With 400,000 miles on the clock, it’s time to rebuild the front end on my 1995 E300d. I’m just going to replace everything that’s replaceable in the front suspension and be done with it.

Instead of dealing with the grief of pressing the ball joints and bushings in & out, it’s tempting to just purchase new control arms. Has anyone specifically used Lemforder replacement control arms? I understand Lemforder is owned by ZF, but is their quality truly equivalent to original MBZ factory parts? (I also question whether many dealer parts are equivalent to the original factory parts nowadays…)

Opinions, comments, and prior experiences are invited!

Thanks!

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.