mainez

Thanks for the replies, I did take all four wheels/tires to a tire shop and asked them to first check the wheels for true and out of round, then balance. They said they are fine, 2 of them were only slightly out of balance. I kinda was thinking I should just do the whole job at once, probably will proceed this way. As for previous maintenance, I have a lot of the receipts from the previous owner (original owner), but I feel that he only did what he had to. Thanks again. Brian

So I just picked up my 1st z, a '77 280. It's in decent shape but is still a project. I drove it home, and while it runs fine, it has a pretty significant shimmy. I ordered new tie-rods cause I can feel some play when trying to move the tire in the 9 and 3 position. The boots on the ball joints look to be shot as well, although there isn't any play when I move the tire in the 12 - 6 position. I want to clean up all suspension parts and POR them. What I was planning on doing is installing the new tie-rods and checking to see if they cure the shimmy. But I'm wondering if I will ruin them if after I check for handling, I remove them. Should I just remove everything and wait til all is re-assembled to test drive? Also, just wanted to mention what a quality site this is... have been just reading for a couple weeks. I've gathered a lot of valuable info and am impressed by everyones apparent willingness to help.