And the best part is that Bilsteins have a (nontransferable) lifetime guarantee.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > It always amazes me how much better a Mercedes drives with Bilsteins on it. > on the old 110 or 111 cars, I could tell by driving if they had the correct > shocks or not. On 123s it may not be as stark a difference, but it is quite > noticeable. I don't think I have encountered a 124 or 126 without OE > shocks, but I'd bet they are terrible too. > > > I replaced the subframe mounts and all the suspension bushings on the 240 D > (123) a couple of years ago, and replaced the dead shocks with Bilsteins. > It is like a new car! > > > My 84 300D with 284,000 mile has been pitching and rolling quite a bit >> lately and in the wind it felt like it was steering itself. Someone on the >> list mentioned rear mounts and bushings and well as new shocks may help with >> this. Thanks to Rusty new shocks were on sale this month. >> http://www.buymbparts.biz/. I ordered the heavy duty option and wow, >> what a difference, well worth the investment. The previous owner had put >> Gabriels on the rear and there were Bilsteins on the front. Subframe mounts >> and bushings are next. Hopefully this will help reduce the swaying somewhat. >> I replaced the shocks myself and snapped off one of the bottom rear shock >> bolts. (What a bonehead). My first was mistake was using 1/2 in drive >> tools instead of 3/8. Second mistake was not using a little heat on the >> bolts. The last 3 came came off very easily after warming them up bit with >> MAPS gas. I plan on having my local Indie put new rear sub frame mounts and >> bushings in this week. >> >> Mike >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
