Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
well, if i got them for you, they are the best On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think Jabba got me the suspension bits for my SD. Right? That made me > the best customer after the Trent debacle? > > I don't know if it was crap or n

Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I think Jabba got me the suspension bits for my SD. Right? That made me the best customer after the Trent debacle? I don't know if it was crap or not, but it was from the best parts supplier on the planet! --R On 7/17/14 2:49 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: there's some good rubber s

Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
there's some good rubber still around but most is crap sadly, hte way to make money in this business is to buy crap for 5 bucks and tell people it's OE and charge them 50. OEM flex discs are still available. OEM mounts. most of the mounts i sell have had the star removed via razor blade. it re

Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Unless Emperor Gary says otherwise, I would bite the bullet and buy OE for this. Rubber parts are so easy to cut corners on, and it's really tough to know/trust what you're getting if you go aftermarket. If you look online I'll bet nearly everyone will try to sell you URO brand. These are, with

Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I think we saw that. I rebuilt the front suspension on one of my 84 SDs, not that hard of a job, you need the spring compressor, a vice, and some other random tools. An air impact wrench helps a lot to get stuff apart, including an air hammer with pickle forks. The manual gives sufficient de

Re: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎Original Message   From: Scott and Gwen Ritchey via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:28 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Reply To: Scott and Gwen Ritchey Subject: [MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126 >Here's what I'd like to know:  Is the >currently available

[MBZ] Suspension Rubber Quality for 126

2014-07-17 Thread Scott and Gwen Ritchey via Mercedes
Sorry if you get a double post on this but I accidently sent the original from the wrong (i.e., non list) email account. --- I have a 1982 300SD that still has all original