Restoring SLS in my 240TD Wagon

[jdfaustino]

Greetings from the Philippines! Hello! This is my very first post and would like to gain some inputs from the seniors/veterans from this site. I have recently acquired my dad's W123 240TD wagon and its currently work in progress. My dilema is that the SLS no longer work. I was told by my dad that he had replaced the hydraulic shocks with regular shocks and have replaced the coil springs as well. Everything is intact except for this 4 items (2 shocks/2 springs). To restore SLS to original it would cost me more or less $1,200 dollars so I was thinking of just getting Bilstein shocks and coil springs (for the W116) to avoid sag since the wagon's rear is really heavy. I dont carry heavy stuff just a maximum of 3 people in the rear at times.

I need an alternative since I currently don't have the cash to restore it at this time and the "thugs" are killing my ears when going through uneven/cracked asphalt roads here. Any inputs would be very helpful. Thanks in anticipation.