Hi,

This is about the 82 300CD. I have to wonder if my shocks are starting to go bad...

The car rides great. It goes over potholes very comfortably, and is reasonably well planted to the ground, given the tire and suspension setup. Most road imperfections it soaks up. However, once in a while, and I think it is more when the imperfection is raised like a bump, rather than lowered like a pothole, I get the feeling that the car is teetering side to side. It feels almost like a see-saw but left to right on the car.

TIres are properly aired up, suspension is tight, the car shows higher wear on the outer front tread blocks compared to the inners, but this seems to be common for all w123s that Ive owned.

Any ideas? Is this just a shock going bad and so the dampening on either side is mismatched?

Thanks!

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
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1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (116k)
1991 350SD (206k)
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1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (267k)

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1983 300D (228K), 1985 300D (233K), 1993 300D 2.5T (338k), 1993 300SD (291k)