you may not have to look for anything oher than just a simple heavy duty replacement spring and shock as long as it the trailer doesn't exceed your cars towing capacity. 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata -----Original Message----- From: Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:02:36 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bilstein vs Monroe shocks on a 80 SD
I am looking to start pulling a small trailer on a regular basis with my '83 SD. Has anyone looked into spring/shock upgrades in the rear to compensate for the extra weight? It'd be awesome if I had the self-leveling of the later 126 S class cars..... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Oct 18, 2005 11:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bilstein vs Monroe shocks on a 80 SD Go with the Bilsteins and if possible and you can find them Sachs or Boge are just as good I have Sachs on my VW (they are standard equipment on VW's anyway) and the ride is firm but in my opinion not as harsh as the Bilsteins Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix) '82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi _______________________________________ 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 __________________________________________________________________ Look What The New Netscape.com Can Do! Now you can preview dozens of stories and have the ones you select delivered to you without ever leaving the Top Home Page. And the new Tool Box gives you one click access to local Movie times, Maps, White Pages and more. See for yourself at http://netcenter.netscape.com/netcenter/
