Doug,

The shocks and springs are indeed separate items, unlike on a BMW which uses a MacPherson Strut. I hate those MacPhersons, they're a royal pain in the ass to change. On the MB, all you do is unbolt the shock at the top, undo it at the bottom at the control arm and viola! It slides out.

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Rgds,
Aaron Greenberg
MB technician
Precision Motorcars, Cincinnati, Ohio
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