I am an owner of a 300TD, as many of you are.

Most here have dealt with a good system (SLS), but when it breaks, it is very expensive to fix. Also, it is not the most practical system in the world. As it was a good concept, it is still pretty overcomplicated.

Instead of spending hundreds and possibly thousands in the future to repair a sagging rear end, I decided that going with a conventional suspension is the rear was the best idea instead of fixing the SLS.

You have probably read about using sedan shocks and springs. Great idea but the sedan springs are still not tall enough for the rear since the springs are narrower but only 10mm taller. Others have used air shocks or coil overs with the combination of sedan springs but it still has left some to be desired.

I have spent the last couple weekends dealing with this and experimented. We have come up with a custom pair of rear coil springs that also use the sedan type rear shocks. Our rear springs level the car out and after a couple hundred miles the car rides wonderful and handling is great. No bottoming out on dirt roads or train tracks. Our springs have a thicker coil than the sedan or wagon springs.

I know there are hundreds of 300TD wagon owners who are in need of a perfect alternative to the SLS rear suspension. I will be putting some more miles on the vehicle and depending on the interest be selling the custom springs and shocks as a combo or seperately. Installation is very easy and requires ZERO modifications. I wanted to post this to gauge interest on the product and possibly get a list of interested people together. I will try and get some photos posted this weekend of the finished product.

Thanks
Erik