FrankW

I have to disagree

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 to those that say they don't want to lower the car because of potholes yet they still put on some 18-19" wheels that are more prone to damage because of the potholes.

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.

krisv420

i rarely see pot holes.. hehe its the flying rocks that get me

acr2001

Couldn't agree more when it comes to wheels. I don't think 19" wheels would last a month on Staten Island.

eesjunin

here is mine lowered with Teins....just to give you some ideas:

LILBENZ230

ees - your car is lowered? My C230 is lower in the front than your's and about the same in the back and my car is 100% stock.

krisv420

Looks a lot lower... he has the c320 not the c230

LILBENZ230

I see now that despite the rims and AMG bumper, his car is the 02 models which rode a lot higher than the 05+ from the factory.

acr2001

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.

krisv420

But you gotta admit its not sticking out like on the mexican cars

LILBENZ230

On the "mexican cars"?

Modifying cars has nothing to do with nationality of the driver - it's irrelevant. I'm sure we have Latino members here that would take offense to such a broad generalization.

krisv420

You know how many mexican friends i have that i make fun of that don't care hahaha.. Its like living in LA

eesjunin

Yup...i didnt want to be too low...it looks perfect in my opinion...
and yes c320's are much higher when stock...