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Originally Posted by Broxin
I too have been quite unsatisfied with the ride of my 94 SL500. My tires are quite old, so that may be part of it. I did improve the ride by replacing front cracked strut mounts.
Bobterry99, I see that the first part number refers to a "Strut Assembly Heavy Duty" and the other is "unavailable." How do I know if I am getting a softer strut when ordering from Phil or Bilstein directly?
Has anyone here replaced their shocks with 'softer' shocks and experienced improvement?
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Both of those struts in Fastlane are the stiffer variety. I think you would have to call Phil and give him the 129-320-14-30 and 129-320-01-31 part numbers.
I have a '99 car to compare against a '90 car, and the ride of the newer car is better. But it still isn't as good as I would like it to be.
By the way, I owned an R230 for four weeks earlier this year. And I made several comparisons between this car, a '99 SL500, and a '96 SL500.
The higher starting torque of the '99's engine compared to the '96's engine was noticeable, to my surprise. The other comparison I made was in ride, of course. I drove a 5-mile circuit over a variety of surfaces near my house. There were times when I experienced cowl shake/jiggliness in the R129, but the ride in the R230 was always fantastic.