I have a 1973 280SEL 4.5 and want to add some Bilstein shocks. Their info states:
Series W108/W110/W111/W112
250, 250S, 250SE, 280SE, 280SEL
65-72 To 8/72 HD Front: B36-0527 Rear: B46-0537
B22-0246-BM Steering Damper

Note the "To 8/72". My car was built 9/72. I called the Eastern distributor and they said it was too long ago to tell but probably means there are ride problems. Since this car was only made two more months, it seems hard to believe that there was a chassis change. (Hence there are fewer '73 280SEL 4.5 than any others.) Any help would be appreciated as I would really like to mount these shocks but don't want a disaster or to but unmountable shocks. Any info out there for me?
Cheers,
Bill Pepper

All 108.067s have the same shocks, so far as I know. No changes that late, I'd expect, but remember they were NOT assembly line manufactured....

Buy the "earlier" shocks, return if they don't fit (get them from someone else if you cannot return them).

I put a set of rears off a 1967 220S on the 280, fit just fine.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!