Here's mine. General Grabber A/TX tires (275-55-20 with 15mm spacers for extra inside clearance) Black Horse brushguard with LED lights (custom mounts for more strength), Yakima roof rack with basket, eTrailer off-road rear carrier (11" rise). Full-size spare up top. It's surprisingly capable off-road. I get alot of funny looks when way out there with the "Hey, you can only do that in a Jeep" crowd...

 

do you have the offroad package on your gl?

Here's mine. General Grabber A/TX tires (275-55-20 with 15mm spacers for extra inside clearance) Black Horse brushguard with LED lights (custom mounts for more strength), Yakima roof rack with basket, eTrailer off-road rear carrier (11" rise). Full-size spare up top. It's surprisingly capable off-road. I get alot of funny looks when way out there with the "Hey, you can only do that in a Jeep" crowd...
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There is one guy, who overhauled the GL quite well in my opinion. Here is a link to the videos of that car:
Construction Mercedes GL x164 overland offroad 4x4

 

 

Talk us through the build here will ya

 

 

Have wk2 jeep dobinson ims front struts with ds dodge ram 1500 springs in the front. Nissan patrol front 3inchdobinson springs upside down on original air bag bases with Toyota prado inner Coil bump stops. In the rear.Wk2 ims dobinson rear shocks with a shock spacer. +5 22 inch wheels with 25mm spacer. 35×12.5x 22 comforcer muddies. No sway bars. Got jeep 4inch ucas coming. Daimler and Chrysler sister companies. Gl were made in USA. Jeeps copied mercs, used there design. There are a few Chrysler based off of mercs. 300c etc.

 

So you have ditched the factory airbags absolutely and have converted it to regular coils? And doesn't your 35" tires rub the front wheelwells from the front (near the washer fluid reservoir) and back of the wheelwell liner? I have 31" tires on 20" rims and in certain scenarios those already start scraping the wheelwell...

 

So being that most of this is from Dobbinsons,
This should be available for us in the USA, right?

any rubbing at full lock? One of the things I really like about the GL is very tight turning radius and I wouldn’t want to lose any of it.

How’s it ride on the highway?

 

Yea jeep wk2 stuff. Even jeep wk 2 air ride spacer lifts will fit. No sway bars so not the greatest. Lol. Better on the beach. 33x12.5x20 with neg -33 offset would be perfect

 

Regarding the capabilities of a factory GL, here are some good videos about those:
We Bought the VERY Last Forgotten Off-Roader!
Mom Car vs Established 4x4: How Does This BORING Mercedes Compare To THE World’s Best!?