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Suspension & Brakes With the right modifications, your W201 can handle and stop like a sports car. Discuss aftermarket upgrades like springs, shocks, coilovers, anti-sway bar, brake kits, pads, rotors and calipers.
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08-17-2003, 02:53 AM
How was the fitament on the W124 Sportline Front Bar? Would the W124 Sportline rear bar fit as well? Thanks.

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08-17-2003, 05:43 AM
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How was the fitament on the W124 Sportline Front Bar? Would the W124 Sportline rear bar fit as well? Thanks.
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it fits quite well....except i get some rubbing between the tire and the bar on the driver's side when i get close to full lock. i'm also running with 225 tires up front so anyone with 215s or narrower probably won't get any rubbing.
I haven't tried the rear bar, but I doubt it would fit in a W201. a W124 is considerably wider and i imagine that the rear swaybar would be too wide. as it is, the front had to be narrowed by ~1".
1987 W201.034- 199/040
Euro lights; W124 Sportline front swaybar, EvoII rear swaybar, 300TE metal rear swaybar links, Eibach Prokit lowering springs, #1 spring pads, deleted cat, gutted pre-cats, wrapped exhaust header, EvoII front brakes, StopTech braided Stainless Steel brake lines, 225/45-ZR16s on 8x16 ET34 EvoI rims
Coming soon - 500E rear brakes
1989 W201 - 199/040
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08-22-2003, 09:18 PM
if some one with a 2.3 wants to put on a w124 sway bar can they buy the 2.6 brakets, or do i have to modify the 2.3 one's?
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04-17-2004, 01:13 PM
The options for rear bars shown here are only for W124s - Has anyone tried them on a W201??
How thick is a 16V/Sportline/2.6 bar then?
So far it seems to me that the only available option for the rear here is the EVOII one?
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04-26-2004, 10:23 AM
Noone?
I definitely need to do something to my swaybars if I want to continue doing well in Autocrossing - my car leans far too much as it is! I think I need stiffer shocks as well though...
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09-06-2004, 06:11 AM
i want a literacola!
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11-08-2004, 05:51 AM
Check out this web site for some sway bars, 31.75mm in the front!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 22.2 in the rear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg!!!!delsingmotorsport.com/ If it doesnt work go to mb190.tripod.com and go to links. it will be under tunners. :D :D :D [/url]
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11-08-2004, 06:37 AM
'79 w123 240d - svo/wvo
'85 w201 2.3 8v 5sp 199/black - "no frills"
'87 w201 2.3 8v a.t. 904/palomino - stock
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11-08-2004, 01:11 PM
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Makes the people who've been spending hundreds of $$$ on evo bars wish they weren't so quick with the "bid" button 
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They go for a lot more on eBay, then they are forsale from the dealer.
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Thank you for shopping EAS! That sway bar is a dealer item and not one that we can offer for a decent price. I show an MSRP of $103.00 through the dealer.Thank you,
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FRONT SWAY BAR IN 16V -
11-11-2004, 12:42 PM
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yvrbenz,
do you notice a large increase in oversteer with your new front bar?
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The opposite, actually. I'm noticing a greater tendency to understeer.
Oversteer is induced by increasing the spring rate or sway bar size at the rear. Conversely, understeer is induced by increasing the spring rate or sway bar size in the front.
So I'll probably get closer to neutral once i get a larger rear sway bar and if i pitch the SLS in favor of stiffer conventional springs and shocks in the rear.
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HELLO YVRBENZ:
WHAT SIZE IS YOUR FRONT SWAY BAR? HAVE YOU INSTALLED YOUR EVO II REAR 18MM BAR YET? IF SO, DOES YOUR CAR HANDLE MORE NEUTRAL NOW? THANKS :) 
16 Valve :)
W201.034 (102.983 motor)
190E 2.3-16
1987 Black Pearl
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11-11-2004, 04:30 PM
Front bar is 27.5mm. have not put in the EvoII rear bar yet.
1987 W201.034- 199/040
Euro lights; W124 Sportline front swaybar, EvoII rear swaybar, 300TE metal rear swaybar links, Eibach Prokit lowering springs, #1 spring pads, deleted cat, gutted pre-cats, wrapped exhaust header, EvoII front brakes, StopTech braided Stainless Steel brake lines, 225/45-ZR16s on 8x16 ET34 EvoI rims
Coming soon - 500E rear brakes
1989 W201 - 199/040
(It's a surprise!)
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REAR EVO II SWAY BAR -
11-11-2004, 08:05 PM
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Front bar is 27.5mm. have not put in the EvoII rear bar yet.
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HAVE YOU FOUND THE PART NUMBER FOR THE EVO2 "U-BRACKET" FOR THE END OF THE ADJUSTMENT LINK OF THE SLS VALVE LEVER YET? OR IS IT THE SAME MB PART NUMBER AS THE 2.3-16v CARS ??? TIA 
16 Valve :)
W201.034 (102.983 motor)
190E 2.3-16
1987 Black Pearl
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03-19-2005, 12:12 PM
What's the Part number for the evo ii rear sway bar?
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06-15-2005, 06:40 PM
What swaybar gives you the best bang for the buck? What size is a stock 2.6 one?

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