man, i was going to do this at home but if it's going to take all this i'll just hold off on it a little bit and drive to the shop my uncle works at. i'm sure his knowledge (and by knowledge i mean access to a lift and tools) will help a good bit.
i've got to pull the axle on the drivers side anyway because it's bad so thats no problem.
yeah i went and bought a haynes earlier

ive got a helms but it's on here and that won't do me a whole lot of good when i'm under the car.
i had to go the walk out way to replace a wheel stud a little while back, saved me a shitload of money.
great info, thanks guys.