"Settlement without permission" - now that sounds a bit viking!

If it turns out that you've got the anti-squat then I'd agree with your indy... take a look at this thread to determine what is already fitted =>

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/289638-w123-w126-trailing-arm-compatibility-question.html

Essentially the aluminium trailing arms look like this from the underside of the car


They've got that kind of webbed under surface - whereas the steel version (which isn't anti-squat) is all solid.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!