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Old 09-16-2004, 11:39 PM
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If it were my car, I would replace the front and rear sway bar rubber bushings to begin with. After 100k miles they get pretty elongated. Be sure and check the rear sway bar links as well. Not expensive might as well do them at the same time. JUST replacing these bushings makes Mercedes behave much better in turns and transient rolls.

As the body of a car ages, the car tends to "gang-up" on its suspension meaning more roll and less control in tight turns.

If you are expereincing oversteer (the rear wheels wanting to swing around) that is unsual for a Mercedes. All Mercedes are designed and delivered with understeer for safety and control reasons. Either you are driving your car very aggressively or there is a problem such as a broken rear sway bar link.

Keep us posted,

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