Help.. I can't lower my 4-matic
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C 240 4-matic wagon
Help.. I can't lower my 4-matic
My car is in the shop, and I just found out no one makes springs or coilovers for my c240 4-matic . Can anyone here help.please ? I called H&R, renntech, and eibach(tireracks web site is wrong, i bought those already) Thanks 
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Originally Posted by catwalk
My car is in the shop, and I just found out no one makes springs or coilovers for my c240 4-matic . Can anyone here help.please ? I called H&R, renntech, and eibach(tireracks web site is wrong, i bought those already) Thanks
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i would leave the springs alone, it's got a unique suspension
it's a 4MATIC
error messages will pop up in the instrument cluster
I don't think you could lower your car if you have 4MATIC. I have asked a few places to get my C240 4MATIC lowered, but they said 4MATICs have different suspensions from the 2WD C-class and they didn't have the suspension to get the car lowered. If you have airmatic in your E-class, I believe you could lower it using star diagnose (although not much).
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it's a 4MATIC
error messages will pop up in the instrument cluster
Originally Posted by reindhar7
I don't think you could lower your car if you have 4MATIC. I have asked a few places to get my C240 4MATIC lowered, but they said 4MATICs have different suspensions from the 2WD C-class and they didn't have the suspension to get the car lowered. If you have airmatic in your E-class, I believe you could lower it using star diagnose (although not much).
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Most people lift 4x4's. Do they have a lift kit for it? Then you can put some 35" swamp tires and be the talk of the town. You can always do it the old fashioned way, cut the springs.
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correct me if I am wrong, a 4-matic is a 4 wheel drive, how is the suspension any different from the std 2WD? They should be the same no? I am just guessing those manufacturers do not have their parts listed for 4matics becoz they are not as common. They should be the same as long as they are for W203...ok someone confirm this for the poor guy.
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C 240 4-matic wagon
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on a 2 wheel drive the front springs have the same outside diameter from top 2 bottom, 4-matic spings are shaped more like a football lets say 3" on the top and bottom and 5" in the middle.
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Originally Posted by catwalk
on a 2 wheel drive the front springs have the same outside diameter from top 2 bottom, 4-matic spings are shaped more like a football lets say 3" on the top and bottom and 5" in the middle.
Yes, and four wheel burn-outs is usually not one of the reasons people buy 4-matic cars (esp. C240's)..
Point being is why get a car specifically designed for use in all-weather situations and basically defeat one of it's main features by making the car lower thus making the car less capable in snow ?
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C 240 4-matic wagon
I'm not driving the car in a foot of snow! just looking for some info on springs but thanks for the extra comments.
Point being is why get a car specifically designed for use in all-weather situations and basically defeat one of it's main features by making the car lower thus making the car less capable in snow ?[/QUOTE]
Point being is why get a car specifically designed for use in all-weather situations and basically defeat one of it's main features by making the car lower thus making the car less capable in snow ?
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You probably won't find any springs for the car. I'm betting that very few people with 4matic would actually want to lower their car. Thus no companies would produce 4matic springs because there is no demand for them. You might be able to lower it a bit through the mb computer...
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Originally Posted by catwalk
just looking for some info on springs but thanks for the extra comments.
Well it looks like you already checked out the obvious so the next set would have to be a custom job.
I also just noticed in your description that it is not only a C240 4-matic it's a C240 4-matic wagon ...my condolences...
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Originally Posted by r3v1ls
You might be able to lower it a bit through the mb computer...
no...doesn't the computer only come into play for lowering in Airmatic-type suspension's that I believe are not available on the C-class model line ??
His only opinion, and I'm not even sure if the 4-matic's have them, is to change out spring pads to the thinnest diameter. Won't be much of a drop though..
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Well.. I am not sure if same thing applies to W203 4 Matic, but one of my friends got his W210 4 Matic lowered with Brabus springs and had no error sign or anything.. You might want to check with Brabus.. Good luck!
