Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
I put a set on the front of my former 1982 300SD and I regretted it every time I drove the car. I would advise against using the HDs under just about any circumstance. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Feeling every pavement crack in your kidneys gets old pretty quick on the interstate. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Agreed... My buddy put them in his 124 and Regretted it. He thought the car was too soft and wanted it to ride like his modern BMW. In the end, the comfort shocks are much Stiffer than worn out originals. You'll be satisfied. Jaime On Tuesday, September 2, 2014, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I put a set on the front of my former 1982 300SD and I regretted it every time I drove the car. I would advise against using the HDs under just about any circumstance. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com javascript:; wrote: Feeling every pavement crack in your kidneys gets old pretty quick on the interstate. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
you can't go wrong with bilstein comfort/standard shocks in any case, so they are probably the way to go for most people. On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Agreed... My buddy put them in his 124 and Regretted it. He thought the car was too soft and wanted it to ride like his modern BMW. In the end, the comfort shocks are much Stiffer than worn out originals. You'll be satisfied. Jaime On Tuesday, September 2, 2014, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I put a set on the front of my former 1982 300SD and I regretted it every time I drove the car. I would advise against using the HDs under just about any circumstance. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com javascript:; wrote: Feeling every pavement crack in your kidneys gets old pretty quick on the interstate. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
I think a guy named Jabba sells them too, real cheepcheep and not chinee knockoffs. --R On 9/2/14 10:56 AM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: you can't go wrong with bilstein comfort/standard shocks in any case, so they are probably the way to go for most people. On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Agreed... My buddy put them in his 124 and Regretted it. He thought the car was too soft and wanted it to ride like his modern BMW. In the end, the comfort shocks are much Stiffer than worn out originals. You'll be satisfied. Jaime On Tuesday, September 2, 2014, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I put a set on the front of my former 1982 300SD and I regretted it every time I drove the car. I would advise against using the HDs under just about any circumstance. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com javascript:; wrote: Feeling every pavement crack in your kidneys gets old pretty quick on the interstate. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
many here only love the chinee knockoff of the hey buddy swindle. you can lead a horse to water, but if the beast decides to drown himself, what can you do? On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I think a guy named Jabba sells them too, real cheepcheep and not chinee knockoffs. --R On 9/2/14 10:56 AM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: you can't go wrong with bilstein comfort/standard shocks in any case, so they are probably the way to go for most people. On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Agreed... My buddy put them in his 124 and Regretted it. He thought the car was too soft and wanted it to ride like his modern BMW. In the end, the comfort shocks are much Stiffer than worn out originals. You'll be satisfied. Jaime On Tuesday, September 2, 2014, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I put a set on the front of my former 1982 300SD and I regretted it every time I drove the car. I would advise against using the HDs under just about any circumstance. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com javascript:; wrote: Feeling every pavement crack in your kidneys gets old pretty quick on the interstate. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Ok Gary, I need price on Bilstein comfort/OEM style shocks for ’67 250S. Also need price on transmission cooling hose, W0133-1630042. Thanks, Jon On Sep 2, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: many here only love the chinee knockoff of the hey buddy swindle. you can lead a horse to water, but if the beast decides to drown himself, what can you do? On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I think a guy named Jabba sells them too, real cheepcheep and not chinee knockoffs. --R On 9/2/14 10:56 AM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: you can't go wrong with bilstein comfort/standard shocks in any case, so they are probably the way to go for most people. On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Agreed... My buddy put them in his 124 and Regretted it. He thought the car was too soft and wanted it to ride like his modern BMW. In the end, the comfort shocks are much Stiffer than worn out originals. You'll be satisfied. Jaime On Tuesday, September 2, 2014, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I put a set on the front of my former 1982 300SD and I regretted it every time I drove the car. I would advise against using the HDs under just about any circumstance. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2014, at 12:01 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com javascript:; wrote: Feeling every pavement crack in your kidneys gets old pretty quick on the interstate. