swaying in turns?
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1993 Mercedes 300e 4-matic (m103 motor)
swaying in turns?
Ok i love my benz to death but this thing says pretty bad. Like i know its not a sports car but i should be able to push her a little bit with out feeling like i'm going to tip. What can i do to better take a turn. its a 300e so they don;t make upgraded suspension or shocks for it. (why? who nows)
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
Ok i love my benz to death but this thing says pretty bad. Like i know its not a sports car but i should be able to push her a little bit with out feeling like i'm going to tip. What can i do to better take a turn. its a 300e so they don;t make upgraded suspension or shocks for it. (why? who nows)
If your shocks and springs still have life in them, then install a sway bar upgrade.
The sportline swaybars will flatten the cornering out and minimize body roll
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W124's
Why do sportline upgrade to something bigger when its available.
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Too large of a bar can begin a bias toward oversteer which is a condition that you really don't want in the W124 chassis !!
The Sportline was engineered specifically for the M103/M104 as a performance handling upgrade.
I would believe that Merc took into account the engine/chassis dynamic.
Keep in mind the 500E generates a great deal more torque then the I6 which is the reason for stiffer bars in the rear
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1994 E320 Dragon Wagon
Wagon Goodies! What Wagon Goodies?
Yeah I took a slide under the back of mine to be introduced to hydraulic wonderland. If the rear "shocks" ever go south, we're lookin' at $480 ea. to replace...ouch. And then there's the leveling system that an evil German scientist designed!
I thought someone out there may have disabled leveling and installed conventional shocks. Never actually read where it has been performed. E320 sedans came both ways - not wagons.
I hope mine stays alive, so far no problems and the leveling still works.
Yeah I took a slide under the back of mine to be introduced to hydraulic wonderland. If the rear "shocks" ever go south, we're lookin' at $480 ea. to replace...ouch. And then there's the leveling system that an evil German scientist designed!
I thought someone out there may have disabled leveling and installed conventional shocks. Never actually read where it has been performed. E320 sedans came both ways - not wagons.
I hope mine stays alive, so far no problems and the leveling still works.
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upgrade tires and wheels.
theres not much you can do springwise for a 4matic. in fact id go so far as to say theres nothing you can do.
so other than the bar, increasing air pressure (increases tire wear as well) id say your best option is to go with a stiffer sidewall tire.
theres not much you can do springwise for a 4matic. in fact id go so far as to say theres nothing you can do.
so other than the bar, increasing air pressure (increases tire wear as well) id say your best option is to go with a stiffer sidewall tire.
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1993 Mercedes 300e 4-matic (m103 motor)
anyone know a website where i can buy a sportline swaybar? also would http://www.mercedesshop.com/sportline_suspension.htm this work on the 4mtic
