Thank you!

Ditto.. Nice production. ..

@michaelschneider- thank you!

This is a good tip, I forgot to mention it. Thank you.

Thank you much!

You're welcome!

Our '94 E320 Coupe is right behind ya ..... The W124 series auto's are legions... The C124 rules!

Thank you! That's good information. Even on terrible Southern California freeways, the Bilstein shocks do really well. As slower speeds on rough road is where they are less fun.

I honestly don't know how that would work or if it would work. I did not check to see if the original shocks were dimensionally different than the Bilsteins. If anything, you'd have a firmer ride with the stock ride height. If they're available, I'd definitely source factory shocks. Probably going to be made of Unobtainium though and cost a quart of Unicorn tears.

nvm i found it at 2:51

You're welcome! The part number for the shocks are 22-003652 and 24-014700. I don't remember which are from and which are rear. I don't know if they would fit or not but I wouldn't suggest installing them on a 500E because of the self leveling suspension. There would be too many complications for it to work.

@@FriendlyMBTech very much thanks from belgium. I Remember the rear are self leveling. But thanks for the warning. It by following your video's That i open the engine. Big Thank

My 400E didn't have the self leveling suspension. If it did, I would have left it alone and not lowered it. If you want to remove the system, you'd have to swap out the tandem pump for a power steering pump, remove the lines and reservoirs, remove the rear shocks and level sensors.

They still feel great. They still feel like the did when new. My car never sat on the bump stops. I also have the thickest spring pads front and rear, which are 10mm thicker than the thinnest. Right now I only rub on heavy dips on the freeway, but that's how it's always been.

I sure did.

Yes, I did the same front and rear. I think the 18mm pad is a good starting point. If you're thinking about doing lowering springs and shocks then I'd definitely start with the 18mm pads. I wouldn't be surprised if it still rubbed with the thick pads though. I have stock 15 inch wheels and 205 wide tires and my car rubs.

@@FriendlyMBTech thank you. Ill probably roll my fenders too. Keep up the good work 🤙🏽

The factory spring compressor is about $1200 not counting the plates. I don't see why any universal spring compressor won't work.

It's a little more firm but far from unbearable. I drive it on Southern California freeways every day and those are notoriously terrible.

I already had the thinnest spring pad in front and rear. Lowering it further with the H&R springs made it too low. That's why I had to switch to the thicker spring pads. The Bilstein shocks definitely do have a firmer ride but it isn't unbearable.

@@FriendlyMBTech I worked a lot on suspension and shocks on a 350 slc and 500 sl w107. I noticed that the original dampers have the ride that belongs to the car and era and have excellent life expectancy. Yes, there is tons of roll. But if you move to gas filled dampers with these vehicles, the whole driving experience changes and is not as it was designed. Also, the '85 500 SL has a much firmer drive due to harder springs than the 73 350 SLC. They made it a bit more sporty, but the convertible chassis isn't sporty at all, the chassis has a lot of flex in it. The coupe has the best driving experience.

@@Nollekeuh the 80s SL still had a comfortable ride. As parts start becoming more hard to come by, most will have no choice but to use aftermarket parts such as gas filled shocks vs oil filled. Since I bought the car, it was never my intention to keep it 100% original. As repairs are needed, I'll use as many factory parts as I can to demonstrate proper repairs according to the work instructions.

I did roll the fenders not that long ago. It helped a bit. The problem was the fenders rubbing while turning. Recently, on a whim, I got 1/2" thick dense rubber mat and put it above the spring pads in the front. I already have the thickest spring pads also. That got rid of 99% of the rubbing. The car is more level front to rear also.

Also, I forgot to mention that I need new tires also. So just getting new tires would make it rub quite a bit worse.

Exactly.

I don't mind the way it rides. It's more firm, yes. 95% of my driving is on California freeways. I actually find it comfortable and smooth on the freeway. Doesn't bother me much.

@@FriendlyMBTech Mine was firm as well but after a few months it started getting annoying on bigger humps on the road…. I also didn’t feel safe driving it as it felt a lot of body roll driving 65mph…. I had the springs on my 91 w124 om602 and eventually went back to stock and sold the car… they looked great but didn’t feel like a w124 should ride at all…. I ended up buying a w124 e420 and went with stock springs/shims removed with Bilstein struts and it was the best decision so far.

Do you want the part numbers? Is that what you're asking for? If you want to communicate in you're native language, we can do that if it would help.

@@FriendlyMBTech the numbers of suspension springs

I'm from canary island, and I dont speak english 😞🙏🙏

@@adayjimenezgonzalez ¿Quieres los números de pieza para los muelles? ¿Es eso lo que estás buscando? Si prefiere español, podemos comunicarnos en español.

@@FriendlyMBTech sii, justo eso, muchas graciaas