W203/CL203 Suspension (Shocks/Springs/Sway Bars) Discussion/Upgrade Thread
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Yeah, the needles with the knobs on top feed into the piston to adjust the damping.
Ksports suck *****. Theyre very poor quality and have a reputation for having all sorts problems.
This is something that happened to a guy while tracking his car.
Ksports suck *****. Theyre very poor quality and have a reputation for having all sorts problems.
This is something that happened to a guy while tracking his car.
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have any coupes 02-04 on here gone from stock suspension to 2005 stock sport suspension?
i'm hoping to find a definite answer rather than a speculation on whether this will close the fender gap in the front or not. (at least an inch?)
thankssss
i'm hoping to find a definite answer rather than a speculation on whether this will close the fender gap in the front or not. (at least an inch?)
thankssss
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Springs or what???
Im looking to get some lowering springs and ive found a couple companies that have them. I dont want to spend too much and my questions are, will it be a low enough drop? Will the ride be a lot worse? Ive heard you need to replace shocks also is this true?
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get tein springs, the drop is perfect.
take a look at this before/after pic.
the ride is fine, similar to stock
the stock shocks will wear down with time but u do not need to change them until they do
take a look at this before/after pic.
the ride is fine, similar to stock
the stock shocks will wear down with time but u do not need to change them until they do
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get TEIN SS coilovers. that way, you can adjust ride height, ride quality and you dont need to buy new shocks.
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buy springs now for 200-300...
u'll end up gettin' new shocks after a while...
might as well get TEIN Basic now and save on labor...
total cost will be about the same...
u'll end up gettin' new shocks after a while...
might as well get TEIN Basic now and save on labor...
total cost will be about the same...
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STFF and see what happened to those who bought springs only at the beginning... do a research and look long term... get coilover when u saved up enuf... or at least spring/shock combo...
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six months later he'll have saved up the money for like the uberest super performance +15hp coilovers
