Does anybody have a parts breakdown or better yet; part numbers for the
front suspension of a w110 Fintail? My front end has a number of bushings,
end links, etc that looks and sound terrible. I know for sure my shocks will
need to be replaced, so I would like to replace the rest of the worn out
suspension parts.

I will try to post pictures.

Thank you
Bla8310
Chicagoland
67 w110 230
72 w114 250c
93 w124 300e

Brad,

Do you use EPC? Mercedes has the parts diagrams (along with part numbers). It's free although it does ask for a credit card number. It's a great resource. The attached picture is the front suspension of the 116.

http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/

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Call Phil at 'Peach Parts' on the above link. He'll fix you up.

BTW, that W116 diagram won't help you with your W110.

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Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

ENTER > = (HP RPN)

Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

I know, it was to show him the information the EPC has.

I'm rebuilding the front end on my 111. You really need to remove the sub frame from the car because there are so many related jobs to do at the same time. You can remove the sub frame and support the engine in place. In a nutshell you will need kingpin kits, take your spindles to a machine shop and have the bushings installed and reamed to fit the new kingpins, set up the end play between the spindle and kingpin-the washers included in the kit did not give me the correct endplay so I had my old thrust washers machined to the correct dimension. You will need the upper and lower kits to replace the link pins, obviously a center link and 2 tie rods, rebuild the idler arm bushing and possibly new upper and lower inner pivots. Mine were fine so I purchased 8 new seals from MB. Also new flat spring bushings, support rod, upper and lower rubber control arm stops, rubber spring bushings and I'm sure I forgot something. Plus the necessary tools and knowledge.
If you search I'm sure someone has detailed the job in better detail with a more complete parts breakdown. This is just a simple description of the job.
Make sure who ever aligns your front end knows what they are doing. To set the castor the entire engine/transmission moves and the driveshaft sliding joint needs to be loosened or it may put stress on your transmission, u-joints or rear end. The factory service manual details the procedure.
Since I am restoring my car I am also media blasting and repainting everything.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

Just did this but replaced the steel coil springs with Air Lift air springs. The ride is AMAZING and when I park it she sits all the way on the ground.

Tony H has a pretty good run down of what you will need whether you will be using air or steel coil springs.

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Current vehicles the wife and I are restoring:
1966 W111 230S - near completetion
1976 280C - the wife's toy
1981 300SD - is already a beauty

Could you detail us about the air spring installation, ?

I spoke with Roy at Peach Parts and he was an excellent resource. We
went thru his list of things to check along with part numbers, etc.
I also joined the epc-net (again; excellent resource) I am going to
start going thru the car and inspect condition and hopefully get the
car back to spec.

Thanks for all of the help.

My post must not have made it on here yesterday..... oh well I said that if it stopped raining out I would get some video and it is STILL raining out. I'll let you know when the write up is done and posted.

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Current vehicles the wife and I are restoring:
1966 W111 230S - near completetion
1976 280C - the wife's toy
1981 300SD - is already a beauty

My post from yesterday.... it helps when you hit this post button....

Sure can, I will have to get the photos from my computer at home. All that needs to be done is merely make some "cups" to mount to the air springs that fit in the spring pockets. One for the top, one for the bottom. From there air line is plumbed so that you can inflate / deflate the air spring. We have an Air Lift Auto Pilot digital control system which utilizes a 8.5 gallon air tank and two 200psi compressors so that we can control each corner independently from the driver's seat. If it is done raining when I get home I will get some quick HD video for you to see it in action.

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Current vehicles the wife and I are restoring:
1966 W111 230S - near completetion
1976 280C - the wife's toy
1981 300SD - is already a beauty

How is the ride quality versus the stock springs? What was your reason for going with an airbag system?