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Old 04-04-2021, 11:33 PM
h3ffe h3ffe is offline
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Which 5 speed do you have, and/or what is 5th gear ratio?

What are your cruising RPMs on the highway? Say at 65?

OM603 turbo engine? My 87 300TD has a 2.65 rear end. Is the original 2.65 a 185 mm or 210 mm diff?

Thanks! Interested in swapping diffs when I drop in the 722.6.



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Originally Posted by benzevo124 View Post
The 3.07 is the right choice. That’s what I had in my manual swapped s124. There are plenty of them out there in the 185 mm diff. It’s an easy conversion, you just need the axles that go with the smaller diff.


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1983 300D Midnight Blue
4 speed, W115 intake mani, non-EGR exhaust mani, KKK K26, 3 pc Euro bumpers, Lo-spec Euro headlights, AL129X, hubcaps, custom A/C

1987 300TD Smoke Silver
Euro headlights, thermostat relocation, coolant bypass mod, rebuilt Becker + Jehnert + Helix audio, OEM Oris roof boxes and surfboard racks, Euro towbar

1983 300TD Reed (Moss) Green / Dark Olive MB Tex Euro spec

1983 300TD Silver Blue / Blue cloth Euro spec, OM648 and 722.6, 15" hubcaps, W126 S2 brakes
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