dp20

hello everyone...quick question

just lowered my w203 with H&R springs sitting on some 19inch Lorinsers...

im rubbing a bit on the rear when i hit dips and when someone sits in the back...

i know i cant raise my rear because i dont have coilovers, (which if i had to do over, i would spend the extra cash and save the drama) but has anyone ever used this product

http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/MRG1287.htm

i dont know what else to do or is this something that everyone deals with when lowering their car...

and the funny thing is i only rub on one side...the passengers side...

the guys at HMS said my bumper is not aligned correctly...i can account for that because a few months ago someone hit me on that side...

any suggestions besides the coilovers?

thanks for your help...

Milkm4n

buy the oem rubber pads there's like 5 different one's i think 1-5 search for em

glocati

dp20, Welcome and post a pic or two when ya get a chance. Anyhow, some have successfully done a bit of fender well lining trimming- or rolled the fenders depending on where it's rubbing.

Also, of note, is that the rear springs have a rubber pad that sits on top of the spring..benz sourced 4 different thickeness depending on how your car was optioned. If you don't have a #4 pad which is the thickest, then you may try going with a thicker pad that will slightly raise your rear. The pads range from something like 6mm 10 mm 14 mm 18mm.

Are you rubbing on the inner or outer wheel well? Also, what size rear tires are you running??

Greg

dp20

ok...the guy said the car is sitting at the thickest pad...whatever that means

they did cut out and roll the fenders i believe

because the bumper is misaligned, i think im rubbing on the outside

the drivers side wheel is perfectly inside the wheel well and my inder finger can go around the tire with ease, with the passenger side, my finger is really tight inside the well

its really weird and a big difference to me...

so i guess those pads from the link i posted arent of any use?

i'll try to post some pics as i am still trying to learn how to use this site

dp20

and the size tires are 265/30/19 for the rear 9.5

nrg_mike

The stretched tire should be ok in the wheel well. If you were hit, I highly suggest getting things re-aligned and that includes your wheel alignment.
I curbed a wheel and it started the same issues until alignment was corrected.

dp20

actually just got an alignment and the rubbing went away slightly

i dont want any rubbing at all...thats why im trying to fix this issue

guess im just stuck...searching the site for those pads that someone suggested

FrankW

I do have a few reason as to why one side of your rear is rubbing and another is not.

1. I would guess that the side that is lower the shock absorber is done for. there's no good way to test it, but basically press down on the right side of the trunk and then on the left. "feel" the difference between the two and since you have a 2002 if it does have a lot of miles on it you might want to change out the shocks regardless.

2. keep in mind that w203 tend to be different depending on each car that the suspension track is never centered. hard to tell on stock, but once you have lowered and put bigger wheels on it. I've noticed this on almost every modded w203 including mine. it's why sometimes someone has issue with rubbing on the driver side and another has issue on the passenger side.

3. you want to trim/cut out those tabs probably completely. rear tires rarely rubs on the actual fender on the 203.

kcheng86

i have same problem, but with coilovers.

dp20

upon installing the h&r's, i replaced both rear shocks

guess i'll try these in the mean time

http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/MRG1287.htm

hieracity

Blah, my passenger side rubs too when I make hard turn (and i mean hard turns...lol). But if there is a person sitting in the front passenger, it will rub if take the turn a bit aggressively (when im making right turns). Oh and if a person is sitting in the back....

Coupe for two ppl only ...lol

Oh, I have coilovers, FYI

FrankW

if you already replaced the shocks then it's gotta be #2. which the rear sub frame is slightly aligned more to the side that's rubbing. a few mm is enough to cause all your rubbing issue.

what you can do is trim a lot of stuff inside the bumper off.

FrankW

rubbing on the inside or on the outside? and have you trimmed/shaved some of the plastic/metal material inside the bumper where it meets the rear quarter panel?

timmynabenz

what kind of wheels do you have?

some wheels just fit horribly, i have a friend who bought brand new wheels that stick out an inch farther on one side

hieracity

I believe its the outside. And I don't think i have shaved any of the plastic or metal. I don't think my tires get cut when they rub though, which is good.

I have the amg wheels. They should fit fine im guessing. lol

timmynabenz

yeah they should, if its off by a whole inch, you might want to start with having your bumper realigned

tghen of course the usual, bigger pads, roll your fenders, smaller tires profile and width.. etc

hieracity

Fender are already rolled. What do you mean by bigger pads?

timmynabenz

the rubber shim pads/spring pads i dont remember their actual name

Cruel-Merc

i have the same problem , the front driver side wheel is misaligned , wheel is almost touching the inner fender while on the passenger side the tires is tight inside the well , checked the bumper and fenders they are aligned perfectly , to make things more worse, wheel rubbing when turning to the left only on the drivers side.