tape / string if you're not worried about camber (which shouldn't change out of adjustment anyway.

 

Thanks. Got it all taken care of.