Hi Lee, AH, I see... that was confusing, which is why Mercedes mercifully fixed their naming convention in 1995. Your car would properly be an E250. But I digress. Having ASD is wonderful - you have limited slip diff, that will 100% lock under hydraulic pressure when the system deems it necessary.
The sway bars are a 'dealer' item. Give Rusty a call for current pricing. Specs, part numbers, and old pricing are here: http://www.w124performance.com/docs/mb/W124/124_swaybar_specs.pdf http://www.w124performance.com/docs/mb/W124/124_swaybar_prices.pdf If the front control arm, or rear subframe, bushings ever need replacement you can install the Sportline parts instead. These are much stiffer rubber than the squishy stock stuff. Lowering the car about 1 inch (about equal to factory Sportline specs) is just about perfect, though. Measured from the bottom of fender lip to wheel center, I like about 14.0-14.25 inches front & rear (with a full tank of fuel). Stock is usually 15.0, give or take a bit. The Sportline steering box & steering wheel are also nice - faster ratio and smaller diameter, respectively. :-) -- Dave M. Boise, ID 1994 E500 - 95kmi (Q-ship) 1987 300D - 260kmi (Sportline) > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 07:49:30 -0500 > From: "Lee Levitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trip report - first drive, Raleigh to Boston > > Dave writes: > > > > The car has ASR - electronic traction control, which also > > acts as electronic limited-slip diff by applying the brake to > > the spinning wheel. Gas cars have ASR, diesels have ASD > > (which is a mechanical setup and TOTALLY different.) > > > My car is a diesel, so it's a '93 300D 2.5, not an E as I was reporting > earlier. I thought that the 300E referred to body style... > > > The suspension is squishy in stock form. You can correct that > > with factory Sportline parts. I've got almost the entire > > Sportline package on my car (with a few tweaks) and believe > > me, it drives a lot more like a BMW now. At a minimum I'd put > > the Sportline swaybars on it (or what I call 'Sportline > > Plus', which is even larger bars.) Wider wheels/tires are > > surprisingly cheap from W202/203/208/210 donor cars and > > really help with the wallowy sidewalls (195/65 tires are a > > joke, IMO - note that MB has nothing remotely close to those > > specs on current vehicles!) > > I've got 16" wheels for the spring, will choose some appropriate tires at > that time. For now I'm going to run 196/65 15 snow tires on AMG (flat face) > wheels. > > What's a good source for the Sportline bars? I'm *not* going to lower this > car or otherwise change springs/shocks. (course I have said that before and > did it anyway...) > > Lee > '93 300D 2.5L td 178K
