floats like a boat
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floats like a boat
My 1993 600SEL tends to float and be some what bouncy over highway bumps. I tried the standard push down on the shock test, but this tank wont budge. When I asked the dealer they said the shocks look fine but would gladly replace them, As far as I can tell there are no aftermarket shocks for the adaptive dampening system. But Bilsteins make them in a standard configuration. Can and or should they be replaced with out the OEM system?
Any opinions??????????
Any opinions??????????
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Re: floats like a boat
Originally posted by shmelvin
My 1993 600SEL tends to float and be some what bouncy over highway bumps. I tried the standard push down on the shock test, but this tank wont budge. When I asked the dealer they said the shocks look fine but would gladly replace them, As far as I can tell there are no aftermarket shocks for the adaptive dampening system. But Bilsteins make them in a standard configuration. Can and or should they be replaced with out the OEM system?
Any opinions??????????
My 1993 600SEL tends to float and be some what bouncy over highway bumps. I tried the standard push down on the shock test, but this tank wont budge. When I asked the dealer they said the shocks look fine but would gladly replace them, As far as I can tell there are no aftermarket shocks for the adaptive dampening system. But Bilsteins make them in a standard configuration. Can and or should they be replaced with out the OEM system?
Any opinions??????????
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All the W140 floats, and as it ages, the problem will get worse (at least when we had our S500). The S600 do have the ADS system (the button with a shock icon) that will stiffen up the suspension, so you should try that and see if that helps.
