[W126 Coupe] Mercedes stock shocks, HD or comfort?

[Axel Wulff]

....and another variable is rim size, which affects what kind of tires you 
can use (sidewall heigth and stiffness, tire pressure, etc.)

So a standard wheel, 15" with 205/65 tires and 30 psi air, will feel very 
different from Mike's set up with 18" rims and 245/40 tires, sport springs 
and 40 psi air, even though they they both run standard (comfort) shocks.

AMG recommended that one should run their sports shocks if one installed 
their sports springs. The argument was that they worked better together and 
that using soft shocks with longer travel together with stiffer springs with 
short travel was not a good idea.


Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
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>From: "Mike R." <mramay at att.biz>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: <jralex at ix.netcom.com>,"'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" 
><mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Mercedes stock shocks, HD or comfort?
>Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 06:44:27 -0700
>
>And to ensure you're completely confused - I agree with Alexander, disagree
>with Jonathan. Both my SEL and SEC are lowered and the comfort shocks are
>just fine. Several years ago here there was a big discussion on which shock
>to use and the consensus was the comfort was best, by a wide margin. Like
>Alexander said, most that went to HD didn't like it. I took the SEC out on
>Laguna Seca raceway with the comforts and it tracked great. The car was
>better than my abilities, no loss of control due to "soft" shocks (we won't
>discuss the nut behind the wheel though). With H&R springs and 245/40/18
>tires/rims, the SEC is plenty stiff. HD shocks, IMHO, will make it
>noticeably too stiff.
>
>
>
>BUT, it's your choice and the best way to find out is to get a ride in a 
>car
>with each. Where are you located?
>
>
>
>Later,
>
>Mike R.
>
>Las Vegas
>
>   _____
>
>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
>On Behalf Of jralex at ix.netcom.com
>Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 10:45 PM
>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Mercedes stock shocks, HD or comfort?
>
>
>
>Matt, Bilstein Comfort shocks are stock and is what to use up front. Those
>who have tried the HD report harshness and went back to comfort whether
>lowered or not. Of course the rears have no coventional shocks for self
>leveling but the nitrogen cells sometimes need to be replaced. The symptoms
>are very obvious for rears. Jim Alexander
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Matt Jurcich
>Sent: May 19, 2006 12:45 AM
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: [W126 Coupe] Mercedes stock shocks, HD or comfort?
>
>Hey all,
>
>Are the stock Mercedes front shocks along the lines of Bilstein HD or
>comfort?  What matches best with stock rear self-leveling?  My car isn't
>lowered or anything, just looking to get it as stock.
>
>Thanks!
>
>-m
>89 560 SEC
>92 300D 2.5 Turbo
>91 Alfa Romeo 164L
>


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