Originally Posted by biopete

I have this problem on a 1995 E300D . The front shocks were warn like crazy. The owner drove it for a few years like that. The front sits 2.5 inches lower than rear measured between fender and tire. I was replacing the strut and noticed the spring was broken at the spring seat. So where do you get front coil springs ? I check the pelicanparts.com here and no luck. I'll try to parts forum. Mine have 4 yellow dots and a red dot and then a blue mark lower down.

Is it safe to swap in a different set from a W124 as as both sides are the same?

Thanks