Strut replacement based only on age/miles?
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Quint22 (01-07-2023)
01-05-2023, 08:52 PM
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So I should clarify my objections to the suspension performance. In general the highway ride is great. Low speed on the crappy streets in my neighborhood isn't great not harsh but impact is sharper than one would expect for a luxury version of the W212.
The biggest suspension issue I have is with the steering feel on the highway. It is lacking in isolation from vibration and road imperfections. Perhaps I have euphoric recall but I don't remember any of this crap in the steering on my small wheel, recirculating ball cars (220SE's and 190E) .
I have good Michelins that I have had balanced at Costco. The steering is rarely smooth and vibration free. Since my car sits for a week at a time I often have to work through flat spotting on the tires on a given trip.
First and foremost is the steering on your W212 luxuriously smooth on the highway?
Can strut or other suspension wear drive this lack of steering smoothness? I often imagine that it could if the low amplitude portion of the agility suspension shock is failing or the control arm bushings are soft. Does this make sense?
Despite the fact that I have had them balanced would road force balancing the tires correct this?
The biggest suspension issue I have is with the steering feel on the highway. It is lacking in isolation from vibration and road imperfections. Perhaps I have euphoric recall but I don't remember any of this crap in the steering on my small wheel, recirculating ball cars (220SE's and 190E) .
I have good Michelins that I have had balanced at Costco. The steering is rarely smooth and vibration free. Since my car sits for a week at a time I often have to work through flat spotting on the tires on a given trip.
First and foremost is the steering on your W212 luxuriously smooth on the highway?
Can strut or other suspension wear drive this lack of steering smoothness? I often imagine that it could if the low amplitude portion of the agility suspension shock is failing or the control arm bushings are soft. Does this make sense?
Despite the fact that I have had them balanced would road force balancing the tires correct this?
Steering feel comes from tires, shocks, wheel bearings, tie rods, steering rack bushings (if present) and engine mounts.
Any component that is stiff (tires) or worn out (everything else) contributes to feedback through the steering wheel.
Low speed and pothole damping complaints on a W212 will be improved with new shocks. And the suspension would still not have new-car feel because of the many other components discussed on this thread which would not have been replaced at the same time.
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MBNUT1 (01-08-2023)
01-08-2023, 02:01 PM
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No I got it and agree but also wanted to be fair. There are tons of other metrics that my W212 would outshine the my old '59 220SE. Not the least of which is safety.
