2 questions. My 87 300E has 312K miles and the front springs seem to be compressed by several inches. I did not notice until someone with another stock 300E pointed it out. Do springs ever wear out on the 300E? Has anyone ever replaced them? If I should replace are any brands better than others-I do not need high performance particularly.

Anyone have suggestion on rotor/pad combos. OEM vs ATE vs...?

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