My new to me 1987 300E sits off balance on a level surface. The front looks too high and the rear looks a little low. I thought there was either sag in the rear springs or incorrect front springs so I took it to the local Mercedes dealer for their opinion. The person from the dealership thought the rear looked ok but the front looked too high. He suggested buying replacement springs for the front. The dealership was unable to give me information on the spring color codes.
I looked at the springs on my car and they do have color codes. The front springs have 4 yellow stripes and 1 white stripe. The rear springs have 1 yellow stripe and 1 white stripe. While at the dealership, I looked at a 1992 300E in the parking lot which looked to be sitting as I would expect. I could see that the springs in the front on that car had 3 yellow dots and 1 white dot. The 1992 also had about
1" more clearance in the rear between the top of the tire and the wheel well. I could not see the color code on the rear springs.I would like to figure out whether the problem with my car is the front or rear springs so that I can replace 2 springs rather than 4. I am hopeful that someone with a 1987 300E (a/t and sunroof) can share with me the color codes for their springs.
Thanks,
Robert