Well in my opinon if you buy a car that is 13 to 15 yrs old and you do not know the complete mantienance of the vehicle then I would suggest on replacing anything neccessary to your needs and this is neccessary to my needs and besides since I am going to be replacing my cv joints then why not go ahead and replace my tie rods as well and alignment isn't anymore than 50 to 75 bucks here so I am going to go ahead and do it....But thanks for the help!!