D_e_vazquez08

Hey guys I'm new to this site & new to the Mercedes . I went from owning Hondas & doing motor swaps to a c240 Benz . Well here's my plans for the Benz I wanna drop it ASAP! It's killing me having it stock. But the funds arent enough so I was thinking of cutting the stock springs for now then bagging it. Any ideas ? Here's a pic of my c240

Akhafeez

4matic or not?

Boom vang

cutting springs is never a good solution

D_e_vazquez08

Yeah it's automatic & well it's only temporary .. Prob ride around like till decemeber or till tax season .I found coilovers for it but I would like to put bags on it but can't find none for it. I wanted to get accuair for it

MCRF

Is it a base model, or 4matic?

Boom vang

temporary or not, the bulk of the cost is labour and it is the same amount of labour to get the springs cut or replaced so why pay the labour cost twice?

(Eibach or H&R) is about $260 and that is a huge improvement over stock.
Labour to install 4 springs is about $400 and then you need an alignment for another $120

Remember you can't go too low with stock struts as they won't have the travel and if you drop more than 1.5" you are nearing the top of the travel

Having a Benz and you saying that you don't have enough funds might prove fatal. it is not as cheap or reliable as a Honda

D_e_vazquez08

Well for one it's dumb to pay for someone to do when you can do it yourself. I've done everything myself from suspension work to motor swaps & build motors on my past Hondas . Your gonna get hit if you take it to a shop that's just a no if you know what your doing. I've read even with lowering springs there's not much of a drop that people even cut those because they don't go low. So why spend more money to buy lowering springs then cut them when you can cut the stock ones. I was doing research there was a guy on here that cut 2 coils in front & 1.5 in the rear & drove the same just alittle stiff that's about it & others have said the same But im use to stiff suspension . But since it's gonna be temp , I think I should be fine.

Boom vang

First of all, the people that are saying that it is not much of a drop already have the sport package on their c230 it so it won't change that much as it is already lowered to begin with, but since you have the stock and soft OEM springs it will drop by 1.5".

I do a lot of work on my car and rebuilt my TR6 ground up, the one thing I don't like doing is replacing springs which involves compressing them, the risk vs reward is too great and know of and seem too many people hit by springs slipping out of the compressor. A spring under load will injure if not kill you if it slips out of using DIY grade equipment. I paid $350 to replace all 4 and figured that is money well spent and really not worth the risk and let someone else deal with it.

There is a reason why spring compressors are called 'widowmakers'


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D_e_vazquez08

Hell yeah man that's dope.!

Yeah I understand where your coming from. My plans was to cut 2 coils in front & 1.5 in the rear. What my question is really in the thread . I haven't been able to find any air suspension for my car & I was wondering if there were any out there.

Boom vang

I have a stock C230 and put on the Eibach pro kit and lowered the car nicely to a bit lower than if I had a C230 with the sport package on it. I would not want it any lower given my type of driving ie snow, steep driveways, speed humps and pot holed gravel roads at my cottage

D_e_vazquez08

Well see i don't want just a drop ..I wanna be close enough to be tucking rim. I wanna go for a stance look not just a normal drop. That's why I wanted to bag it but seem to not find any for it only coilovers

Boom vang

ahh, the collapsed suspension look/my trunk is full of bricks, guess I am of a different generation and just don't this trend

D_e_vazquez08

Yeah that look.. Lol & it's all good man everyone has there own taste

Akhafeez

cutting springs is very dangerous..... you stepped up from a honda to a mercedes benz.. do the job right.

D_e_vazquez08

Well I've had from street suspension to straight drag suspension on my past Hondas . But I've always cut springs if i don't have the funds to buy the suspension just yet. It's not like ill be driving it for years like that. Like I said it's only temporary & I've seen BC coilovers but rather pay the extra $200 for bags but can't seem to find any for my car.

Akhafeez

bags are more common on cars like volkswagens because there is a demand. There are a few people who bagged their w203 on here. Search the threads. Also I'm pretty sure you might need to custom build it. Air rides are basically compressor and airbags within the suspension columns i'm sure you can custom fit or something along those lines.

D_e_vazquez08

Ok cool man thanks for the help.!

Morph

For the love of god don't cut your springs. If you don't have the money for coils don't half *** it. Cutting springs that were designed to be a certian length is dangerous.

Boom vang

cutting a stock spring with a lower spring rate will cause no end of problems and probably bottom out on your struts, not to mention cause dangerous handling characteristics. This is no Honda that only has 2 wheels doing the all the work. People buy German cars for the feel and handling, even a stock bread and butter C class has a handling and steering feel that no Japanese FWD car can replicate. C classes are not the cars of choice to slam and tune as there is very little out there in after market compared to other makes and models because there is little demand

BenzoLenny

i bagged mine, i had coilovers...went crazy low got stuck everywhere...now im bagged and even lower. but bagging it was a *****

corkshoppe

i see a lot of ugly hondas dropped and they have those stuppid mufflers and make an anoying sound and still dont got anywhere fast, this new owner of the benz will realize what he's got himself into, he might want to just go back to a honda, temp or not, do it correct the first time, so save that money and get coil overs, your at a new level of class which you never got from a honda. hondas are great cars but you will learn about modding a benz

FreshVibes

Springs on our preface models are not the way to go unless you're willing to cut the front springs.. You'll get a decent drop in the rear, but you'll still have a huge gap up front.. Unfortunately our preface non-sport models didn't get the "raked" look so Coilovers are your best option. I believe BC coilovers go for about a grand, they're a bit stiffer than stock but I read the ride comfort is pretty good.