Thanks Mike, i looked for hours (my secretary was getting cranky!!) and didn't see it yesterday. Got the front end done over the weekend--upper control arms, shocks, center link, steering shock, idler arm bushings. Lower ball joints were good, looked fresher than the rest of the suspension too. The steering is MUCH tighter now, alignment scheduled for tomorrow along with a new set of Khumo H4's to try. Time to get the winter tires off. I had the idler arm kit for 2 years, dreaded installing it from reading posts. Really was easy, plenty of clearance for the bolt and was able to access both ends from underneath. Even had room to use a 12" quick release bar clamp to press the new bushings most of the way in. My alignment isn't even close, but the front Graspics had seen their last winter anyway. Now for the rear....

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Earl McLain
'02 C230 Kompressor
'89 560 SEL "Frau BlueCar" (retired April 2004)