Replacing early upper control arms with later?
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 17
Likes: 5
'05 CLK55 AMG Cab, '16 E350 4Matic Wagon
Replacing early upper control arms with later?
While replacing my right front strut I discovered I have a blown front right upper ball joint. It is an old style control arm with the integrated ball joint. I replaced the lower ball joints not too long ago and should have just changed everything at once but didn't discover any problems with the upper joints at the time.
I can see that there is an upgraded style arm that has a replaceable ball joint with three torx bolts. My car is an 04 4Matic wagon. Can I replace both upper control arms with the newer style arms? Just want to be sure that the dimensions are all the same and there won't be any alignment issues.
I can see that there is an upgraded style arm that has a replaceable ball joint with three torx bolts. My car is an 04 4Matic wagon. Can I replace both upper control arms with the newer style arms? Just want to be sure that the dimensions are all the same and there won't be any alignment issues.
