Me, I want as much suspension travel and ground clearance as possible. Glad you're happy with your car, though.

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1982 240D automatic
Odometer quit at 307K...about 325K now

Yeah, Amen to that! Me too. If your going to do this though, better do it right.

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"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!"

The Greatest Arizona Senator ever, Barry M Goldwater. I hope you can see from heaven how much you are missed.

I like the ground clearance of these cars stock but somehow with the different wheels the lowering really looks good. Nice mod.

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Kevin

1978 300D
1979 240D

Funny, but I was kinda thinking the opposite myself.

My 300CDT is at stock height, but the rear looks a little higher than the front (haven't gotten around to measuring it. I was thinking of either lowering the rear a little - or more likely raising the front to match the rear.

I'm a 45 year old fatboy though, and I'm more concerned with making mine comfortable (nice ride, easy to get in & out of), than I am with the "cool looking" factor....

Anybody got any suggestions on how to raise the front an inch to an inch and a half?

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

Nice! I want to do that to my W126 eventualy, its on my very long "to do" list.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

The rear is supposed to be a little taller than the front so you get better traction at high speeds.

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"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!"

The Greatest Arizona Senator ever, Barry M Goldwater. I hope you can see from heaven how much you are missed.

How many nubs are on your front pads now? If you have 1 or 2 nub pads I could sell you my old 4 nub pads that would raise it some...maybe an inch?

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

Nubs? Pads? You're talking to a guy with decades of mechanical experience but a relative MB newbie (I've only had my 300CDT for a little over a month).

Are you talking about spring isolator pads that go between the top of the spring and the body? What are nubs? How tough would they be to install? Just trying to gauge whether they'd be worth the effort. Got any pictures? That would probably help...

And if the 4 "nub" "pads" will raise the front an inch, I'd probably be interested in them. Send me a PM letting me know what you'd want for them, please.

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

Yea it is the spring pads that fit between the spring and the spring perch that I'm talking about. they fit over the top of the spring with a collar that goes around the top coil, on the edge of the collar they have in at least three places from 1 to 4 bumps or nibs marking the thickness of the pad. You will see them easily once you are on your back holding a trouble light. The bumps signify increasing thickness, more bumps=thicker. And of course because of the geometry of the suspension, a 1/2 " thicker pad raises the car more. I don't know how much but someone here has I am certain worked this out before. I suggest you see what pads you have now and do some searches here, then you'll have a better idea if my pads would even help you. Have you got pix of the car I wonder if the springs are sagging?

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR