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My whole car shakes when turning left...WHY? 200 1985

It's been doing this for awhile, but lately has gotten much worse. When turning slightly left, but not right, the whole car shakes. Feels like the right wheel's about to fall off. It used to do it at about 55 mph, but for the past couple of days it's been doing it at about 40 mph. It sucks. I need to do the tierod ends and the ball joints, this I know simply from visual inspection. Unfortunately, finding the time to do it has not been an easy task. I've got the parts sitting in the back of the car. The thing is, though, that the shake seems to be speed-related, and it only happens when the wheel is turned slightly to the left from center, and on the way back to center. Turning it all the way is fine. So, I'm wondering if there could be something else causing this? Or is it just one of those funky "I need suspension work" symptoms that will go away once I replace the tie rod ends and ball joints? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks guys.
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