03c320

Anyone have any ideas?

tiga88

i think 19x8,5 with final offset 17 (32-15spacers) is too low, moreover if u are low as mine.
or other possibility is ur springs to soft maybe, have to change to sport springs.
or what is ur tyre spec, already use both 215 and 225/35/19.
the 225 its to wide especially for me, it rubs against the fender -___-

now mine is 19x8,5 et20 with 215/35/19, runs free whatsoever with that kinda height

03c320

Yea I have 8k springs up front and if its to low it would hit fender not spring. Im not having fender issues its not insanely low. But I think a 215 35 would help out. I have 225 35 on it now. My fenders are rolled and pulled.

michael.d.cano

there's a lot of clean vehicles in this thread. I hope to one day get on that level. for now i'm stock :/

greekspec2

previous rears were 19x10.5 245/30/19


here's mine.....after the rebuild
19x9et19 3" stainless lips
19x10et22 4.5" stainless lips
215/35/19/225/35/19
KW V1 coilover struts w/H&R springs

tiga88

Working on new shoes, 18inches oz opera 8,5-10 running on 205-215/40/18, et35-30 with spacers, final et10 all around.

TTR

Hey guys. I've got an 01 C240, put some H&R lowering springs on it. I've heard that with lowering springs on OEM struts, it will wear them out faster. How do I tell when they need replacing and at that point what would you guys recommend to match with those springs.

Many thanks,
Trevor

TTR

Anybody...?

phister

yes they'll wear out faster because you're not allowing the strut to fully travel anymore so its always on a load which will wear it out quicker. You'll know its dead when your rebound on the struts doesnt rebound like it should. it'll feel like a boat riding on waves instead of rebounding back to its position. What you can do is push down on a corner of the car and the car should rebound back its position without bouncing a couple of times or you'll hear it knock.

tommy

They need replacing as soon as you can. Not really for safety reasons, but because the setup is just lousy and neither the springs nor the struts are operating how they should. Unless money's tight or you want to wait for the Canadian thaw, of course.

TTR

Kk thx guys. Still debating between Koni Yellows struts or just replacing everything with the H&R sport cup kit.

TTR

And now I'm thinking if I'm gonna spend money on suspension should I just go with coilovers?

phister

I say go with BC and call it a day lol still now issues with mine and all my buddies have them on their other rides now.

shanes_gli

hey azn.ttr, do you have a better picture of the front wheel gap with the h&r springs? your spring set lowers 1.4f 1.3b and the springs they have for the 4matics now say 1.3f 1.2b and i have stock ss springs so do you guys think i will at least get 1inch lower in the front? also i am stock 17"s with 235/45/17 but want to go to 18"s or 19"s so that should help with gap right? I dont want coil over low but maybe 2finger in front low lol anybody chime in.

TTR

Have a look through my thread. Should have some pictures in there. Though mine is a 2001 and they had a really odd uneven setup. The front was like 4x4 and the rear was almost tucked stock.

TTR

Lol sorry what's BC?

tommy

Surprisingly, it's BC coilovers. They're at www.bcracing-na.com. I've seen very good reviews of their setups.

Stuka Bomber

Nothing for 4matics though

H&R with konis it is!

BlkBenz8

Can H&R street coilovers take other brand struts?

phister

are you asking if the coils can go on other coilovers?

rocafel1a

For those who are currently running H&R coilovers, I need some advice on fitment:

My current setup is:
235/35/19 Falken FK452 (front)
265/30/19 Hankook V12 (rear)
19" MRR GT-1 with 35mm offset

If I want to run H&R coilovers, would they clear my brakes? Reason I ask if they don't then I would need hubcentric spacers, which means I would have to roll/pull fenders and grind the tabs. This route would cost me $1200 on just parts alone.

My other route would just be to stick with my H&R springs and replace my OEM shocks with bilstein B8's. This would cost me ~$800 on parts.

Any suggestions? I have about 75k miles on the car fyi.

TTR

Ended up getting KW V1's for my car. Absolutely loving them. Had to get 10mm spacers for the front though.

cruising c230

just lowered my c230 on bc racing coilovers an inch from maxing the front out. my problem is I can barely turn the car anymore. I have about half the turning radius i had before. I havent got an alignment yet but i feel i should have much more turning radius than what im having right now. I just dont want to waist the money on an alignment for the steering to still be messed up then have to get another alignment. Im afraid i installed the top hats wrong , but there is no griding or clunking so I really have no idea. Just wanted to see if yall went through the same thing im going through or any advice to possibly fix my problem.

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Here is my c230 SS 6spd in Orion Blue. Lowered on KW V1 thanks to Greekspec2, sitting on 18x9 all around et38 Avant Garde M220 and Kumho Ecsta 215/35/18 tires. Spaced out.

FreshVibes

Man that looks great! Curious to know what size spacers you're running! Any rear shots? Would love to see the rear fitment!