For the 111, there are an unbelievable number of possible
combinations. for Std, HD and Taxi service, and several choices for
top, and several choices for bottom, and several choices for springs
and shocks, according to accessories, region of the world for
delivery, transmission, and type of service, and maybe more. I have
no reason to believe there are fewer choices for cars made 20 years
later to tune the suspension to the application. DB built cars for
all over the world, at that time, and not just for the NA market.
For springs alone, there are three different color markings, and 1, 2
or 3 stripes of each color. You do the math. That is a whole lot of
choices. If my math is correct, there are up to 27 choices for
springs alone. (not all would apply to the 111 chassis application)
I put taxi springs and new pads in a 220Sb years ago, and the hardest
part was trying to figure out what top and bottom "pads" to get
because the markings on the old ones were long gone.
What I ended up with was a car that stood up nicely, and rode a tad
higher than the other 111s that were around at the time (worn) It
had a more sporty handling, but the ride was still good.
So, Woger, look it up. It is all in the paper manual called
"Passenger cars from 1959"
> ....MB uses a formula to determine pad thickness. That formula depends
on
> what options the car has (e.g.. Manual transmission or auto; no AC or
> AC; sunroof yes or no; etc)...
Piffle. Tell me how many different rear spring pads there are or were for
the model in question. Must be dozens according to your story.
RLE
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