suggashane410

i heard about some sort of module i can get for around 1000 that over rides the air ride..is there any more ways i can lower it?

PlatinumEdition

pics of your ride?

shellshock

https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...-drop-car.html

Safe, cheap, and easy. Easily reversed as well. I lowered mine in about 30 minutes. I didn't replace the front bolt as I didn't go super low. (1 inch or so)

suggashane410

can i get some info on going about this???how do i do this any diagrams??thank you so much! will the camber be off if i do lower it? will my tires wear faster?

Quadcammer

with 22 inch rims, its a lost cause

socalsounds

Uhhhh... I guess I'd have to ask why on earth you'd want to put 22" rims on an S-Class, but it sounds like you're set on it. That being said, I'll tell you that you've picked the wrong suspension set-up for such a no-doubt fabulous display of bling.

Your lower ball joints and links (already weak when paired with only 18" AMG rims) will punish you with creeaaaakkks and squeeeaaaaks within months, letting you know that yet another $300 visit to the indy (or $500 at the dealer) is due! Be prepared for multiple replacements.

Also, speedometer, ESP and other rather critical functions will be non-calibrated. Well, good luck anyway.

tusabes

Stick with 20s.... 22s will just make it look ghetto with most rims. There are a very few # of rims that look good in 22s on these cars.

Also you usually need to RAISE a car to fit 22s, not lower it. So be sure to test fit them before lowering

suggashane410

well thank you all for your input but i like the bling look and i dont know if 20's will look to small on it..how much can i lower with 20's? i want a 3 piece wheel also

tusabes

with 20s you can do a nice drop, look at the picture thread at the top of this forum , here are some nice ones dropped on 20s
https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w...thread-39.html

on 22s you arent going to be able to get that tucked/dropped look, you are going to look like a scraper or donk. Which is fine if you hang out in the ghetto trying to talk like a rapper, but looks stupid everywhere else

cameraman123

Like OliverK said, 22"s and lowered are a lost cause.

Just curious, if you were to upgrade to 18"s or 19"s, could you recalibrate the speedometer, odometer, etc?

tusabes

As long as you pick a tire size of the same diameter as stock , you dont need to recalibrate anything. Its not the wheel size that affects it, its the diameter of the tire.

Since most 18s and 19s have skinny sidewalls, the overall diameter is about the same as the factory setup.


One easy way to compare is to go to tirerack.com, see what the diameter of the factory tire size was, then look at the diameters of various 18s and 19s to see which ones most closely match

suggashane410

wow those cars look really good with 20s!! u guys just made me make my choise thanks for the help..but what about the module that overrides the air ride? where can i get 1

tusabes

search ebay or this forum for

mercedes lowering module

Those will cost about $1400 new or about $700 used. Plus installation.

Personally I would recommend the washers method linked above. Even if you have a shop do it , it should cost under $200.

ebolick

If i redid my set up i would have went with 20's and done the washer lowering job like it did. never had a problem and was very cheap DIY