Mercedes® OEM Bilstein® Shock Absorber, Front Left Or Right, 1973-1985 (107)

For the performance minded driver, Bilstein® shocks deliver absolute mastery of the road surface. Bilstein® shocks instantaneously self-adjust to changing road surface. Performance does not incline from age, use or heat - requiring no compensating manual adjustments. While everyone else makes a McPherson strut or cartridge, they mount the narrow piston rod at the top where it must absorb the twin forces of the compression and rebound as well as the stress of tremendous side loads from cornering. Bilstein® places the piston rod inside the strut tube, where it is completely protected from side load stress and contamination by road matter. the thicker, stouter steel body of the shock dissipates side loads much more effectively. Bilstein® shocks also operate at much cooler temperatures with their ultra-efficient monotube design, which allows a more rapid heat dissipation.