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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
The rear shocks are interchangible from 123 and 126 I believe. the air shocks will ruin the ride of a benz I suspect.
Unless the rear is really sagged I would just let it sit down a bit and allow the suspension to do its job. You may be able to redistribute your load in the trailer a bit to lighten the tongue load.
These cars are designed to handle a load. You won't hurt them as long as you follow the guidelines in the owners manual.
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I always agree with Buddy Tom on things Mercedes. The suspension is really hard to improve on, but a lot of miles do get it tired. If you like your car you have to keep it up. If you don't it will soon find it's way to the P&P. My suspension was obviously tired. Looked like all it it went close to 250,000 highway miles. So I replaced all of it, springs, shocks and bushings in the rear. Total cost about $600.00, including labor at a small shop. It can all be done by an owner who is willing to "get it done", in about a day with a couple of rental tools, his own hand tools, a good working attitude and less then $300.00 in parts.
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