Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted September 28, 2014 Hi guys, have been searching for hours but am having no luck in finding any information on these springs. Fronts have Z108A00 Rears have Z056A00 Were bought secondhand on the understanding they are 6-cyl items, would like to confirm. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted September 28, 2014 Surely someone knows something?? Please?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted September 29, 2014 Right, so it appears Bilstein did a 'B12 Prokit" setup with struts n' springs to suit a whole raft of cars. Seems to match what I have on the car now. Unsurprisingly there are different kits to suit 4 & 6 cyl, however I'm no bloody closer to finding out what I've got on the car. Christ this is getting frustrating!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted September 30, 2014 Evidently that specific combo was made for late 70's early 80's six cylinder Mercs... Are you frustrated that you have crappy old suspension or for another reason? Both, really! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted September 30, 2014 Sorry dude, getting flustered trying to work out if the front springs are 4cyl or 6cyl items. Rang a suspension tech in Auckland that specialises in eibach and he basically said unless I luck out and find a catalogue with these exact springs there's no way of knowing if the ones I have are right for my old hack. Not sure what to do next really. Get new shocks and hope I don't wear them out with too soft springs or shell out for new coils when the shocks are replaced Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yng_750 247 Report post Posted September 30, 2014 Should be able to roughly figure out the spring rate with a heavy person or object and a tape measure. From.there suitability can be found Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted September 30, 2014 k? 1963 - 1966 MERCEDES-BENZ 230SL Base 1967 - 1967 MERCEDES-BENZ 250SL Base 1968 - 1971 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL Base *cough**cough* Edit: if I need to be more explicit *surely* that's enough information? Uhhmmmm, probably ought to have been more specific. The struts and springs in question are in my E36, bought from a member here who wrecked them from another E36. Still don't know if the front springs are the correct weight grade for my car as they came out of a dismantled car with no history. Thanks for the help Dave, but I can assure you the springs are definitely not related to a merc from the 60s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3312 Report post Posted October 6, 2014 I merely googled "bilstein Z056A00" and found: https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=bilstein+Z056A00&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=kksyVLOwBOjC8geonYHwAg seems to indicate it's a pro-kit(?) for 6 cyl e36. HTH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted October 8, 2014 Righto, so at the end of the internets I discovered this - http://p142673.mittwaldserver.info/b12/se58118.pdf However my knowledge of German is practically non existent. Far as I can tell it seems the front coils are rated to a 900kg load, rears to 1070kg. Seems to indicate the springs I have were designed for the 2.5 diesel. If anyone can translate the pdf for me that would be awesome, google won't do it unless it's a webpage VERY relieved to discover they are the correct coils for the 325, was getting worried I had 4 cylinder ones fitted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2424 Report post Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) This is the best i could get google to do, hope it helps. http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=29905633495592378266 Oh and this is the untranslated one, in case you want to have a crack at translating it yourself. http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=47869955756611663595 Edited October 12, 2014 by KwS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmedsinc 414 Report post Posted October 12, 2014 This is the best i could get google to do, hope it helps. http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=29905633495592378266 Oh and this is the untranslated one, in case you want to have a crack at translating it yourself. http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=47869955756611663595 Nice work! Better than nothing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites