ball joints help

Yeah, I do my own alignments too, got tired of paying someone for mis-alignments and scratches. I have an old Tri-Anguliner gauge for checking caster/camber and just use a tape measurer to measure the toe setting. Pretty easy once you get the knack. Can't emphasize enough it's best to replace all the worn out stuff at once to avoid having to re-align the vehicle every time you piece in another new part. Check your pitman arm, they are high wear items, more so than the ball joints in my experience with this type of car.