The lights in the Air dam of an AMG HAMMER are the same ones used in BMWs, they are Bosch lights that are accessory high beams. Your car may be different, but I bet that it is the same.

The M119 and M117 Engine are about the same weight, so I would definately go with 500E front shocks, springs, sway bars. I called my local shop that works on my cars if I dont know how to do stuff, and he said that the prices for the mercedes 500E sway bars just went up a lot.

I think if you get 17x8 ET 28 wheels like you talked about and put on Michelin Pilot Sports, I think that it would ride great. My coupe rides pretty good with the Michelins.

I would follow Neil's advise on rebuilding the whole front end. Its better to just do it all at once instead of piecing it together. Your rear subframe bushings and link bushings are probably torn up from all the power.

Austin

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.