richkid79

Some idiot pulled out in front of me yesterday. I jumped the curb and went airborne. No exterior damage but suspension looks done. I'm about to order the control arms and such 8 parts total (4 ea side) the front of the car seems fine, although the steering wheel is way off from center. I don't want to call State Farm since so far parts are cheaper than the $500 deductible

parts are from rockauto
-rear lower rearward
-rear upper rearward
-rear upper forward (straight arm)
-rear lower forward (w/ball joint)

I just put the car up on jackstands to start pulling off the drivers side since it looks the most damaged. Anyone have any advise on repairing this? The car runs and drives but traction light is on and it steers from the rear (obviously). Do the subframe on these cars damage easily? I'm a BMW guy and had 9 e36s and e39s but this is my first MB. Thanks.

Rudeney

Everything is fixable given enough time and money. It is very likely that you did damage the axle carriers front and back. Also, is the driver's door not closing properly? That's not good at all!

ItalianJoe1

I've had to do repairs like that on a CLK that was curbed badly, it's usually gonna need all the arms, but after that, have it aligned and see. There may be enough adjustment to get it within spec if the frame isn't bent. Can't know until you replace the obvious bent stuff and see where the alignment ends up.

xsever

I thought so too by looking at the 2nd pic, but it seems he had not closed the door properly because the 3rd picture shoes the door shut perfectly without any damage.

OP, sorry to hear about what happened. If you plan on keeping the car for long, I would have advised you buy the parts from FCP Euro so that you can enjoy lifetime replacement warranty on all those suspension parts. Keep us posted and good luck.