Any significant preference?

I'm looking for the Touring / Comfort grade ride (soft yet firm, lol) so I don't think I want HD shocks. I think Sachs were installed at the factory.

If no noticeable difference I'd prefer to save the $ of Sachs over Bilstein and put it to some other maint. item.

Thanks in advance!

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1986 300SDL 440,xxx

Stick with the Sachs. If it's a choice between them and the Bilstein comforts, there won't be a great difference.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Bil HDs are not as hard as people say. They ride fantastic on these cars and are what I install.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

I have bilsteins HD and am perfectly comfortable. It doesn't ride like a sports car and doesn't float like a boat.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

This is exactly how I feel about them, the ride is about perfect for the W126. Much more control than the OE shocks, it makes them sportier like the E23/E32 of the same era.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

I found the Sachs-Boge satisfactory.

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Present
1987 300SDL
1991 300SL
1990 560SEL
2001 ML320

Past
1969 200D 1979-82
1983 300SD 1984-85
1972 250C 1982-02
1995 S350 2011
1997 S320 2012

I'm told by a Bilsteins dealer that there is no longer a Bilstein Comfort shock only Standard and HD.
The Standard now is the same as the Comfort???????
Any info on this.

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1984 300SD turbo 126
"My true love"

God made me an atheist and who am I to question His wisdom