fran6co

Why is my 2002 c 240 classic is 2 inches higher in the front versus the back,60 000 km is tha normal ??

Glyn M Ruck

Where are you? Some markets had different suspension settings?

Here is my C240 Elegance at 63,000Km on stock suspension. The car should be nose down. I don't know where you are measuring. Front wheel arches are higher than rear.









Sorry - these pics are not perfect for what you are trying to see but will give you an idea. It would be interesting to know what size rear spring pads are fitted on your car.

Silver C

How and where did you measure those difference?

fran6co

Im from montreal...i mesure from the floor to the arches,the gap from the top off the tire to the arche is different to.

picture tomorrow

anonymousmoose

Slightly off topic.
Your car looks great Glyn. I like how you kept her pretty standard yet added the after-market (AMG?) wheels. Very classy!

Glyn M Ruck

Thanks anon. Yes - I like subtle.

I spec'ed her the way I wanted her new. Here we can tick the box with the plant close by. I ordered her with the BiX, heated light washers & clear fogs, Parktronic, full leather, CD changer, mud flaps etc.etc.

All I have done over standard is: 235/45/17 tyres intead of 205's. Replica AMG split rims & updated mirror repeaters.

anonymousmoose

Super nice. I respect and enjoy reading about the Mods here, I personally prefer a Mercedes spec'd car myself. Yours is very nice.

I am fortunate the previous owner spec'd my car with petty much the same specs yours is. Yet I think most came with the sports upgrade. The one thing I would have wished for would be the seat upgrades to include full electric adjustment with memory and heating. Yet it's not necessary, just would be nice. I have not seen many C class with the seat options. Perhaps it's very expensive. I've heard if you option them fully, your taking E class money and people might just go for the bigger car.

OneOfaKindTrini

glyn your car is super clean for a 03.

phister

glyn always keeps his car looking like its fresh off the lot.

Jp's_C230k_W203

I know. I was thinking the same thing myself. Glyn's car looks so fresh!

GotDaBenz

Since the front arches are much higher than the rear you are getting a false measurement. You have to measure to a standard point. You don't measure by the gap either.

Glyn M Ruck

Measure under the car from the jacking points to the ground.

OneOfaKindTrini

I've never seen a w203 with those mudflaps..

Glyn M Ruck

They are genuine Benz. Made in Germany. Available for all skirt styles. A must in SA if you want any paint left.

alpinweiss

The ride height of a car is normally measured from the top of the fender arch to the bottom of the wheel rim. This negates any effects of varying tire sizes, or tires that are underinflated/overinflated. It is only good for measurement comparisons of side-to-side, not front-to-rear.

alpinweiss

Very pretty car. Now about that steering wheel on the wrong side........

eesjunin

I got pics of my car's gaps..and the front gap has always been much bigger ( this is lowered with Teins)

fran6co

Ok there's mine now.....

eesjunin ,what is your drop front end back ?

Boom vang

saves your pants from the icebergs that hang from the rocker panels here in canada not to mention saves from the stone and salt chipping from all that they dump on our roads to get us through the winter

eesjunin

I believe it was 1.5 front and 1.2" rear...C320's have a higher original stance that any other C:s...

fran6co

thats the picture with the wheels....so the best is going with a drop bigger on the front like 2'' front and 1 '' back

eesjunin

I think if you want something other than a static drop go with the adjustable ones..with those you can set any height you want...

Glyn M Ruck

This looks like one of the early NA cars that had the nose set high for pedestrian safety reasons. Your rear looks fine to me. Your nose is too high for stock (versus newer NA cars). Some suspension settling does take place but I don't think your car has a fault.

There are no front perch pads on a W203 like other Benz models so your choice is to raise the rear with a thicker perch pad - not a good idea. Or change springs to achieve your desired height.

fran6co

can i drop just the front ?

Glyn M Ruck

Yes you can - and as a bonus that would get the aerodynamics right.