Coilover or tire question..not sure..
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Vancouver, BC
c320
Coilover or tire question..not sure..
Hi all,
I've had Tein Basic coilovers on for about a year. What I do notice when I compare my car to pictures of other members' cars with the same set up is that the rear of my c320 looks higher.
I only have a one finger gap all around, front and back. I'm running 265/35/18 in the rear and 225/40/18 in the front. Will it look better once I put 235's in the front and raise it 1/2 an inch?
Or has it something to do with my Teins? I'm sure my car would handle better if my rear was lower.
A little confused..
Thanks
I've had Tein Basic coilovers on for about a year. What I do notice when I compare my car to pictures of other members' cars with the same set up is that the rear of my c320 looks higher.
I only have a one finger gap all around, front and back. I'm running 265/35/18 in the rear and 225/40/18 in the front. Will it look better once I put 235's in the front and raise it 1/2 an inch?
Or has it something to do with my Teins? I'm sure my car would handle better if my rear was lower.
A little confused..
Thanks
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: San Francisco
2009 SLK 55 AMG
Our cars are supposed to be lower in the front than it is the back.
For our cars, after a drop... it generally looks a lot lower in the rear than it does the front because of the wheel cutouts. So I actually have no idea how it's possible you feel that your rear is too high
For our cars, after a drop... it generally looks a lot lower in the rear than it does the front because of the wheel cutouts. So I actually have no idea how it's possible you feel that your rear is too high
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Joined: Jun 2005
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From: So. Cal.
'02 C320 Wagon, '78 308 GTS, '06 Highlander Hybrid
The stock tire/wheel diameter is right around 25". With the tire sizes you stated the rears are slightly larger than the fronts (25.3 vs 25.1). I doubt you can visually see the difference here though. If you have adjustable coilovers, then you should be able to lower the rear to whatever your desired height is. Keep in mind that you "ideally" want to have corner scales so that you can optimize your corner weights.
Henry
Henry
