dave:

I am in the process of doing this to my 85 300D and soon to do to my 82 300TD

i bought a used control arm for 40$- i believe I did a search on Carparts.com- I went for the middle price range

Since i now live in Arizona I was not so concerned with new rust - like you just old rust.

my 40 was well spent and the piece came from Michigan
best of luck and dont hesitate to ask should you require suggestions

i will post a few pix as soon as I get done with the paying job tonight

All hail the Klann spring compressor- damn well worth the dough

Dave morrison has a great write up as well

Good luck

peace:

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nibiru
82 300TD- diggin it
Ich habe Dinge gesehen, die ihr Menchen niemal glauben würdet
Gigantische Schiffe, die brannten, draußen vor der Schulter des Orion
Und ich habe C-beams gesehen, glizernd im Dunkel, nahe dem Thannhäuser-Tor
All diese Momente werden verloren sein....in der Zeit
so wie...Tränen im Regen