getting a little lift on the w123
getting a little lift on the w123
09-30-2010, 12:50 AM
#51
(09-29-2010, 04:43 PM)garage Howd your wagen do on the trails? How many miles of trails were covered? Were the trails pretty gnarly?
I ended up riding with others on the trails and leaving mine at camp. a few of the others had much bigger tires on their G's which made it hard to pass an opportunity to take those out.
The place was organized like a ski resort with trails marked with beginner green dots, intermediate blue squares and advanced black diamonds.
The G's tend to do fine on the black diamonds even with fairly stock setups like my 31" tires. but bigger tires (33") open up a bit more terrain and the 35" tired G I drove was amazing -- lots of 3 wheel on the ground descents on steep terrain.
I thought the beginner trails might be ok for you w123 guys but I wasn't really surveying for that. Also, since it's run by the state, there could be rules about taking 2wd cars up them. After seeing some stuck vehicles, it made me think that you should mount some solid recovery points to the front and rear of your cars. then you could go have fun and make it easier for a 4x4 to tow you out of a messup.
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'84 G-Wagen turbodiesel
'75 240D 4-Speed
(09-29-2010, 04:43 PM)garage Howd your wagen do on the trails? How many miles of trails were covered? Were the trails pretty gnarly?
I ended up riding with others on the trails and leaving mine at camp. a few of the others had much bigger tires on their G's which made it hard to pass an opportunity to take those out.
The place was organized like a ski resort with trails marked with beginner green dots, intermediate blue squares and advanced black diamonds.
The G's tend to do fine on the black diamonds even with fairly stock setups like my 31" tires. but bigger tires (33") open up a bit more terrain and the 35" tired G I drove was amazing -- lots of 3 wheel on the ground descents on steep terrain.
I thought the beginner trails might be ok for you w123 guys but I wasn't really surveying for that. Also, since it's run by the state, there could be rules about taking 2wd cars up them. After seeing some stuck vehicles, it made me think that you should mount some solid recovery points to the front and rear of your cars. then you could go have fun and make it easier for a 4x4 to tow you out of a messup.
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'84 G-Wagen turbodiesel
'75 240D 4-Speed
09-30-2010, 01:50 AM
#52
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
09-30-2010, 01:50 AM #52You've got it all wrong.... the 123's will be towing the 4x4's
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
09-30-2010, 09:55 AM
#54
(09-30-2010, 09:26 AM)garage Itd be way awesome to come out next year and show some people whats up with the w123s offroad wise!
That could be really fun. I'm sure if you showed up with a roof top tent mounted on a 300d and a jerrycan or two, the overland crowd would make you an honorary member or a mascot
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'84 G-Wagen turbodiesel
'75 240D 4-Speed
(09-30-2010, 09:26 AM)garage Itd be way awesome to come out next year and show some people whats up with the w123s offroad wise!
That could be really fun. I'm sure if you showed up with a roof top tent mounted on a 300d and a jerrycan or two, the overland crowd would make you an honorary member or a mascot
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'84 G-Wagen turbodiesel
'75 240D 4-Speed
09-30-2010, 12:27 PM
#55
(09-30-2010, 09:55 AM)Syncro_G(09-30-2010, 09:26 AM)garage Itd be way awesome to come out next year and show some people whats up with the w123s offroad wise!
That could be really fun. I'm sure if you showed up with a roof top tent mounted on a 300d and a jerrycan or two, the overland crowd would make you an honorary member or a mascot
How many of these events take place in cali each year?
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
(09-30-2010, 09:55 AM)Syncro_G(09-30-2010, 09:26 AM)garage Itd be way awesome to come out next year and show some people whats up with the w123s offroad wise!
That could be really fun. I'm sure if you showed up with a roof top tent mounted on a 300d and a jerrycan or two, the overland crowd would make you an honorary member or a mascot
How many of these events take place in cali each year?
