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I was surprised to read about how people are trying to get around the OEM cost for new shock by using a different application shock. JUST CRAZY! Drilling out a lower A-arm...THAT'S JUST CRAZY TALK. This isn't a Ford F150 - it's a Mercedes.

I've just replaced my 4 shocks (2000 ML320 with 55k miles) with Bilstein shocks. As always - with Bilstein the job is easy to do and the results are simply kick-butt!!!

Just goto Bilstein website, identify p/n's needed and shop online (they provide list of distributors) and buy them - the correct ones for your application that is... Once you get them - toss the Bilstein bumpers, protective covers and washers and put on the Bilstein (in same order as you took off old shock) the OEM items as they are much better quality.

Bilstein has advise the shocks (only one p/n for the front and one for the rear) are 20% stiffer than stock - and believe me they are NICE!

Once you replace the shocks with the Bilsteins - you will wonder what took you so damn long to do it in the first place. Will drive like a Mercedes. Oh and for all the ML320 owners out there - dump those dumb 16" rims with doughnut tires (bounce like heck) and get your hands on the 17" ML430 or 18" ML55 rims and you will realize the beginning of the true potential of fun driving in an SUV. Now I'm squeeking around corners again like in my GTI...

Oh yea - the Bilsteins have Lifetime warrantee. Needed this once in all the sets I've installed from Bilstein and replacement by Bilstein is a breeze.