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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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Greetings all, I have a 2004 W463 G500 with 130K. The truck is beginning to feel a bit rough on the road. I'm looking into replacing the shocks at this time. My question is if I'm interested in getting a slight drop in height as well as the smoothest ride what suspension setup is suggested. I've been doing some research and see a lot of owners are going with suspension from different years at times. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by natone98
Greetings all, I have a 2004 W463 G500 with 130K. The truck is beginning to feel a bit rough on the road. I'm looking into replacing the shocks at this time. My question is if I'm interested in getting a slight drop in height as well as the smoothest ride what suspension setup is suggested. I've been doing some research and see a lot of owners are going with suspension from different years at times. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
You're driving a truck. If you want a smoother suspension, get a GL.
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Old Jan 3, 2015 | 09:07 PM
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Put new G550 shocks on it and it will completely transform the ride.
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Old May 30, 2015 | 09:03 AM
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I got a G320 1997-model, and changed to Koni SPX shocks! I like the soft ride very much! Recommended!
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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 10:53 AM
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Hello,

I have installed BRABUS Ride control from Mercteil.
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 11:33 AM
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I have installed BRABUS Ride control from Mercteil.
Can you share your experiences with this on your G63? Worth the money?
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Old Jun 9, 2015 | 10:42 AM
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Can you share your experiences with this on your G63? Worth the money?
If you have any G before 2013 G63 with new suspension then yes, definitely its worth!
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Old Aug 13, 2016 | 04:28 PM
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Does anybody have the part numbers springs/shocks for the LATEST G550?, I have a 2010 G55 and the suspension is terribly rough, I understand it is not my ML, but man, going over bumper can make the car rattle from the impact, it is that awful.

I was reading on the ARB/Old Man EMU suspension kit, but not much feedback on that.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Do yourself a favor and buy a complete kit from Old Man Emu, or put together the ORC blue springs and Koni Raids.
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Old Nov 29, 2016 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Kelvin07
Does anybody have the part numbers springs/shocks for the LATEST G550?, I have a 2010 G55 and the suspension is terribly rough, I understand it is not my ML, but man, going over bumper can make the car rattle from the impact, it is that awful.

I was reading on the ARB/Old Man EMU suspension kit, but not much feedback on that.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Did you find parts numbers ? I have the same 2010 model and I wanna go for suspension swap.
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Old Nov 29, 2016 | 03:33 PM
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I have the new air suspension on my 2016, I actually prefer to older 13-15 regular suspension.
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