124 rear suspension does have the rubber spring pads on top of the rear springs; during my inspection recently I noted that mine have 3-tab pads; if I replace, I'll need new pads with 3 tabs to match the thickness specified by MB.
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) AND it depends on the length of the springs (there is a paint mark on the spring indicating a short or long spring). Did your aftermarket maker test 124 cars with all those variations in curb weight? Does their kit offer different options for different curb weight cars? I'm skeptical... -Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rolf Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:17 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Have you guys seen this new hotness for the W124? I ask because I have seen nothing about w124 having them. So I am not sure if you are referring to the shims or spring buffers that I have yet to see. Of course there are some issues that cannot be easily overcome in these older cars , but really you are putting too much magic into this. The spring manufacturers set these cars up and test them. I can get Bilstein and progressive rate lowering springs (which your beloved OE sportline wont have from what I have read) for 2/3 to 3/4 of the cost of a OE sportline cost. -Rolf On 8/17/2010 3:29 PM, Rolf wrote: > What do you mean by spring buffers? > > -Rolf > > > On 08/17/2010 01:52 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Rolf<r...@winmutt.com> wrote: >>> What exactly do you mean by wheel geometry? >>> >>> -Rolf >> Change in suspension measurements, including but not limited to those >> that are part of an alignment job, during changes in suspension load, >> steering angle, and slip angle. It's dynamic rather than static. >> >> Wheel or suspension geometry is the reason why "upgrading" suspension >> parts ad hoc is a bad idea. The suspension of the 124 was carefully >> designed to behave a certain way in use. If you want to ruin the >> ride and handling of the car, by all means slap some shorter springs >> and stiffer shocks on it. If you want to do it right, change over to >> Sportline parts, including the proper spring buffers for your car >> (which vary by VIN). >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________ 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
