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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 09:10 PM
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190E control arm question

I'm starting a blitzkrieg on my front suspension for my 1991 190E, I looked at assembled control arms and they all come with the 4 piece sport bushings installed. my car is all original factory stuff with the basic 3 piece non-sport bushings. my question is if there is a fitment difference? because if not, I'll just buy the sport bushings and install them lol
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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 09:14 PM
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1991 190E 2.3 8V

Picture is of the rear bushing. This is what I got.
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sport bushings are stiffer. that's is
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sport bushings are stiffer. that's is
So there's no problem if I buy the lemförder sport bushings to install into my non-sport arms? If that's the case, then I'll order some tonight and have a buddy press them in. new lemförder bushings and ball joints for both arms comes out to $120 shipped. Compared to $315 for new assembled lemförder arms.
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So there's no problem if I buy the lemförder sport bushings to install into my non-sport arms? If that's the case, then I'll order some tonight and have a buddy press them in. new lemförder bushings and ball joints for both arms comes out to $120 shipped. Compared to $315 for new assembled lemförder arms.
they will fit fine. I will say getting the pressed in was a chore and none of the machine shops even wanted to try
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So there's no problem if I buy the lemförder sport bushings to install into my non-sport arms? If that's the case, then I'll order some tonight and have a buddy press them in. new lemförder bushings and ball joints for both arms comes out to $120 shipped. Compared to $315 for new assembled lemförder arms.
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they will fit fine. I will say getting the pressed in was a chore and none of the machine shops even wanted to try
Thats exactly how I felt when I read the Mercedes service manual for doing the ball joints and bushings. You need some stupid special tools for even that. I was upset to see that you need to press the inner sleeve too with some sort of flange. Kinda like the tool you use for making custom pipeline fittings. It's fine though, I figure an ice cold pack of beer will get us through it.
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