Ride Quality and Tire Wear
07-30-2003, 06:27 PM
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1996 C280
Ride Quality and Tire Wear
Has anyone installed an Eibach Sport Spring kit on their C280? I'm tempted to do it, as they're not too expensive, but the last thing I want is for the ride quality to be ruined, or for the tires to wear down excessively fast. I already have Bilstein sport shocks installed, so the ride is stiffer than stock as it is. As for the tires, I would think that as long as I dont have a lot of negative camber or anything they should be fine...yes?
07-31-2003, 06:26 AM
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2008 SLK-280
Yes, it's made by K-Mac of Australia. It's 650 dollars just for the front or rear. Obviously it's not worth it because you could buy 4 sets of tires for a set of camber kits. Again, I don't have any inner tire wear. After 1700 miles all my tires have 9/32 of tread remaining all the way accross. The key to tire wear is make sure you have a good allignment, especially toe. And, rotate your tires every 5 thousand miles. I kept this up with my Kumho Supra 712's and got 32,000 miles out of them. That was a Z rated tire with a treadwear of 280.
