Eiibach / Bilstein part number help

[Ahmedsinc 414]

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!

[Ahmedsinc 414]

Surely someone knows something?? Please??

[Ahmedsinc 414]

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!!

[Ahmedsinc 414]

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!

[Ahmedsinc 414]

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

[yng_750 247]

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

[Ahmedsinc 414]

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

[Olaf 3249]

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

[Ahmedsinc 414]

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

[KwS 2378]

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

[Ahmedsinc 414]

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