Thread: Trying to fit an aluminium W126 / 107 trailing arm to a W123 - a question of compatib
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Old 06-06-2012, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by kerry View Post
Well those rear trailing arms, at least on the 126, seem highly subject to corrosion. Avoiding that problem may be worth it.
That's the only benefit I can see with them.

Now if I go ahead with my OM648 conversion then I'd probably have the torque needed for the anti-dive otherwise with only a N/A OM617...
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