Wow - that's a lot more than I realized! On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 3:13 PM, David Bruckmann < bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote:
> According to MB, the following are among the items that were changed for > the 560SL (only version 107.048): > > Different spring rate > Harder shocks with shorter travel > Larger torsion bar (up 1mm to 26mm) > Front axle carrier (backwards compatible to previous 107/114/115) > Front lower ctrl arm (extended to change geometry; 124 balljoint) > Front upper ctrl arm (change of materials; replaceable balljoint) > Steering knuckle/arm (from 124) > Front hub (from 124/201) > Brake discs (from 124/201) > Steering (less travel, different pump) > Prop shaft carrier (124; changed shape of tunnel to accommodate) > Rear diff carrier (to get rid of the SL rear diff whine; better isolation, > different mounts, and subframe mts left/right are different) > Axle shafts (from SEC, but no vibration dampers) > Fuel tank mount (because of the changed diff suspension) > A-pillars (they don't say what changed) > B-pillars (126 locks and strikers required redesign) > Doors (126 door handles) > Main floor (changed stiffening) > Rear floor (?) > Hood (cutout for larger brake booster) > Firewall (presumably for the booster) > Seats (more side bolstering) > > And of course, the front skirt was changed and they added the little > spoiler. > > All of this from the R107 CD. There's a 560SL supplement. > > >From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> > >To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] W107 resale values are in the tank > > > > I too have never heard of 107's with 124 front end parts. They > >all were basically 115 front ends. > > > > > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ 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
