I hear ya, but you take most of the thing apart, get almost to the uppers, then turn back. In a few months, you take it all apart again, and potentially screw up something that you just put back together.

 

The uppers dont require everything to be removed. Now, in my crown Victoria, you have to remove the strut to get the bolts for the upper arm off. On the Dakota, Its simple. It wouldn't really require an alignment either. Plus, when I get a new upper arm in the next two months, I'll also get a new strut. A strut wouldn't really require a new alignment either, but I might anyways after all the work. I'm just on a budget since I'm a college student, its Not like I'm buying cheap parts tho. The parts are good quality. Thanks for your advice!

 

Yeah while you are in knee deep just finish the job I did the piece meal option and taking it all apart sucked! Add the anti seize to the parts for sure as my sway bar links are shot and getting them apart the first time involved a sawzall

 

I just purchased the parts from rock auto. Next month, ill get a new upper arm. Februrary, ill get new struts.