I am in the process of attempting to DEconvert my wagon... On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Hendrik & Fay <heni...@ozemail.com.au>wrote:
> I have perhaps been a tad harsh, here are some threads about people who > have supposedly gotten conversions working well enough. > > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=136632&highlight=SLS+Conversion > > http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/showthread.php?tid=457&highlight=SLS+Conversion > > Hendrik > > > Hendrik & Fay wrote: > >> Complete rubbish, many have tried and failed. >> Problem is you either have a hard rear end to carry a load or a soft rear >> end that bottoms out when you load er up. >> The system is not complicated, may leak and can be expensive if you can't >> find good secondhand hydraulic shocks but when working properly is hard to >> beat. >> Went to the pup for lunch today in my SLS equipped TE, 3 adults and 4.5 >> kids. Car drives like it was just me in the bus. >> Chucked a 100kg of pool salt right up the back, plus the family, bottom >> was a bit low until I started her up and the back went up to normal height. >> I have owned a 123 230E with standard rear springs and it's bum dragged >> just about on the ground with a load in it, so I can't see how this supposed >> cheap fix is going to work, unless the 'new' springs are that hard that >> you'll get shaken to bits and every bump will feel like a punch in the >> kidneys. >> Also in the instruction section >> http://www.slsconversion.com/How_To_Install.html it says to strip the >> system out altogether, far as I remember this is not necessary, as you can >> take the impeller out of the pump and then leave the system in place, so >> that perhaps the next owner can restore the system and car back to what it >> should be, instead of some cheapskate wrecking the handling and ride >> qualities. >> My advise is that if you don't like the 'expensive' SLS buy a 300D with >> coil springs all round and a roof rack for those big loads that won't fit in >> the boot. >> >> Hendrik >> who is cheap but not that cheap >> >> Bob Rentfro wrote: >> >>> Fix your saggy rear-end: >>> >>> http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/pts/2134606152.html >>> >>> Bob R >>> >> > > _______________________________________ > 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
