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Originally Posted by pcmaher
If you pull out the self-levelling, you will have to change the springs. The rear springs in cars with self leveling were designed deliberately weaker than in cars without the self level option. When the struts are commanded to lower, the rear sags quite a bit. The self level struts assist the springs in maintaining the correct height.
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thanks pcmaher for your comment. Do you think the springs from car w/o the selfleveling will fit the same on my car? I'm going to put H&R springs in my car, but you brought up a good piont about springs sagging. I have not made up my mind yet. On one hand I want the car to be OEM except for the lower springs, but thant would mean that I will have to pay 3x the price of the system without selfleveling. Thank God I don't have ADS system.
Does anyone know if the ride is better with the selfleveling than the regular shock and spring setup? This could be a decidding factor whether to keep the s/leveling or not. I don't mind paying more if the ride is better. After all, despite its age and style my S500 will be a keeper for a long time. My last benz was a 86 300E, best car I ever had. Unfortunately it was totalled 6 months ago, so I replace my daily driver with a 94 E420. E420 gives great milage for a V8. Thanks to everyone for their comments, please keep it comming. God Bless everyone. Ciao!