Car is a NJ car all it life not much rust on body 205k miles


tie rods is only thing was replaces since we owned the car about 60k miles ago drove fine no weird noises or clunks, welds did fail.

How do you maintain a control arm ? you replace it ? I always thought bushing gets changed in and out but not the control arm its self !

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2003 GX470
1998 E300 3.0TD
2002 Dodge 2500 4x4 cummins
1998 Dodge 3500 5 speed Cummins

I find it odd there is a parts sticker on the arm, that suggests the arm wasn't that old. I blew up the pic but cannot make out what it says.

However, at first glance it doesn't look like a OE parts sticker to me.

Perhaps the OP can take a better pic of it?

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

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