W211 Suspension arms, budget options

matthew k

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2005 320 cdi Sport 7 seat estate
I'm about to order some new front arms. TBH, because I'm cycling everywhere now my mileage is tiny, I'll be lucky to do over 3k this year. I've also noticed a recent increase in aftermarket parts prices, even Febi/TRW etc seem to have gone up loads.

I've noticed on AD some cheaper brands, Riddex, Topran, Spidan, ABS etc. Are these really bad? I doubt I'd need more than 15k out of them TBH, or would their fittment totally wreck the drive? Does anyone know of a good lower end aftermarker brand they've had a good experience with?

Thanks
 

LostKiwi

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'93 500SL-32, '01 W210 Estate E240 (RIP), 02 R230 SL500, 04 Smart Roadster Coupe, 11 R350CDi
Stick with a decent brand. Cheap ones can screw wheel alignment and end up costing more.
 

onefortheroad

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Me -2019 GLC 350 coupe AMG line. Mrs- ford kuga 65 plate awd powershift .
if your paying for fitting , fit something decent .
 


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