W203/CL203 STANCE/SUSPENSION/FITMENT THREAD
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1994 c180 Sold; 2001 c200 Sold; 2001 c240; 2010 e300; 2007 cayman 987
or other possibility is ur springs to soft maybe, have to change to sport springs.
or what is ur tyre spec, already use both 215 and 225/35/19.
the 225 its to wide especially for me, it rubs against the fender -___-
now mine is 19x8,5 et20 with 215/35/19, runs free whatsoever with that kinda height
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Yea I have 8k springs up front and if its to low it would hit fender not spring. Im not having fender issues its not insanely low. But I think a 215 35 would help out. I have 225 35 on it now. My fenders are rolled and pulled.
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1994 c180 Sold; 2001 c200 Sold; 2001 c240; 2010 e300; 2007 cayman 987
Working on new shoes, 18inches oz opera 8,5-10 running on 205-215/40/18, et35-30 with spacers, final et10 all around.
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Hey guys. I've got an 01 C240, put some H&R lowering springs on it. I've heard that with lowering springs on OEM struts, it will wear them out faster. How do I tell when they need replacing and at that point what would you guys recommend to match with those springs.
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06 C230 SS 6spd
yes they'll wear out faster because you're not allowing the strut to fully travel anymore so its always on a load which will wear it out quicker. You'll know its dead when your rebound on the struts doesnt rebound like it should. it'll feel like a boat riding on waves instead of rebounding back to its position. What you can do is push down on a corner of the car and the car should rebound back its position without bouncing a couple of times or you'll hear it knock.
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They need replacing as soon as you can. Not really for safety reasons, but because the setup is just lousy and neither the springs nor the struts are operating how they should. Unless money's tight or you want to wait for the Canadian thaw, of course.
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And now I'm thinking if I'm gonna spend money on suspension should I just go with coilovers?
yes they'll wear out faster because you're not allowing the strut to fully travel anymore so its always on a load which will wear it out quicker. You'll know its dead when your rebound on the struts doesnt rebound like it should. it'll feel like a boat riding on waves instead of rebounding back to its position. What you can do is push down on a corner of the car and the car should rebound back its position without bouncing a couple of times or you'll hear it knock.
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hey azn.ttr, do you have a better picture of the front wheel gap with the h&r springs? your spring set lowers 1.4f 1.3b and the springs they have for the 4matics now say 1.3f 1.2b and i have stock ss springs so do you guys think i will at least get 1inch lower in the front? also i am stock 17"s with 235/45/17 but want to go to 18"s or 19"s so that should help with gap right? I dont want coil over low but maybe 2finger in front low lol anybody chime in.
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hey azn.ttr, do you have a better picture of the front wheel gap with the h&r springs? your spring set lowers 1.4f 1.3b and the springs they have for the 4matics now say 1.3f 1.2b and i have stock ss springs so do you guys think i will at least get 1inch lower in the front? also i am stock 17"s with 235/45/17 but want to go to 18"s or 19"s so that should help with gap right? I dont want coil over low but maybe 2finger in front low lol anybody chime in.
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Surprisingly, it's BC coilovers. They're at www.bcracing-na.com. I've seen very good reviews of their setups.
H&R with konis it is!
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05.C230K.SS
For those who are currently running H&R coilovers, I need some advice on fitment:
My current setup is:
235/35/19 Falken FK452 (front)
265/30/19 Hankook V12 (rear)
19" MRR GT-1 with 35mm offset
If I want to run H&R coilovers, would they clear my brakes? Reason I ask if they don't then I would need hubcentric spacers, which means I would have to roll/pull fenders and grind the tabs. This route would cost me $1200 on just parts alone.
My other route would just be to stick with my H&R springs and replace my OEM shocks with bilstein B8's. This would cost me ~$800 on parts.
Any suggestions? I have about 75k miles on the car fyi.
My current setup is:
235/35/19 Falken FK452 (front)
265/30/19 Hankook V12 (rear)
19" MRR GT-1 with 35mm offset
If I want to run H&R coilovers, would they clear my brakes? Reason I ask if they don't then I would need hubcentric spacers, which means I would have to roll/pull fenders and grind the tabs. This route would cost me $1200 on just parts alone.
My other route would just be to stick with my H&R springs and replace my OEM shocks with bilstein B8's. This would cost me ~$800 on parts.
Any suggestions? I have about 75k miles on the car fyi.
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just lowered my c230 on bc racing coilovers an inch from maxing the front out. my problem is I can barely turn the car anymore. I have about half the turning radius i had before. I havent got an alignment yet but i feel i should have much more turning radius than what im having right now. I just dont want to waist the money on an alignment for the steering to still be messed up then have to get another alignment. Im afraid i installed the top hats wrong , but there is no griding or clunking so I really have no idea. Just wanted to see if yall went through the same thing im going through or any advice to possibly fix my problem.
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Here is my c230 SS 6spd in Orion Blue. Lowered on KW V1 thanks to Greekspec2, sitting on 18x9 all around et38 Avant Garde M220 and Kumho Ecsta 215/35/18 tires. Spaced out.
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C240
Man that looks great! Curious to know what size spacers you're running! Any rear shots? Would love to see the rear fitment!