 Ot, but car related Shock, Take a look at what they put in my Mercedes |
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| PanelBilly |
 Apr 15 2012, 08:49 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,805 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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I need to replace a leaky front shock on my 2005 SL500. Damn these things are huge. No wonder the cars weigh so much. The MB threads say the system is based on their F1 engineering, but they must have figured out how to make them lighter for those cars.
  I tried to bolt the new one in place, but needed both hands to lift it up. |
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| banger |
Apr 15 2012, 10:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 354 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Santa Clarita Member No.: 7,205 Region Association: Southern California |
Actually the size is pretty typical, considering it is the shock and the "spring". The outer tube is the air bag for the air suspension. Not really any bigger than a shock with coil overs.
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| CrashDown |
Apr 15 2012, 10:52 PM
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Fake Carbon Fiber MASTA! Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 8-June 09 From: Union City, CA Member No.: 10,453 Region Association: Northern California |
Gotta love when Dufus Diedermeier designs shit....
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| Katmanken |
Apr 16 2012, 03:22 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Yah,
Daimler Benz been using airbag suspensions for many years. Had a friend in FLA with a 62 cabriolet that had really rare airbag suspension. Car came with a set of factory supplied chocks that were used to hold the car up when parked for long periods of time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| Rob-O |
Apr 16 2012, 04:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,252 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region
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You have tiny fingers...
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| ape914 |
Apr 16 2012, 04:55 PM
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red locktite Group: Retired Members Posts: 240 Joined: 7-February 11 From: In front of a computer Member No.: 12,676 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(PanelBilly @ Apr 15 2012, 07:49 PM)  I need to replace a leaky front shock on my 2005 SL500. Damn these things are huge. No wonder the cars weigh so much. The MB threads say the system is based on their F1 engineering, but they must have figured out how to make them lighter for those cars. I tried to bolt the new one in place, but needed both hands to lift it up. That should be the middle finger right????? What a pain!!!!! |
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| banger |
Apr 22 2012, 09:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 354 Joined: 12-November 06 From: Santa Clarita Member No.: 7,205 Region Association: Southern California |
You could probably get some money from Arnott industries for shipping your old shock to them, since they rebuild them.
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