C43 Suspension issues
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99 C43 ///AMG
C43 Suspension issues
Hey everyone,
I have a 99 C43 with about 150,000kms on it mint. Last year I replaced the stock springs to the OEM euro springs to bring the height down.
Lately the suspension has gotten very harsh (probably not due to the springs as it was ok before) and when going over certain bumps the car tends to skip to the right! Kind of feels like sliding to the right.
I also noticed my rear passenger tires has quickly started to wear on the inner edge.
Is it my shocks? Control arms? Before I bring it to the shop....
Thanks
I have a 99 C43 with about 150,000kms on it mint. Last year I replaced the stock springs to the OEM euro springs to bring the height down.
Lately the suspension has gotten very harsh (probably not due to the springs as it was ok before) and when going over certain bumps the car tends to skip to the right! Kind of feels like sliding to the right.
I also noticed my rear passenger tires has quickly started to wear on the inner edge.
Is it my shocks? Control arms? Before I bring it to the shop....
Thanks
#2
do you caress speedbumps or do you violently go over them?
speedbumps is a killer for any suspension.
stock shox are very stiff, now that you have the euro settings with springs your car is even more stiff than before.
about your rear tires, is it only one tire getting bald on innerside?
something might be out of whack if only one tire is getting worn, both tires should wear evenly on innersides.
you should get adjustable camber arms when you put new tires on, camber arms will prolong tire life and get you better tire wear across the whole tread.
you should have your car checked out there might be something going on with your suspension?
speedbumps is a killer for any suspension.
stock shox are very stiff, now that you have the euro settings with springs your car is even more stiff than before.
about your rear tires, is it only one tire getting bald on innerside?
something might be out of whack if only one tire is getting worn, both tires should wear evenly on innersides.
you should get adjustable camber arms when you put new tires on, camber arms will prolong tire life and get you better tire wear across the whole tread.
you should have your car checked out there might be something going on with your suspension?
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as kowalski said, suspension geometry can get very complicated. it could be a number of things and could be completely unrelated to your spring swap or entirely to do with the spring swap
a decent shop with a good alignment guy should be able to easily diagnose it.
a decent shop with a good alignment guy should be able to easily diagnose it.