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
09-30-2010, 03:21 PM
#56
This post was last modified: 09-30-2010, 03:22 PM by Captain America.
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
09-30-2010, 03:21 PM #56Oh baby the skid plate is on it way! I'm so excited! Who needs a lift when you've got under body armor?
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
09-30-2010, 04:26 PM
#57
(09-30-2010, 03:21 PM)Captain America Oh baby the skid plate is on it way! I'm so excited! Who needs a lift when you've got under body armor?
HAHAHA! The first thing i thought of when i saw that commercial was, mann wouldnt it be cool if this was a mercedes commercial
. Then DAMN I NEED ONE.And now Capt is getting one..and all i have is a leaky dented oil pan!!
Now you need to make a video testing it!!
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
(09-30-2010, 03:21 PM)Captain America Oh baby the skid plate is on it way! I'm so excited! Who needs a lift when you've got under body armor?
HAHAHA! The first thing i thought of when i saw that commercial was, mann wouldnt it be cool if this was a mercedes commercial
. Then DAMN I NEED ONE.And now Capt is getting one..and all i have is a leaky dented oil pan!!
Now you need to make a video testing it!!
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
09-30-2010, 04:37 PM
#58
No worries with that bitch on there, I'll jump it!
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
09-30-2010, 04:37 PM #58Oh I will!
No worries with that bitch on there, I'll jump it!
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
09-30-2010, 04:57 PM
#59
(09-30-2010, 04:37 PM)Captain America Oh I will!
No worries with that bitch on there, I'll jump it!
Hell yeah!
you should get some w126 rear springs that are a thicker diameter, and chop off a coil or two so its still lowered but its a stiffer ride.
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
(09-30-2010, 04:37 PM)Captain America Oh I will!
No worries with that bitch on there, I'll jump it!
Hell yeah!
you should get some w126 rear springs that are a thicker diameter, and chop off a coil or two so its still lowered but its a stiffer ride.
1987 300D: EGR Delete, ARV Delete, Cold Air Intake...
10-01-2010, 09:45 AM
#60
(09-30-2010, 04:57 PM)garage(09-30-2010, 04:37 PM)Captain America Oh I will!
No worries with that bitch on there, I'll jump it!
Hell yeah!
you should get some w126 rear springs that are a thicker diameter, and chop off a coil or two so its still lowered but its a stiffer ride.
hmmmm, That's an idea....
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
10-01-2010, 09:45 AM #60(09-30-2010, 04:57 PM)garage(09-30-2010, 04:37 PM)Captain America Oh I will!
No worries with that bitch on there, I'll jump it!
Hell yeah!
you should get some w126 rear springs that are a thicker diameter, and chop off a coil or two so its still lowered but its a stiffer ride.
hmmmm, That's an idea....
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
10-12-2010, 01:01 AM
#62
(09-18-2010, 01:06 PM)stan yeah with the sls working (knock on wood) and heavy duty springs to boot, i think i should be in pretty good shape. fronts are giving me some trouble though, but that's a story for another thread.
Hi Stan, how did you do up until now on lifting your wagon?
I think it's very easy to postorder the heavy-duty springs I have from the Netherlands. We can deliver them to you too if you want.
Jurgen
(09-18-2010, 01:06 PM)stan yeah with the sls working (knock on wood) and heavy duty springs to boot, i think i should be in pretty good shape. fronts are giving me some trouble though, but that's a story for another thread.
Hi Stan, how did you do up until now on lifting your wagon?
I think it's very easy to postorder the heavy-duty springs I have from the Netherlands. We can deliver them to you too if you want.
Jurgen
12-26-2011, 03:16 PM
#64
Also I have a 240d 1978 manual trans. Do they fit this car?
This post was last modified: 12-26-2011, 03:46 PM by lgreeley83.
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lgreeley83
12-26-2011, 03:16 PM #64Bump old topics, part number on the heavy duty springs?
Also I have a 240d 1978 manual trans. Do they fit this car?
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