So I rebuilt my drums did plugs & wires & oil & sea foam in the gas and vacuum lines & replaced the headlights and now it seems as though I need at least one new motor mount and a passenger side tie rod & new tires and wheels the rangers slowly falling apart & I'm attempting to fix it but now to the question would you suggest I just take it to a shop & let them do the mounts & tie rod & alignment ?

Depends on your knowledge, time available, and funds on hand. To me, time is money and I'm not rich but also not mechanical. So, a shop would get my business. If you have the know-how, why not save the labor and do most the work yourself?

You can get the alignment pretty close your self by matching how many threads you used on the old tie rods. I did this when I did my spindle lift and swapped out a tie rod and ran with it for 2 days before getting an alignment

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Black 2008 ranger sport 4.0 SOHC SAS'd and converted to 4x4 riding on a Dana 50 up front and a sterling 10.50 in the rear regeared with 5.13's, mickey thompson classic 3's rapped in 37x12.50 maxxis creepy crawlers

That's the thing I understand that the tie rod replacement is easy but since I'm most likely taking it to a shop for the motor mounts it shouldn't cost much more for the tie rod replacement would it ?

I just re did my inner and outer tie rods after a shop gave me a 600$ quote and it was very straight forward and easy

What the details of your truck?

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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)

2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
1999 Ford Ranger, Reg Cab, 2.5, 5 speed, 2WD, no AC, 150k (SOLD).

I can prove to you that if you pay to fix your car it would be cheaper to buy a new vehicle.

You can buy a new 4 banger Tacoma for 16k put 3k down (your truck). Pay $220 a month for 5 years. Your repairs will be minimal over the 5 years and at the end the truck might have 70k on it and will still be worth $8,000, or you could drive it for the next 5 years for minimal $$$. You might save money on gas too!

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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)

2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
1999 Ford Ranger, Reg Cab, 2.5, 5 speed, 2WD, no AC, 150k (SOLD).

2002 4.0 4x4 auto

Miles? Condition?

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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)

2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
1999 Ford Ranger, Reg Cab, 2.5, 5 speed, 2WD, no AC, 150k (SOLD).

161xxx it was in great condition until recently

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And now it's leaking antifreeze from around the water pump & burning oil

Suck it up and fix it yourself, then buy the Tacoma like I said. The money you save on gas will cover the payment! Some of us like fixing our cars, you don't sound like you do (nothing wrong with that )

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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)

2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
1999 Ford Ranger, Reg Cab, 2.5, 5 speed, 2WD, no AC, 150k (SOLD).

No I love fixing my truck & I'd never by a pos Toyota but I'm not going to do something that's way out of my skill set mainly because I'm not retarted

Lol@ Toyota pos! 10-4!

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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)

2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
1999 Ford Ranger, Reg Cab, 2.5, 5 speed, 2WD, no AC, 150k (SOLD).

Other then replacing the faulty timing chains on your engine there are no other repairs that are overly difficult. Tierods are a poc with the tool!

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2004 Ext Cab, 4WD, 4.0, Auto, 154k. (4.0 engine is out of a 2009 Ranger w/96k) ( as of 7/1/2017)

2004 Ranger, Ext Cab, 2WD, 3.0, 5 speed , 4WABS, crank windows, no cruise, Edge 116k.(6/5,2014) (SOLD).
1999 Ford Ranger, Reg Cab, 2.5, 5 speed, 2WD, no AC, 150k (SOLD).