Hmmm - I wonder what the rear suspension of the 300SL ws like? Surely it wasn't a swing axle?
On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 11:35 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Speaking of transplants: I always contended a 114/115 rear subframe > could be made to work in a 110/111 body. I did end up with a 115 > junker 12 years ago, but was not able to deal with getting the rear > subframe out. Benefit, would be moving fmor a single (center) pivot > rear axle (Think 60 VW Bug) to fully independent rear suspension we know > and love on 123, 126, 116, 126, 107 etc, and newer. > > since in the one track experience I had on the 200D, the rear axle > buckled under and rear-steered the car sideways, I've been very careful > about keeping the axle nearly straight and not corning too hard with a > light load. On the track we had to remove everything from the trunk, > and that raised the rear of the car and make the rear axle halves slope > down to the wheel. THat set up the physics that made the outside wheel > forced down and jacked up the rear of the car leading to the sideways on > the track situation. With my toolbox and the jack, spare tire and > lugwrench in the trunk, the axle was more near straight, and the car > will corner well. The "Track safety" regulations (nothing in the > trunk) led directly to creating an unsafe situation. Fully independent > rear suspension would eliminate the problem that led to being crossways > in the track. > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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
