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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 03:09 AM
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Springs/coilovers/dropping the car

Hi everyone, I was wondering what i can do to my car to lower it, and give it a nice drop where it is really lowered but at the same time wont mess up my ride nor void warranty.

Since you guys have experience.. what is the best way to do it? Best brand and which is worth the most for your money.


You guys are the pro's. Let me Know Wassup. Thanks.

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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 06:41 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 02:04 PM
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oh i see, i see...the thing is ive searched and cant really seem to find a good answer. So i thought is houdl just post here and see what results come up.

Ive seen alot of W203's dropped...but which will give me a better drop for a better price.

Im going insane here.lol...


Also if anyone is looking to sell their springs/shocks etc...pm me

Thanks.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 07C63AMG
oh i see, i see...the thing is ive searched and cant really seem to find a good answer. So i thought is houdl just post here and see what results come up.

Ive seen alot of W203's dropped...but which will give me a better drop for a better price.

Im going insane here.lol...


Also if anyone is looking to sell their springs/shocks etc...pm me

Thanks.
I am not sure if any suspension company came out with an application for c63 yet.

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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CarLAB
I am not sure if any suspension company came out with an application for c63 yet.

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i dont think he has a c63




i like the TEIN basics. they are cheap (only $800), and you can adjust the ride height to perfection
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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is the c63 even out yet lol, if not i think darwin was being sarcastic ...hahaha
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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loll...i wishh i had a c63....


RLEE do you have tien basics on your car?
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 07C63AMG
loll...i wishh i had a c63....


RLEE do you have tien basics on your car?
I'm a huge KW fan - they've always been reliable. Some C320s with the basics report "sagging" issues where the car REMAINS dumped even on the highest setting. I met with some of the reps at SEMA (basically made them aware of some 'issues') and they were willing to correct any problems by sending them lot#s, etc.

The TEINs are good bang for the buck, no doubt, - but I've been spoiled .
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teins are good enough for just daily driving. there's no point in getting adjustable dampening if you're not tracking the car....i mean c'mon how often are you going to take a hard turn in city streets?!?! so it all depends on your driving style.

you can get h&r springs and koni struts.....h&r cup kit....tein basic coilovers....passing up the 1k mark are tein ss coilivers, kw coilovers, bilstein coilovers, and h&r coilovers.
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Originally Posted by 07C63AMG
loll...i wishh i had a c63....


RLEE do you have tien basics on your car?
yeah, i have the basics.
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too much bumps around, don't want to make myself a hardtime driving it
but it does look good when its lowered
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