rear suspension 300D

[mdlwolf]

Just got the 300D back from the shop. Had new subframe mounts, differential mount, rear springs and HD Bilsteins. I can't believe what a difference it made in the way it rides! I guess at 256K miles the old parts served their purpose. I would bet the rear end sits a good few inches higher now.

Mechanic said he had allot of trouble with the drivers side subframe mount. The bolt had frozen in the mount and he had to cut the mount out to remove the bolt. He also destroyed a spring compressor on one of the springs. I told him about the Mercedes specific compressor, but he said his other compressor worked fine. I guess the threads on the first one didn't hold up to the tension.

Anyways, I highly recommend the rear suspension rebuild!