I did it too on my W201. Dropped the subframe as well. While I was in there, I refurbished just about everything in that area. Stripped and painted subframe, new subframe bushings, all new arms, cleaned spindles, new bearings, e-brake cables, brake lines, diff seals, etc. I don't think I would've been able to remove one link with all that rust. Even with the subframe off the car, I had to cut stuff and use BFH's. Now with everything cleaned, changing just one link is easy. But on an older car that saw salt for 25 years, just drop everything...
I also had a very hard time separating one bushing from the steel spigot in the underbody. I had to completely destroy the bushing to remove it.