Don't tell me the 116 and 126 use th same coil springs?!

[B13]

Do they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-116-126-Listed-NEW-Rear-HD-Coil-Springs-2_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33582QQihZ020QQitemZ300224503747QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

[Michel]

 

[B13]

You see I stayed out of thre bidding on these because I figured they wouldn't fit:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mercedes-Benz-W126-lowered-springs-500SEL_W0QQitemZ230245240514QQihZ013QQcategoryZ33582QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

:-(

 

[116Benz]

There's a chance they might fit, the 116 suspension was carried over to the 126 apart from some aluminium stampings to save weight. Does someone have access to an EPC to confirm it?

 

[John S]

I always believed that the 116 suspension was carried over to the 126's until I saw the posting that the pressure in the 126 rear suspension cells was much lower than the 116's. Are they the same or not?

 

[WGB]

The front suspension has some detail differences in the lower arms but otherwise it and the rear suspension are identical.

I would imagine the springs are the same shape but they will be different spring rates due to the 126 generally being much lighter model by equivalent model.

Bill