qkcam, if your ranger is dark green, i could probably help as i am going through the same shit.
shuddering in the front end while turning sounds like air in the PS system, is your fluid low?
I noticed everytime i have turned my front wheel wheels with engine off, more and more PS fluid shoots out the cap.
glad to know your sway bar link replacement fixed your wobble issue.
i am still trying to figure out mine. i have already:
1. last year i replaced sway bar end links, i recently snugged them up.
2. had a shop recommend i replace my upper control arms -i paid them to do it.
(took out the severe wobble and loud clunking)
3. replaced front rotors/bearings with pick-n-pull doners
4. pumped grease into my lower control arm zerk fittings, needle poked grease into my outer tie rod ends
5. had my rear two tires rebalanced, had a visual inspection ???? of my new (used) front tires -shop that sold them to me said theyre fine and balanced.
6. rotated said tires
7. i am about to replace my rear leafsprings and shocks, maybe there is a chance that is where shaking is coming from. my truck is old (overloaded many a time) and sags.
My truck is still shaking at 60mph
my mechanic buddy told me that my joints have gone a long long long time without being greased
(i assumed shops did this when i took it in for inspections and other work, i guess not)
I just replaced my non-stock upper control arms, so i am figuring I may as well replace lower control arms and tie-rod ends as well. any suggestions on what else to replace?
should i make a whole new thread on replacing my front end?
qkcam, if i convince my mobile mechanic buddy to come up from SoCal (he vanlifes and said he is bored of the area), he could probably crank out both our front ends at the same time and give us a discount on it.