I saw a set of new H&R Springs for the 500E on e-bay that says that they are for "non SLS set-up". I thought that you could use the H&R springs with the self leveling shocks...?

Can someone explain this to me pls.?

Thanks.

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Thomas Haas
'93 500E - Bergwerks 1st Gear Start, Bergwerks Brake Upgrade,
ASR Defeat, Kleemann 18in. wheels,
Koni 'Sport', K&N's,
Victor Sport Steering Wheel

'86 560SEC

Thomas, I have the H&R lowering springs on my E500. They only required that the rear SLS be adjusted to the lower spring height. Also camber....but that's another topic.

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Dean Albrecht
"Lead, follow, or better yet, get out of the way!"E500 owners motto

Those springs are not the corect part number for our cars - they are for a non-SLS euro 500E, which I'm not even sure was ever made. I bought my springs from that very same dealer, and they are assuredly not the same as the ones for a US 500E500.

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Michael
2014 E63S Estate
2006 SLK55
1995 E500
1986 Porsche 944 turbo

Wow, thanks for chiming in Michael! I've not heard of a non-SLS W124036.

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Dean Albrecht
"Lead, follow, or better yet, get out of the way!"E500 owners motto

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Thomas Haas
'93 500E - Bergwerks 1st Gear Start, Bergwerks Brake Upgrade,
ASR Defeat, Kleemann 18in. wheels,
Koni 'Sport', K&N's,
Victor Sport Steering Wheel

'86 560SEC

I just purchased a set of these 500e springs for my 400e
part # 30230 . I called H&R springs to get some info on these springs. The person I talked to said he believed the part # was used over 7 years ago and was not used in the USA applications and that he did not have any info on these springs. I paid $40 for a set of 4 . My reasoning
is that the 500E springs would have a stiffer rate than the 400e springs and so the 500E H&R sports springs would have a stiffer rate then the 400E H&R springs . IF someone with more info on this subject wishes to set me straight or confirm my thoughts please feel free to left me know. Again this 400E is going to be a track car with little use on the street. I am also planning to go drag racing next week to see if this car can turn a sub 14 second 1/4 mile.

I have a set of these on my 500e. They've only been on it for about a month, because I've been busy with other projects.
I removed the rear hydraulic struts and put a pair of bilstein sport shocks for a 400e on the rear.

I have koni adjustables up front.
The springs lowered the front end a hair over an inch, but the rear actually sat higher about 3/4 of an inch with the original spring pads.
Before making any changes, I decided to drive the car a few hundred miles to see if they would settle, but the rear was still too high.

I ended up removing the rear spring pads completely, and the rear now sits about 1/2 of an inch lower than when it was stock.

Handliong on the street seems OK, but I can't really comment until I gewt it back to the track where I can really use the car.

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Alain
independant MBZ tech since 1981
http://www.motorsportlegendsks.com/

I have a set of the proper H&R springs for a US spec 500E with the SLS, if anyone is interested in their purchase.

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David Hendy
'97 Renntech E60RS
'97 GMC 2500 Sub' Diesel
'95 E300D
'88 300TE
'88 250TD
'84 L/Rover 109

Guys time to revive this thread. I am looking for E500 lowering springs can someone help me out? Cheers.

I bought my springs for the 500SEC from http://www.tirerack.com at a few people's suggestion.

I don't know what year your car is, but they do stock H&R springs at a fairly reasonable price.

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Testing the cheap Mercedes axiom, one bolt at a time...