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: Agreed... My buddy put them in his 124 and Regretted it. He thought the car was too soft and wanted it to ride like his modern BMW. Back in the day, it was a pain sourcing Bilsteins for Saab 99s. Comfort didn't seem to be available, all the aftermarket sources seemed to carry HD, which destroyed the ride. The advertisers in Road Track sold them for about $40, FLAPS around $60. There were stiffer shocks that came on the EMS and Turbo models. They were exactly what you wanted for a sporty Saab. From the local Saab dealer they were between $400-500 for a set of four (in 1985 dollars!). I knew one guy who had a '76 or '77 Wagonback that he personalized. He put the EMS shocks on it, a fiberglass replica of the EMS front spoiler, and I think he might have even put an EMS steering rack in it but it had the normal GL steering wheel. He put the mail order Bilsteins on it at first but couldn't stand the ride. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
i like everything stiff. i like my food dry and well done. i like whisky straight with maybe a little ice. etc On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Archer75--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Probably would, but how do you do spirited driving in a 240D? (g) Gerry Wouldn't the harder ones be better for spirited driving in the 240? --R (I just kill myself sometimes...) On 8/30/14 9:05 PM, Archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: B-6s corner better but ride harder. B-4s have a softer more conventional OEM ride. Mixing them front and rear didn't work well on my '83 240D. Will stick with B-4s all around for normal driving. Gerry http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php? 1458607-Bilstein-B4-or-B6-shocks-Any-NOTICABLE-difference On 8/30/2014 8:19 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote: Whats the difference between the B4 Bilstein and the more $$$ Bilstein? This is for a 1967 250S. Jon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Feeling every pavement crack in your kidneys gets old pretty quick on the interstate. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Wouldn't the harder ones be better for spirited driving in the 240? --R (I just kill myself sometimes...) On 8/30/14 9:05 PM, Archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: B-6s corner better but ride harder. B-4s have a softer more conventional OEM ride. Mixing them front and rear didn't work well on my '83 240D. Will stick with B-4s all around for normal driving. Gerry http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1458607-Bilstein-B4-or-B6-shocks-Any-NOTICABLE-difference On 8/30/2014 8:19 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote: Whats the difference between the B4 Bilstein and the more $$$ Bilstein? This is for a 1967 250S. Jon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
I can't speak for the HDs on a W123, but on a W126 they were harsh. You felt every little bump and pebble in the road. Dan On Aug 31, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Wouldn't the harder ones be better for spirited driving in the 240? --R (I just kill myself sometimes...) On 8/30/14 9:05 PM, Archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: B-6s corner better but ride harder. B-4s have a softer more conventional OEM ride. Mixing them front and rear didn't work well on my '83 240D. Will stick with B-4s all around for normal driving. Gerry http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1458607-Bilstein-B4-or-B6-shocks-Any-NOTICABLE-difference On 8/30/2014 8:19 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote: Whats the difference between the B4 Bilstein and the more $$$ Bilstein? This is for a 1967 250S. Jon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Probably would, but how do you do spirited driving in a 240D? (g) Gerry Wouldn't the harder ones be better for spirited driving in the 240? --R (I just kill myself sometimes...) On 8/30/14 9:05 PM, Archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: B-6s corner better but ride harder. B-4s have a softer more conventional OEM ride. Mixing them front and rear didn't work well on my '83 240D. Will stick with B-4s all around for normal driving. Gerry http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1458607-Bilstein-B4-or-B6-shocks-Any-NOTICABLE-difference On 8/30/2014 8:19 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote: Whats the difference between the B4 Bilstein and the more $$$ Bilstein? This is for a 1967 250S. Jon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Bilstein HD shocks are very hard -- made that mistake in the Volvo. Might be fine in a performance car for a youngster with good kidneys and a weak mind, but for normal sedan driving to and from work, very bouncy. Very stiff. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
Whats the difference between the B4 Bilstein and the more $$$ Bilstein? This is for a 1967 250S. Jon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Bilstein Shocks
B-6s corner better but ride harder. B-4s have a softer more conventional OEM ride. Mixing them front and rear didn't work well on my '83 240D. Will stick with B-4s all around for normal driving. Gerry http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1458607-Bilstein-B4-or-B6-shocks-Any-NOTICABLE-difference On 8/30/2014 8:19 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote: Whats the difference between the B4 Bilstein and the more $$$ Bilstein? This is for a 1967 250S. Jon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
