I drove my W108 250SE very aggressively while in Europe well before I had knowledge of possible ill handling and never had an issue. Radials. Pretty sure it had the spring.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT