Brabus W124 suspention

[d w124]

In new condition Brabus Sportfahrwerk Mercedes Benz W124 NEU | eBay

 

[chris clk320]

Any idea.
What sort of ride height would that give and is it a competant DIY job?

 

[d w124]

That should be around 30-40mm drop,maybe aka$h can confirm as I think he had them on his coupe
The shocks are not so hard but you'll need the right tool for the springs

 

[chris clk320]

my coupe is lowered already but I have no idea what units they used silver shocks and blue springs. So it would be nice to change thema nd know what has been used.

 

[janner]

It's not clear from the advert what model they're for; Saloon or coupe, 4 cylinder or 6.

 

[d w124]

It's not clear from the advert what model they're for; Saloon or coupe, 4 cylinder or 6.

Not sure Brabus did any 4 cyl ones,AMG did though.Saloon or coupe would not make much difference,would it?

 

[d w124]

Any idea.
What sort of ride height would that give and is it a competant DIY job?

How low is it,say compared to other coupes?Silver shocks might be KAW

 

[mercboiuk]

It's not clear from the advert what model they're for; Saloon or coupe, 4 cylinder or 6.

I've just asked the seller, and will post when I get a reply

The part number on the yellow spring does have "104" in it, so maybe it's for M104 engined cars....or does it not work like that?

Darren

 

[Dr.Grillz]

Not sure Brabus did any 4 cyl ones,AMG did though.Saloon or coupe would not make much difference,would it?

Brabus did plenty of 4 cylinder models in the 124 chassis.

 

[d w124]

You learn something new everyday

 

[Martyn_n]

It may be a coincidence but the front springs have 104 in the part number. Could confirm that it is for 6 cylinder.

Sorry just spotted the earlier post, please ignore this one!!

 

[mercboiuk]

The mystery continues.....

I received a reply from the seller, and it translates exactly as follows:

"I don't really know"



So, I've requested a complete part number for the item, that I can hopefully cross reference with MB UK or even Brabus.

I admit that I'm VERY tempted myself

Darren

 

[neilz]

All we need is someone who can speak Thai!

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Google Translate does make some sense of it. W124 4 and 6 cylinder engines by the look of it

 

[mercboiuk]

All we need is someone who can speak Thai!

¾ÔÁ¾ì˹éÒ¹Õé - ¢ÒÂÊ»ÃÔ§ ºÔÇàËÅ×ͧ¢Í§ W124 áÅÐÊ»ÃÔ§âËÅ´ËÅѧ 124 ¤ÃѺ

Google Translate does make some sense of it. W124 4 and 6 cylinder engines by the look of it

Assuming it's "one spring type fits all", in theory, if a spring is rated for a 6-cylinder car, then could it be fitted to a 4-cylinder?

This would mean it would fit all cars.
Just a thought.

Darren

 

[d w124]

Darren: I'll check the numbers on my Brabus springs and report back

 

[janner]

No way will they fit both 4 and 6 cylinder cars.
The coupe is lighter in the back than the saloon as well so they are (should be) quite specific to which model they're for.
There's only so much height adjustment possible with spring pads.

 

[mercboiuk]

Part numbers

The seller managed to give me these part numbers:

124 100 200 AB
124 100 100 AB
124 104 100 VA
124 200 100 HA

Does this help identify which model they are for?

Darren

 

[neilz]

Well, this thread mentions the P/N above: http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/wheels-tyres/23921-damper-shock-question.html

And a cached version of a forum page on a German members-only site which I then put into Google translate:

Google Translate

Google Translate

 

[aka$h]

From Howards post it would seem these are the same numbers as the ones I had on my car. I just wonder if anyone can remember bustergasket having different ones for 4cyl nad 6cyl models?

 

[mercboiuk]

Well I lost out on this item.
It went for 905 EUR (~£760), which was far too much to be honest, even if it is rare Brabus suspension.

Thanks for the replies to the my specific questions

Darren