Why does is it so hard for the rear springs and shocks to be replaced?
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I am looking to install eibach springs and bilstien shocks on my 99 ML430 but its almost not even worth it considering every place is saying it is gonna take like 6-8 hrs to do. Whats the deal and why is it so time consuming?
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So you think it is just finding the right tech that won't screw you? They said something about the rear springs needing a compressor or something but i still doubt it takes that long. I want to get rims but I think it looks horrible if your car isn't lowered too. Thanks for the help though
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in this case k is just ridiculously large hehe
anyways without having read the rest of the postings... the rear springs have to be compressed (preferably by a pneumatic mounted spring compressor) to get out the shocks.
the springs having quite a lethal force in them when compressed would suggest leaving this job to someone with the right equipment.
good luck.
found a shop that had no idea how complicated the ml suspension is and talked them down to 50usd per spring. (took them about 1.5-2 hours) so it really was a fair deal anyways.
compressing the spring and changing the shocks was the easy part. they had more trouble getting out the spring/shock assembly itself.
![Stick Out Tongue](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
in this case k is just ridiculously large hehe
anyways without having read the rest of the postings... the rear springs have to be compressed (preferably by a pneumatic mounted spring compressor) to get out the shocks.
the springs having quite a lethal force in them when compressed would suggest leaving this job to someone with the right equipment.
good luck.
found a shop that had no idea how complicated the ml suspension is and talked them down to 50usd per spring. (took them about 1.5-2 hours) so it really was a fair deal anyways.
compressing the spring and changing the shocks was the easy part. they had more trouble getting out the spring/shock assembly itself.
Last edited by sgtpepperaut; 05-14-2010 at 10:24 PM.