98 Q45 replacing springs and strut, what else ?

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hey guys i only wanna do this once , i am replacing my springs and struts. so i would like to change all other parts that might be starting to wear down. it has 80k on it . i was thinking strut mount and tension rods? what else while i have the whole thing a part and before the wheel alignment ... thanks ..

[NightRiderQ45]

I just had suspension items changed on my car. I changed everything but the strut inserts which I will do this summer. You should definitely change out both strut mounts since they will have to take them apart anyway to remove strut. No need to put new strut and reuse the old mount. I changed out both tension rod bushings, both outter tie rod ends and changed out both rack and pinion boots since the outter tie rod ends were off. I also replaced both ball joints that were on the lower control arms. With out model, you can't buy just the ball joint, you have to buy the whole arm which sucks. Ball joints don't suppose to move and mine were able to turn around like a playstation joystick