Front End Rebuild vs. After Market K-Frame
man that question really has no proper answer...
by the time you buy all the front end kit, pitman arm,idler arm,bigger bars and a faster ratio steering box,add sway bars, tube upper arms and non bushed strut rods ( all stuff i would do myself) your not gonna be too far off of the price of an alter-k-tion.
it really depends what you want out of the car i guess.
you can get a stock suspension car work really well. it will cost but it will work well.
the alter-k-tion is what i'm running and it is incredible. the r&p steering is awesome feeling and the turns are more fun then ever. car wors very well at the drag strip too.
what i would do is add up doing all the upgrades to a stock suspension and see what the actual price difference really is. i'll bet its less then you think.
and if you go stock. i would go rubber bushings also.