1990 300TE question

[cliffmac]

bought a TE a year and half ago....it's OK and my first MB after many BMWs so it's not that different, although it is...anyway. How difficult to replace and how expensive are the parts for the front end? It appears to me as though there aren't struts on the front end..seperate spring shock positioning...is that right? Reason I ask is, it seems the front end is a little looser than when we first bought it 11K miles ago with 125K on the clock already...the front end isn't bad, however, I just don't have anything to compare it against, no point of reference. Thanks for any info...