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Originally Posted by Rooster300SD
Well, I was at PNP today and saw a 500SEL with
100K less miles than my SD, so I grabbed the
aluminum trailing arms w/calipers, also the sway bar and springs.
Noticed right off that the sway bar is different.
Calipers are on the opposite side of the hub from the SD, too.
My trailing arms are out now so I figure I'm halfway there.
Everyone talks about those aluminum arms so I nabbed 'em.
Are they plug N play--except for that sway bar.
Also, are the springs & calipers specific to those Alum arms?
Opinions from anyone whose done the swap
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jeff
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The parts from the 500 can be directly exchanged. All of them! The sway bar is part of the anti-squat geometry, and must be used with the rest of the parts.
The caliper hydraulic connections may be in a different place on the caliper, but are otherwise the same.
Springs can be directly exchanged physically, but may be of a different rate.