Tein Basic CO installed, BUT..
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they have no idea what they're talking about then. no coilovers on the w203 should use the springpads. The coilover spring perch act as the spring pads in a sense, therefore you can adjust from stock height to lower.
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2006 C230SS & 2009 E350
Guys,
I'm getting tein coilover installed this weekend. Other than the spring pad in the back, is there anything else I need to be aware of? I just want to make sure I tell the installer. Thanks!
I'm getting tein coilover installed this weekend. Other than the spring pad in the back, is there anything else I need to be aware of? I just want to make sure I tell the installer. Thanks!
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Also, are you running on stock rims or aftermarket?
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I'm looking to have about 1 finger gap front and no gap rear. I'm running 19x8.5 with 233/35/19 and 19x9.5 with 265/30/19. I guess if with the additional 1 finger drop after the springs settled, I'll probably put 2 finger front and 1 finger in the back.
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That being said, what kind of rims are you running and what are the offsets? Just gotta make sure that the wheels are at the proper offsets, so they won't rub on the inside near the spring seats. I had minor problems with it after I started to adjust the dampers on my Super Street's.
Hope that helps and good luck with that.
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06 Granite Grey c230
I had my CO installed couple weeks ago and it is already at the lowest setting on rear, BUT it is still high like stock
...For the front (35 ET) I do not want to use spacers, so that is the best I can get for the front. I could buy and install the spacers on the fronts, but I just do not want to deal with the vibration. It already bothers me big time for having a little vibration by using 3 mm spacers on the rears(38 ET - 3 = 35 ET)
I personally dont tihnk it will lower more. Something is wrong in my opinion.
Also, I have this knocking sound after the COs are on car. it's not really noticeable but kind of bothers me tho. I came back to the local shop who installed my COs and the mechanic told me that the sound was normal for the breaking in period. I guess we'll see.[/QUOTE]
I had this same knocking problem after i went over a single bump. It was not installed properly so I went back and they spend hours fixing it (switiching sides with the coilovers, etc) and they finally fixed it. I was pissed they should have dont it right from the beginning.
I would go back to the mechanic and show him pictures of our cars on lowest settings and tell him we have no knocking noise and to fix it.
...For the front (35 ET) I do not want to use spacers, so that is the best I can get for the front. I could buy and install the spacers on the fronts, but I just do not want to deal with the vibration. It already bothers me big time for having a little vibration by using 3 mm spacers on the rears(38 ET - 3 = 35 ET)I personally dont tihnk it will lower more. Something is wrong in my opinion.
Also, I have this knocking sound after the COs are on car. it's not really noticeable but kind of bothers me tho. I came back to the local shop who installed my COs and the mechanic told me that the sound was normal for the breaking in period. I guess we'll see.[/QUOTE]
I had this same knocking problem after i went over a single bump. It was not installed properly so I went back and they spend hours fixing it (switiching sides with the coilovers, etc) and they finally fixed it. I was pissed they should have dont it right from the beginning.
I would go back to the mechanic and show him pictures of our cars on lowest settings and tell him we have no knocking noise and to fix it.
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I had my CO installed couple weeks ago and it is already at the lowest setting on rear, BUT it is still high like stock...For the front (35 ET) I do not want to use spacers, so that is the best I can get for the front. I could buy and install the spacers on the fronts, but I just do not want to deal with the vibration. It already bothers me big time for having a little vibration by using 3 mm spacers on the rears(38 ET - 3 = 35 ET)
I personally dont tihnk it will lower more. Something is wrong in my opinion.
Also, I have this knocking sound after the COs are on car. it's not really noticeable but kind of bothers me tho. I came back to the local shop who installed my COs and the mechanic told me that the sound was normal for the breaking in period. I guess we'll see.
...For the front (35 ET) I do not want to use spacers, so that is the best I can get for the front. I could buy and install the spacers on the fronts, but I just do not want to deal with the vibration. It already bothers me big time for having a little vibration by using 3 mm spacers on the rears(38 ET - 3 = 35 ET)I personally dont tihnk it will lower more. Something is wrong in my opinion.
Also, I have this knocking sound after the COs are on car. it's not really noticeable but kind of bothers me tho. I came back to the local shop who installed my COs and the mechanic told me that the sound was normal for the breaking in period. I guess we'll see.
I have h&r 10mm spacer now and no vibration. As long as the spacer is hub centric, you'l b okay. I'll keep an eye on the knocking noise.
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W206 PHEV AMG
I had my CO installed couple weeks ago and it is already at the lowest setting on rear, BUT it is still high like stock...For the front (35 ET) I do not want to use spacers, so that is the best I can get for the front. I could buy and install the spacers on the fronts, but I just do not want to deal with the vibration. It already bothers me big time for having a little vibration by using 3 mm spacers on the rears(38 ET - 3 = 35 ET)
I personally dont tihnk it will lower more. Something is wrong in my opinion.
Also, I have this knocking sound after the COs are on car. it's not really noticeable but kind of bothers me tho. I came back to the local shop who installed my COs and the mechanic told me that the sound was normal for the breaking in period. I guess we'll see.
...For the front (35 ET) I do not want to use spacers, so that is the best I can get for the front. I could buy and install the spacers on the fronts, but I just do not want to deal with the vibration. It already bothers me big time for having a little vibration by using 3 mm spacers on the rears(38 ET - 3 = 35 ET)I personally dont tihnk it will lower more. Something is wrong in my opinion.
Also, I have this knocking sound after the COs are on car. it's not really noticeable but kind of bothers me tho. I came back to the local shop who installed my COs and the mechanic told me that the sound was normal for the breaking in period. I guess we'll see.
I would go back to the mechanic and show him pictures of our cars on lowest settings and tell him we have no knocking noise and to fix it.[/QUOTE]
100% chance he has left the spring pads in there for the rear.
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Wow! This is news to me about the spring pads as well!! My friend and I installed the Tein COs a few months ago at kept it at the lowest settings; I've been pretty happy with it so far, but I'm in the process of scheduling to raise it up a few inches. Either way, I believe we left the spring pads IN during the install - I don't necessarily hear any thumping or noises so I had assumed everything was ok. Now after reading this thread for the 3rd time I'm a little concerned; 1) are there any damages that may have arisen from leaving the spring pad in that I am not aware/or can visually see? 2) without the spring pads, I will need to adjust the CO considerably higher to account for the spring pad difference; 3) isn't the top of the rear CO's just a screw that bolts up through the frame? Without a spring bad, what's going to stop it up there? Sorry for the ignorance of the last question. Any pics from someone's car at this junction would be greatly, greatly appreciated before I start this tomorrow night.
