i had nothing to do so... i painted
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that has more to do with how big your rims are rather than how high your suspension is. lowering springs, coilovers, shocks&springs combo are all stiffer than your typical stock setup, so hitting a pothole on the road with out without lowered suspension are all the same. You just feels it more because the suspension is stiffer/firmer. the stiffer suspension has shorter travel than those stock suspensions. the none lowered suspension wouldn't take any less of a impact than those lowered ones do.
bigger rims on the other hand makes a huge difference as there are less side wall to protect the rim vs smaller rims. hitting a fair size pothole with 16" wheel and 19" wheel makes a huge difference. one that you wouldn't damage the 16" you'd probably destroy the 19". That why I always feel
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i.e. two W203 both with 19" wheels one lowered and one without are not going to make any difference when they hit a large enough pothole that would damage the wheels.
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Lowering your car to a height like that makes sense! It's the guys with their tires tucked inside the fenders that I'm not a fan of. To me, it makes it look like something is wrong with the car, but I understand a lot of people think it looks cool.
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Nowhere ...Fast
and yes c320's are much higher when stock...