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Old 11-13-2011, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Adler View Post
Thanks for that, BTW do you feel a difference in steering & drive quality with a change of alignment specs.
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I most certainly did - but then I had just built the front and rear suspension and put in Bilstein HDs...

...totally different car...

...almost felt like a sports car.



(Please note I did say almost!)


How different it would feel on old components I don't know. But I'd guess it would be sharper and more decisive - a bit better than the "point and hope" low mileage one owner always garaged W123s I tried before I bought my bag of nails!
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