I need new shocks and I understand that BILSTEIN is the way to go. my question is, should I get the Heavy Duty or the Comfort? Is there much difference in the two? They will be going on a 72 250c. It is a solid family car used for sunny drives. I hope to keep this car for decades to come so I want to make the right choice.

thanks
mark

Comforts are direct replacements. Heavy duty is a good shock, but the ride is firmer. If you want better handling, heavy duty can help. If you want the best ride, get comfort.

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Depends on what you want. Do you corner at above average speeds? It doesn't sound like it but if so then get HD's. I put them on my W123 and they ride good and corner a lot better than the old stock shocks with almost 200K on them.

If you just usually cruise around and drive like a normal person comforts will be the best for your application.

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Either way, both are lifetime guaranteed.

On the coupe I'd also consider weight and ballance of the automobile. It's not exactly a w123 vintage square-back wagon that carries 5 passengers most of the time, is it? And it's far cry from the huge Adenauer limousine too.

I think that stiffening the suspension on the nimble coupe is something you will regret - unless you constantly hotrod the car and regularly take it into 4 wheel slides around corners on dirt roads.

I put the HD's on the front of my w123 wagon and now the frontend is a couple of inches higher than before?

I put new Bilsteins on all four corners of my W123 two-plus years ago. One of the front ones lost its seal in April.

As usual, operator error was to blame. When I bought the four dampeners off eBay, I really did not pay much attention to what I was getting. They were genuine Blisteins, and the right model for the car, however, the new front pair did not come with rubber boots. When I put them on, I failed to move the protective boots off my old shocks to the new one. Three winters of road grit did the one shock's shaft seal in. I've just installed a fresh pair with boots and all seems well.

To do this job yourself, make sure you have a 12-point 10mm socket for the front flange bolts. Lastly, make sure you un-fasten the top nuts before taking weight off the wheels.

Good luck. Alex

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