Mercedes W210 Wagon / Estate

[Junya]

nothing new going on here. just hunting/gathering parts for the wagon. I was so tempted to trade it in for a 86' w201 cosworth but the guy is trying to flake. i cant have them all i guess.

anyhow i got a new set of rims. These are dirt cheap in japan so my buddy grabbed me a set. Im guna use wobbly wobble bolts for this one.

18x9/10 +38j all around. work euroline dz


and i got me some of these rear folding tables. hopefully they can bolt into the back of my seats. can you believe we live in such a world where we have this? its amazing











anyway thats all i got for now.

[Junya]

the bilstein sports that are made for my car make that same noise from the same side in the rear. LOL deff need new struts

lol! im glad to hear im not the only one with the same issue. Its so embarrassing, i just blast the music and its like the problem fixes itself haha

anyhow:

bilsteins are being shipped now as we speak. just playing the waiting game for now

[SD202]

bad news:

Rear passenger 1995 ford ranger shock failed on me today after going over a railroad track (((((((((((((( makes a clunking sound every time i head over small bumps.

That means: i be getting these 4600 series

the bilstein sports that are made for my car make that same noise from the same side in the rear. LOL deff need new struts

[siopaolover]

thanks buddy! heres a update for you fellas.

Nardi Gara 4.

yes!!

[Junya]

im pretty sure the shock failed. i hit some railroads at full speed (40mph) driver side still performs well but passenger is messed up

[Marsss]

when you say it failed... do you mean that the mod you had to do to it failed or the shock itself?

[Junya]

bad news:

Rear passenger 1995 ford ranger shock failed on me today after going over a railroad track (((((((((((((( makes a clunking sound every time i head over small bumps.

That means: i be getting these 4600 series

[SD202]

dat wheeel !

[AMGwheelwhore]

I need to do the control arm swap on my s124 I reset the neutral point so my SLS still functions for the time being. Love the work so far keep it up bro

[Junya]

thanks buddy! heres a update for you fellas.

Nardi Gara 4.

[Marsss]

[Junya]

i will try to get the laziness out of me so i can lift my car up and take some pictures.


unfortunately the ford ranger shocks needed the collar off my old shocks to directly bolt into the new lower control arms.



the metal collar inside the shock bushing is re used for the ford ranger shock and it will indeed bolt directly on there with no other mods necessary.

[SD202]

how do the ford ranger shocks bolt into the lower control arm ? how was the fit can you send me some pics of that.

[Junya]

pics or it never happened!!

alright guy you got it!

these are the only pics at the moment. ill get some better ones later and here is the new rear setup:

- 2000 e430 sedan rear lower control arms
- 2002 e430 sedan rear springs
- 1995 Ford Ranger Front Shocks 2wd 4cyl
or bilstein 4600 for ford ranger

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/bsn-24-022361/overview/make/ford/model/ranger/year/1995

this is the current ride height. as you can tell from the stock images in the first page, the rear now sits a little lower than stock. To balance out the front ride height i kept the eibach springs and the bilstein HD shocks.



Now the power steering lines connected to the SLS rear shocks will need to be re-routed or completely removed. I chose the lazier route and capped off the accumulators with a large bolt (from my bucket of bolts so i dont know what size sorry ) and re-routed the lines connected to the hydraulic shock.


the lines that were routed to the rear hydraulic shock were re routed to itself so it is in a continuous loop. kinda like this picture but mine looks a little different:



overall the car does ride a WHOLE LOT smoother than with the rear hydraulic shocks only because the accumulators were shot (even after a hydrualic/ps fluid flush it rode like dirt.) Obviously putting more weight in the rear now causes it to sag like a normal vehicle but thats alright with me.


next step is still going air ride but with no job and no funds will be sort of difficult but you know what they say: "when theres a will theres a way"

[Marsss]

pics or it never happened!!