Here are some pix of my 84 300D spring swap-out. I got the springs they sell at autohausaz.com and also the thickest rubber spacer shim or whatever it's called. Springs are dangerous to work with. I'm just a weekend mechanic and this job was a bit of a pain to do. My shocks were good but if they weren't I would have put new back in instead of the old...no extra work to do that since I had to take the shocks out and put them back in anyway. I bought the spring compressor tool from someone on ebay.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/photos/album/65874719/pic/list
Jim
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, nicholas black <nickcat.black@...> wrote:
>
> Ok about the springs ... and their sagging
>
> methinks it better to put something fresh in place rather than
> installing shims.
> seems shims would just fill 'springgy' space with a less forgivingly
> 'unspringgy' solid ...
> ... thus, making for a more jarring ride ?
>
> Anybody know what were/are the specs supposed to be for an
> '84 300D (4dr sedan 123 td)?
> *how tall* ?
>
> AND .... any 2 cents worth on what other interchange/swap vehicle source
> might be acceptable for getting back to 'normal'?
> ....rather than going to the DEALER for $$$$$$$$$++ original
> equipment part.
>
> I dont know thus the ? ? maybe an interswapping something from
> a GMC Suburban , a 1988 montego , a Ford Pickup?????
>
>
> AND (tiresome, eh?) if , inastead of original equipped tires size,
> someone were to dare going a size up
> (theoretically for better mileage?)
>
> then ..... (re: above * how 'tall'* new springs are), how
> much * taller* might one still consider prudent when replacing those
> rear springs?
>
> nick
> ======================
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Don Benski <dbenski@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Turned out the sagging rear end on the 300D was a weak spring. A shim
> > leveled her right up. Thanks for all the advice.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Don in St. Louis,___
> >
> >
>
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