Thank you for all the input guys, so the more I think about it, maybe I don't need the 4WD, would be really nice and useful but as I research and from what I see in pictures it has me thinking I would be okay especially after seeing the forum member (I can't remember his name atm) where he had his w123 wagon and drove all through Africa and the middle east with 2wd, so I would imagine with high clearance I too should be ok but another thing is, are parts going to fatigue faster with them sitting at different angles lifted? The manual transmission I would just feel more comfortable with because I feel it's much more reliable than the auto trans the w124's come with. I do have a good buddy in Germany who is a mechanic and knows cars so he could source me a manual trans but shipping? Plus all those little pieces I have to get...hmm

I want to know it's capability lifted with BF Goodrich All terrains haha I'll have to do some testing on trails out in the desert, maybe with the money I save from not putting her on a truck chassis or custom fitting a 4x4 drive train I can refurbish the engine and trans. Would you all recommend a trans cooler?

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