Need front suspension guidance

What are your plans for the car?

I mention it because that would have a lot to do with how much I replace in the front end. If the car has been in storage a long time, and the goal is just to get it "safe" to drive on the road and shake things out then you don't necessarily have to replace everything. Obviously most of the rubber stuff should be replaced, but, if things like ball joints and tie rod ends are in good shape without a ton of play then there's nothing wrong with leaving them in there for now and just replacing any boots and bushings that need it.

I totally understand the whole "I've got it all apart I should do it now", and that's probably the most efficient way to do things. But with limited budgets, and cars that see limited miles, well the shortest path to back on the road is usually better. If that ball joint is ok it might hold up for several thousand miles. And how long will that take to happen? Years? That makes budgeting a lot easier.

If you're planning on putting tens of thousands of miles on the car, well, probably replace everything. But if you're just getting it going after a long storage and will probably run into a lot of things that need addressing as you go, well, replace the stuff you have to, leave the rest, and get the old girl back on the road. Maybe you have to come back to some of that stuff later if you do start putting thousands of miles on it, but that's no big deal either. Maybe not the most efficient, but you have to do what you have to do.

The "while I'm at it" disease has put a lot of cars in the garage half torn apart for decades. By all means don't leave anything unsafe on there, but on a limited budget stuff that's in ok shape is just fine, because getting it back on the road will probably add a whole bunch of other stuff on the "must replace now" list.