shocks and discs ml 270 brabus

[mustang]

hi all. i have the 270 cdi ml 2001. got 20 " brabus rims and am changing the front shocks . ( old ones clonking ) what is a good upgrade ? have seen the bilstein b5 shocks but are £165 each !! any cheaper ones that are good ? also just going to change my discs and pads all round. am thinking of going for crossed drilled and grooved ones. i have 345mm on the fronts and 285 mm on the rears. i do brake hard as i have the d4 brabus chip. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[LTD]

Are you sure it's the shocks ? Could be the ball joints ?

 

[mustang]

have took off the splash guard and can pull the shock back and forward "slightly" and i get a little clonk noise. also shows signs of scoring from the top cover over the bottom part. all rubber bushes and seals look and seem ok. where is this located ? bottom of wishbone ?

 

[Alex]

Bilsteins would generally be cheaper than OEM. £165/EA is not that bad of a deal. That said, have a look at ebay.de for Bilstein shocks. Back in the day I bought a set of Bilsteins for my old ML (all 4 corners) from Germany for about 1/2 of OEM price. Installing them was a breeze and saved a few quid too.

I have listed a rear pair for sale on ebay now cheap - see if you're interested in getting those changed too. I put about 1K miles on them back in 2008. Since then they were on the shelf.

Hey, and post pics of your ML too!

 

[mustang]

have looked at those on ebay. so whats the deals as you have some other bits for sale ? do you brake them ? the rears seem to be ok but if cheap enough i would do it ??

 

[mustang]

just looked on ebay.de , not much saving. so are the bilstein the nuts ? am also looking out for the rear brabus bumper and front one with the smaller bullbar ??

 

[Alex]

have looked at those on ebay. so whats the deals as you have some other bits for sale ? do you brake them ? the rears seem to be ok but if cheap enough i would do it ??

These are parts off my older and current ML that I have accumulated over the time. Decluttering as I have literally run out of space! The rear shocks are in top working order and are quite cheap considering the price is for a pair of them.

just looked on ebay.de , not much saving. so are the bilstein the nuts ? am also looking out for the rear brabus bumper and front one with the smaller bullbar ??

Bilsteins are absolutely OK, slightly stiffer than OEM which is considered a good thing as you get lesser body roll. BRABUS bits are quite hard to source these days, not impossible but a bit hard to find!