Front Suspension

If the front bounces up and down excessively the shocks need replacing. Other squeaks, groans, and movement will be in the bushings, ball joints, and steering components.
Test the shocks by hand by pressing down firmly on the fender and letting go. Does the car rebound, then quickly settle? If so, shock is likely OK. If it continues to cycle on the spring, shock is bad. This is a very crude test, and driving over bumps, freeway expansion joints, etc., is probably a better measure.
To check everything else in the front suspension and steering, you need to jack the car up, support it well, and check all the components for looseness and wear. Grab and move things, pry wear you can. If you're not familiar with how it should be, not sure if what you see will tell you anything.
An alignment check can also tell you how things are in terms of toe, camber, caster. Caster and toe are adjustable in stock form, but camber is not. If it's off, the upper and lower ball joints and bushings are suspect. That said, most folks spend the money on the alignment rack after doing suspension work, not before.
Andrew

A kit like this from Centerline can get you darn near all the bits neccisary to do it all in one go instead of piecemeal.

You can do the front suspension rebuild yourself, using the "threaded rod" method, a couple of jacks, a set of jack stands, and a ball joint splitter. You're also going to need a press, or find a shop with one. Doesn't have to be an Alfa shop - any local mechanic can press in the new A-arm bushings.

I just accomplished a front suspension rebuild within the past couple months, and so did R-mm... You can find all the info you need to do the job in the Suspension and Brakes thread. You'll find lots of discussion there as we asked and people helped us... and they'll be glad to help you too.

For some things, like reinstalling the springs, you're going to (realistically) need two people but most of it you can accomplish alone, with a good socket set which includes a few larger sockets( like 19 and 22) as I recall.

I used the Centerline kit and it worked fine. There were a few things that weren't included but perhaps not everyone needs them; in my case I needed new rubber spring caps top and bottom and they had to be purchased separately. No big deal, but be sure that you look over what you need for items not in the kit so you won't be stalled waiting for it to show up in the mail.

Note: a lesson I learned. If you're buying new jack stands spend a little more for the taller versions. A little more room to work under the car is a very nice thing.

Anyhow, you can do it. It may take you a little time, but learning to swear properly in Italian is a slow process anyhow