It's true - my Mercedes takes speed bumps and RR tracks better at 45 MPH than at 25 MPH.
Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 Quoting OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've been told, but have never tried to verify, that a Mercedes has > more suspension travel than most cars, and is designed to use that > range of travel. That's why you can drive your Merecedes over railroad > tracks and speed bumps at speeds that would throw the passengers of a > Japanese car through the roof, and not be bothered by them. This range > of travel is not accounted for in the cheaper shocks. > > On 10/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Shocks" aren't really shocks. They are motion dampers that absorb the > up & > > down motion of the car body & they convert 100% of the motion they > dampen into > > heat. Just drive your car a few miles then pull over & carefully touch > one of > > your shocks. > > > > All shocks that I know of are dampened in both directions but the > cheap shocks > > have smaller tubes, cheaper seals and cheaper valving. All of this > adds up to > > a shock that will not dampen as well, will run hotter & will wear out > faster. > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com > > > > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC > The FSM created the Diesel Benz > http://www.venganza.org/ > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
