Can You Disable The "Auto Lower Above 80MPH" Feature (ABC Suspension)?
03-07-2009, 04:27 PM
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Can You Disable The "Auto Lower Above 80MPH" Feature (ABC Suspension)?
I installed a new set of wheels and lowered the car with the adjustable links. The problem is, I like it really low when parked, but then at speed it lowers even further causing rubbing issue every once in a while. I think if the damn thing would just stay a constant height, it wouldn't be an issue.
Is there a way to disable that feature with the STAR software or anything else?
Is there a way to disable that feature with the STAR software or anything else?
03-07-2009, 07:44 PM
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The ELM still lowered the car at 60MPH.. The feature is there for aerodynamics, stability and fuel economy. There is no way to disable this with SDS either.
03-07-2009, 09:43 PM
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whoops, guess my understanding was incorrect. thanks oxygen!
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03-21-2009, 04:12 PM
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How did you lower the car? I want to lower mine 2" and am also concerned about the car lowering even further once hitting 80MPH. How much did you lower yours, and is the rubbing a major problem, or something you can live with?
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03-21-2009, 11:33 PM
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If you got money to spend on tires....then no problem for you my friend.
03-22-2009, 01:27 PM
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I used the adjustable links from http://adjustableairride.com
I lowered it about 2" in front and 1.5" in back. I had to extensively roll the rear fenders because I am running a wheel with 4" lips on the back and they have a very aggressive offset. It took a bunch of tinkering with, but now the rear wheels tuck behind the fenders when I hit big dips in the road.
Good luck.
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I lowered it about 2" in front and 1.5" in back. I had to extensively roll the rear fenders because I am running a wheel with 4" lips on the back and they have a very aggressive offset. It took a bunch of tinkering with, but now the rear wheels tuck behind the fenders when I hit big dips in the road.
Good luck.
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03-25-2009, 03:11 PM
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I used the adjustable links from http://adjustableairride.com
I lowered it about 2" in front and 1.5" in back. I had to extensively roll the rear fenders because I am running a wheel with 4" lips on the back and they have a very aggressive offset. It took a bunch of tinkering with, but now the rear wheels tuck behind the fenders when I hit big dips in the road.
Good luck.
GJ
I lowered it about 2" in front and 1.5" in back. I had to extensively roll the rear fenders because I am running a wheel with 4" lips on the back and they have a very aggressive offset. It took a bunch of tinkering with, but now the rear wheels tuck behind the fenders when I hit big dips in the road.
Good luck.
GJ
03-25-2009, 06:09 PM
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It takes about 10 minutes. Very straight forward. Now that I know what the hell I'm doing, I can adjust the rear in about 2 minutes and the front in less than 5. Shoot me a PM if you need help with it.
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03-25-2009, 10:43 PM
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ok, i talked to someone at renntech and they told me with their new remote setup, you can set the height at the 60 or 80mph (whichever one it is, haha) lowering point on an abc-equipped car. they told me they're working on a similar setup for airmatic cars. at least, that's what i understood from the email reply i was sent.
03-25-2009, 10:56 PM
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here is my thread on it and a couple of pics lowered 1" all around https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...ing-links.html
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04-11-2009, 02:18 AM
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oem links
you can buy oem links at the dealer for 50 bucks and it does the same thing. i have a 03 sclass and i got oem links for a cls. a tip from my friend who works at the mbz dealer.
