I want to get or make polyurethane sway bar bushings for the front because changing to the AMG sway bar is such a PITA, if you can find it. I think that making a clam-shell type sway bar bushings would be great, because you woudlnt have to take the sway bar out to change the bushings.

I will do my w123 vogtland springs sometime soon too.

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

Easier than the rear IF you use the right spring compressor. Which the shops probably aren't.

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1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

question

Winmutt, did you get an alignment because you needed one or because when you lowered it was needed?

I think I might have my hands on a set of Vogtlands soon. I like the blue W123.. just low enough.. I don't want to tuck too much sidewall in the rear

Geez, like these oil pans aren't already close enough to the ground........

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

If you're getting bounce in the suspension, it may be that the shock rates are not high enough to handle the stiffer springs. I don't know anything about the "comforts", but I suspect they may have lower damping and rebound rates than HD's, which would lead to more bounce.

If I hadn't just spent all of my money on bringing the suspension up to stock standards and taking care of delayed maintenance, I'd offer to take the problem off of your hands

I have a line on a factory skid plate ^_^

I got one because a. it was needed and b. I replaced pretty much all of the front end suspension/steering components. 3 nubs in the rear and one in front. Even then I think the rears might be just a tad to short.

-Rolf

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#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

dang, so thats max rear end height basically?

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1983 300d Turbo (Daily Drive) -- 243,000 miles
1979 280ce AMG (Beginning extreme restoration) -- 141,410 miles
1979 Yamaha Chappy LB50 (Awating new points) -- 1411.6 miles

1981 300d Euro 4 speed -- 188,421 km -- SOLD
1979 300d Euro 4 speed (Sold to Brother) -- 257,000 miles

A Collection of w123 AMG Cars and Parts

I have 2 nubs on there now. I believe a 3 nub will raise it 14mm more which will leave it just about right. Still might have a little bit of rear rake. I have some quality q's about the springs as others have had mixed results with thats needed.

Either way I am still taking speed humps at 45mph and cornering is near superb.

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1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

oh snap.. I might not have to.. I need an excuse to go to the dealership and get the 08 brochures as well as a wheel brochure

Skid plate.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Absolutely true, W123 and W126.

A few months ago I was cruising back from San Francisco, pretty briskly, and not paying that much attention to the speed, expecially, and went into an uphill sweeper, a rolling progressive curve, a 30 degrees uphill angle, I would guess.

The car REALLY wallowed in the turn, so I glanced at the speedometer -

I was going 90 mph!!!

Definately would
NOT recommend that with stock springs. I run eibachs and bilstein comforts.
Works well.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

That factory skid plate sure is nice Nice job on the springs guys, I bet the handling is great now. Personally, I like running my wagon pretty tall with stock springs and Bilstein HDs in the front and height set pretty high in the back... I can outcorner my dad's TDI jetta wagon but can't touch my brothers Saab SPG... or maybe its an issue of speed.... All in all, nice work!

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ok so now I slathering at the mouth to get my vogtlands in. Anyone between NC and PA with a similar project to do who wants to share resources and rental price for the Klann compressor I'll bring the beer.

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1985 300D Gretchen (Astral Silver) 220k
1983 240D 4-speed Evelyn (Orient Red) 203k


TANSTAAFL

look what I've got

I'm thinking 2 nubs in the rear and one up front. I want low

"Laid out and played out"

I bet the stickers add like 10 HP