coiloverss????????????
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2002 c230 coupe
coiloverss????????????
is there anyone out there with coilovers?? i dont know bout u guys but springs just dont do it for me....i need the adjustability and looks of the coilovers....please any help is greatly appreciated...looking for sumtin around a 3" to 5" drop
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if i was looking for honda civic parts i would be on the civic forum smartass...its just sad that its hard to find good sh*t for the c coupe...i dont know bout u but when i go to a car show i want my car on the floor...but i guess u dont know bout that :p
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C230 kompressor C2 C7
i guess I wouldn't know anything about dropping something to the floor.
but seriously if you want a 5 inch drop,(which i don't think is even possible) ride quality isn't a priority, so just cut the springs.
but seriously if you want a 5 inch drop,(which i don't think is even possible) ride quality isn't a priority, so just cut the springs.
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2000 BMW Z3 2.3 Roadster (hardtop current ly attached)
Originally posted by sdcaclint
i guess I wouldn't know anything about dropping something to the floor.
but seriously if you want a 5 inch drop,(which i don't think is even possible) ride quality isn't a priority, so just cut the springs.
i guess I wouldn't know anything about dropping something to the floor.
but seriously if you want a 5 inch drop,(which i don't think is even possible) ride quality isn't a priority, so just cut the springs.
OK... for a spring/shock setup a drop of about 2-inches is as far as you can go... most good coil-over setups (for BMW, Audi, MB, or whatever you drive) will give you at least a 2-inch drop and many will be adjsutable down to about a 3.5-inch drop or even a little more. this is great for the track, but sucks for the street...
the reason coilovers are nice is that they are adjsutable. so, i could drive my Z3 all day with a reasonable 1.5-inch drop and go to the auto-x or roadrace on the weekends and dump it to -3 to lower the center of gravity as far as possible...
5-inches won't happen on this car without serious consequesnces... but I would expect 3.5 to be "relatively" simple. I'd contact H&R, they have the best selection for bimmers.
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I like the way kw230's car look. I think that's low enough for me on a C230. If you wan't some thing low as 5" then get something else.. I just can't imagine what the ride quality on the 230 would be with 4" to 5" drop.
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kw230 i have h&r springs and my back was never as low as yours but now i just had dot 1 spring pads put on the rear and i have to say it looks exactly like yours. the back is tucking a little to. and this is just with springs.
My personal prefrence is spring, i would NEVER get coil overs becasuse then your cambers all always Fuc*ed. and the ride is not that good my spring feel the same as the stock ride.
slamed230 i think it sounds like you dont care abot how your car drives so springs wont do it for not even coil overs. if i was you i would get air bags. thats the best bet so that when when u drive on the street u can make it a good height and when u go to a car show u can have your bumpers touching the floor. and there u go u will finally have a slamed c230
My personal prefrence is spring, i would NEVER get coil overs becasuse then your cambers all always Fuc*ed. and the ride is not that good my spring feel the same as the stock ride.
slamed230 i think it sounds like you dont care abot how your car drives so springs wont do it for not even coil overs. if i was you i would get air bags. thats the best bet so that when when u drive on the street u can make it a good height and when u go to a car show u can have your bumpers touching the floor. and there u go u will finally have a slamed c230
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2002 Mercedes c230k 6 speed
It is almost the lowest setting for the rear, but the front can be lower about 1 inch more
The ride quaulity is much stiffer than stock...Of coures, hehe...the overall ride quality is not bad for me. It is a lot better than my previous car, Audi A4 with H&R race spring and stock shocks...
It adds much more fun and control in normal driving, it makes the car feel more solid...
In KW Vancouver distributor, which is in Langely B.C. They told me it is $2700 cdn$ which is about $1700 USD...the installation cost me around $150 USD plus alignment.....
I got mine from Hong Kong, the price is better, but i have no after-sale support and warrentty, so i suggest to get them in North America distributor which is much more insure...
The ride quaulity is much stiffer than stock...Of coures, hehe...the overall ride quality is not bad for me. It is a lot better than my previous car, Audi A4 with H&R race spring and stock shocks...
It adds much more fun and control in normal driving, it makes the car feel more solid...
In KW Vancouver distributor, which is in Langely B.C. They told me it is $2700 cdn$ which is about $1700 USD...the installation cost me around $150 USD plus alignment.....
I got mine from Hong Kong, the price is better, but i have no after-sale support and warrentty, so i suggest to get them in North America distributor which is much more insure...
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my name is slammed230 becuz the first thing that is being done to it is coilovers to the floor and the biggest muffler u ever saw...#1 its a benz and no one does it...thats y i do it...everyone has a slammed civic or integra...but when a guy pulls up wit a slammed benz wit sumtin out of the ordinary thats what turns heads...not how many pairs of altezzas are on the car 
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Originally posted by sLaMmEd230
and the biggest muffler u ever saw...
and the biggest muffler u ever saw...
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Originally posted by sLaMmEd230
the biggest muffler u ever saw...not how many pairs of altezzas are on the car
the biggest muffler u ever saw...not how many pairs of altezzas are on the car
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Originally posted by benzy230
haha...you are being just as ricey yourself. you are making fun of the altezza's, but you are going to put a grapefruit on the back of it....D@mn dude.....thats cool as sh*t
haha...you are being just as ricey yourself. you are making fun of the altezza's, but you are going to put a grapefruit on the back of it....D@mn dude.....thats cool as sh*t
your right this is kinda funny :p
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a civic will never outrun me...never believe me...u guys dont understand the difference between makin ur car original unlike everyone elses and being ricey...o well at least i know no one else will have a car that looks like mine...and thats all im out to accomplish...the simple fact that no one does anything out of the ordinary to a benz...always brabus renntech blah blah blah boring...put sum thought into ur car....hey i aint hatin on u guys...and the same way theres no need to hate on me...cuz i guarantee when im done wit my car u guys will love it trust me...nuttin ricey bout it
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a civic will never outrun me
and as far as doing things different....i think im the only one on the board that has done custom stuff....as well as blowing it up just dont be too orginal...too original is bad sometimes...i wont hate...just post some pics when your done and let me judge for myself...just dont be bling blingin on 20's or sumptin (oh yeah...slammed on 20's on a C-coupe....i would pay to see that)
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From: Deerfield Beach, FL
2006 MB C230 SS 6spd, Navi
It's probably a Bronx thing :p Although I woudln't know anything about that.
I want the kleeman speed sensitive suspension and a good set of sway bars so I can:
1) Do the hutch at 90 instead of 80 comfortably.
2) Try my hand at autox.
3) Get about 1 inch of drop. With 18 inch rims that's the way a car was meant to be.
I want the kleeman speed sensitive suspension and a good set of sway bars so I can:
1) Do the hutch at 90 instead of 80 comfortably.
2) Try my hand at autox.
3) Get about 1 inch of drop. With 18 inch rims that's the way a car was meant to be.
