My W124 E300 diesel build

[YaganaWcott]

I have to get the head gasket rebuilt unfortunately due to a leak

[AMGwheelwhore]

I'm removing my pads next week, having my fenders rolled and pulled Friday. Alot of MB guys ride no pads it makes the ride a little rougher from my understanding.

[loekaaz]

as far as I know, they are only fitted on top, on the bottom it's just metal on metal. I left mine on. I mean; MB fitted them for a reason...
If you really want to go lower, buy shorter springs or search the forum for the e36-coilover conversion....

good luck!

[chompsticks]

Thanks, I was wondering is it safe to run with out spring pads? For example the springs to rest on bare metal when they are removed are they?

[projektzwo]

want to see the final result, keep updating, about the suspension, you can checkout -> http://www.europerformance.co.uk/ for springs, shocks or whatever...

what do you want to know about the spring pads? i run my w124 coupe without any spring pads...

[chompsticks]

Bwhahaha! That would be quite interesting. Next set of wheels will be more aggressive, just found my daily shoes for now.

So I may just go with b&g springs. Do you know anything about the bump pads?

[loekaaz]

Thanks, planning on lowering next month probably.

How are your stock shocks holding up?

Would be fun to have fat tires on the rear, but then again I'm driving just a NA diesel.

so? dude, it's a 6-cylinder diesel, delete the muffler(s) and no-one wil ask how many horses you got... it's all about attitude put some 265's in the rear and roll like a boss..

My stock shocks are doing great. But I have to say I haven't tried anything else.
I cán say it corners pretty well and stays very horizontal on clover-leaf junctions etc.
As far as the comfort goes, it's still much more comfortable than a stock bmw e36...

greetz

[chompsticks]

Thanks, planning on lowering next month probably.

How are your stock shocks holding up?

Would be fun to have fat tires on the rear, but then again I'm driving just a NA diesel.

[loekaaz]

I lowered mine by 40mm with AP springs and stock shocks.

Best ET for wheels would be ET35. ET45 or higher will pull on the steeringwheel and deletes the self-centering effect. The max you can go with ET45 on the front is 7,5" on 17's otherwise you'll scrape the front shocks...
As for the rear, you'll be amazed by the space you have for massively fat tyres.

Tip; try and error=the best way to find out..

[AMGwheelwhore]

Looks good keep it up.

[chompsticks]

Got some wheels and updated the front end a smidge.

[mike-81-240d]

Such a clean example of a '95.

[aLaFleur]

Well I guess that's a good enough reason. Sucks though, that thing was sick.

[chompsticks]

I would like to be that low, but I don't want to mess up this car since it is my daily and I like being static. Air ride would be nice, but that would require drilling and modifying parts of the car.

Yes, the cube is gone. it was fun but everything started shitting out on the car at once so I sold it and got more for the car than I would have if I repaired it.

[aLaFleur]

What?! You sold the cube?! Damn... That makes me sad