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Swap from E500 airmatic to E320 standard suspension?

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Old Mar 1, 2017 | 01:57 AM
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Swap from E500 airmatic to E320 standard suspension?

My latest project car, a 2003 E500 seems to have the typical air suspension problems that seem to affect most of these cars.

Id like to swap to a traditional coil spring setup, most threads are leading me into the direction of buying a set of coilovers or a Strutmasters kit but recently coming across a decent amount of W211 E320's with coil springs is making me wonder if i can just swap over those parts?

which parts would i need apart from the shock/spring combo from one of the junked E320's?
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rear lca's and depending on 2wd or 4matic some things up front may need to be replaced as well.
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Originally Posted by cmriv
rear lca's and depending on 2wd or 4matic some things up front may need to be replaced as well.
its a 2wd model, anything specific up front or its just swapping the shocks?
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its a 2wd model, anything specific up front or its just swapping the shocks?
nope. Spring link arms are compatible 2wd airmatic to non airmatic... have fun!
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