W124 build
W124 build
I am not arguing if they fit in, but rather that they are not correct. They have room to move up top and at the bottom. This will allow the spring to dance around in an oval and also allow the spring be off to one side. Look up high speed video of a spring in action. They are really moving around a lot and now imagine they were not being held in position at the top and bottom.
Do what you want but I would prefer to have it be correct.