Greetings all,

I've been reading this board avidly since I got my 92 240 last year. Of late, I've noticed a clunk when going over rough road spots, and I suspected from reading other posts it was a bushings issue. So I took off the driver's side rear wheel, and looked to see what I could see.

I've added a picture here (hopefully) of what I take to be a trailing arm, with bushing. I imagine I'm not supposed to be able to put a screwdriver into the bushing and wiggle it around, yet I can.

So I wanted to ask the 200 series wizards here for confirmation and suggestions regarding these questions:

Is this a trailing arm, with a bad bushing?

Assuming so, and assuming that poly bushings are the choice, and knowing that I'll be paying a shop to do this (I'm in grad school w/o a garage, and w/o the know-how to use specialized tools)

Do I do just the trailing arm bushings, or all the rear bushings?
What else (if anything) is common to do at this time? (i.e. shocks, springs, struts, etc.?)
Approx. how much should I expect to pay for doing the rear bushings (assuming I provide the bushings myself)?

Additionally - I noticed that there appears to be a factory set of sway bars - is the IPD set a significant upgrade in performance over OEM?

Thanks in advance for your time and interest,

Lanval