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04-23-2007, 07:25 PM
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rear shocks - Sachs or Bilsteins
Replacing rear shocks on the '83 300SD
Trying to decide between Sachs or Bilsteins Any recommendations of 1 being better than the other?
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04-23-2007, 07:31 PM
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04-23-2007, 07:42 PM
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MB used Sachs as OEM when they built these cars....thats what was on mine when I took off the ORIGINAL
 shocks a couple weeks ago. I replaced them with Bilstein HD's though.
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04-23-2007, 11:56 PM
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04-24-2007, 12:37 AM
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The 99 had Sachs/Boge's on it when they were changed to Bilistiens at 195k.
Folks talk them down, but, they seem to hold up reasonably well.
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05-23-2007, 09:43 PM
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Nothing rides like Bilsteins. If you can afford the shocks, get them, you wont be sorry! I have tried many varieties of shocks, and nothing works as well as Bilstiens. I prefer the HDs.
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05-24-2007, 12:26 AM
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It seems mine are original Bilsteins also with the MB star on the front shocks. Haven't inspected the rears as much yet. I would go with Bilsteins hands down.
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05-24-2007, 02:25 AM
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Billstein for the best handling followed by Kayaba or Sachs. Stay off Gabriels, quite common here in India, pathetic in every sense.
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