Wow. Those look like the Fred Flintstone artifacts I dug out of my SDL! Luckily the bolts didn't shear, but those shocks were anything but. Not even any resistance to being pushed! The ride improvement was unbelievable with the new Bilsteins!

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Current stable:
1995 E320 157K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 125K (SLoL)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

Gone and wanting to forget:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) [Definitely NOT a Benz]