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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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wearing eibach pro-kit lowering suspension on w203 and its about 1.2 inch of gap with 17" rims, will it be reduced if i switch to 19" ?
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Old Aug 15, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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wearing eibach pro-kit lowering suspension on w203 and its about 1.2 inch of gap with 17" rims, will it be reduced if i switch to 19" ?
Very little. Nothing with the suspension will change. The over all diameter of the 19 wheel/tire combo may be a tiny bit bigger, but it won't be enough to really change the gap very much. The bigger wheel/less side-wall may give the impression of filling up the wheel well a bit more, however.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Very little. Nothing with the suspension will change. The over all diameter of the 19 wheel/tire combo may be a tiny bit bigger, but it won't be enough to really change the gap very much. The bigger wheel/less side-wall may give the impression of filling up the wheel well a bit more, however.
Or, you can go larger wheels and taller profile which would give you a larger overall diameter. This will decrease the gap BUT, change your gearing. I would not recommend doing this.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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check out trekman's c32, we ride the same springs (eibach pro kit) but he's wearing 19in bremma while i have 17" amg -> his one looks lowerer
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by LightDragon
check out trekman's c32, we ride the same springs (eibach pro kit) but he's wearing 19in bremma while i have 17" amg -> his one looks lowerer
thats because hes sitting on bigger rims then you of course its going to look different.. 2 good inchs + tire
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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yes but im wearing 225/45/r17 in contrast with 225/35/r19 isnt it the same diameter ?
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LightDragon
yes but im wearing 225/45/r17 in contrast with 225/35/r19 isnt it the same diameter ?
Not quite but it's close. It's not nearly what the sizes "imply" the difference would be. Your diameter is 24.97" vs his of 25.20".
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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i mean, between a 17 245 and 19 235, how much bigger would be ?
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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alright matt, so he gains 1 inch, leaving only 0.2 gap ! it looks an amazing drop
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It's a gain in overall diameter of less than a quarter of an inch.
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we are riding the same rims matt, u have the amg suspension while im wearing eibach pro kit, ur drop on the picture looks hot but i think its due to the resolution, tell me really , is it about 2 fingers gap ?
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we are riding the same rims matt, u have the amg suspension while im wearing eibach pro kit, ur drop on the picture looks hot but i think its due to the resolution, tell me really , is it about 2 fingers gap ?
Uh.. I don't know. I've never actually tried measuring it. I will when I go down to it later, though. By AMG suspension, you mean the factory suspension, right? Cause my car has the regular suspension that came on it from the factory. No drop.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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hmm it makes me wonder mate, is it the amg suspension or the avantgarde...
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look at the elegance model for example, its tooooo ugly with all that gap
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I don't know about those models.. here in the USA it was Sport or non-Sport. All 2005-2007 C230s were Sport models wearing AMG-styling touches.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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here u are with pics !!

in europe matt there are currently 3 model types/categories:
classic elegance and avantgarde

leave the classic outside, its a shame for benz

lets go for sport and elegance , ive posted 2 pictures, the 1st one is the one u own i think and the second one is the elegance model , look at the drop-lowering
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Matt have u checked it out ? also check the height of ur car and tell me , i think it'd be at about 1.2 in
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btw, is there any possibility to drop the car even lower with my current eibach pro kit ? its about 1.2 inch height
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