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w126 guide rod install ? with # of threads
89 300SE 135k all new suspension and steering compenents, other than the guide rods....
When I put them in. ..If I dont have the exact # of threads as the original install.....like I'm off a turn or so...What will the effect be? Will the caster/ camber/ ride height/ toe ect... be off? It also has new H&R springs, upper rubber bushings, and shocks right now but the drivers front sits 1/2" lower than pass side. That happens to be the side the guide rod is real bad also. Pass side is clunky too. Yes ...alignment to follow this also. |
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I sense that you are hoping for the guide rod to fix the ride height error, but, I am doubtful. I struggle with irregular ride heights on two of these. The SDL has new springs and new pads in the rear and the ride height differs by 1/2" from side to side. It's a bit baffling........unless the springs are not equal when under compression. M/B alludes to this possibility in the manual and uses pads of varying thicknesses to compensate for it. I may have to install a thinner pad on one side of the SDL to finally cure it. |
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Assuming the guide rods are the same as on my 85 380SE, I would've thought that they have a big effect on the castor, since the turning of the rod will move the lower part of the spindle forward/backward?
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Thanks for the clarification. |
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If I am off on the # of threads, is this something a MB Shop alignment will easily be able to straighten out?
Should I tell them I just did the guide rods & have them check specifically? Last edited by whunter; 04-13-2006 at 03:24 PM. |
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Any good MB tech with the correct tool will do it right the first time. |
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