KW Varient3 Coilover
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KW Varient3 Coilover
Ive been looking into purchasing a set of coilovers for my c300. After calling KW numerous times and asking if the kit will work with 4-matic they keep saying yes. Online it says "v6 3.0L RWD". The people whom I spoke with said there are no side notes saying anything about all wheel drive so It should work. I dont want to end up getting my car torn apart and having this not work out...so does anyone know the correct answer?
thanks in advance! Chris
thanks in advance! Chris
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H&R will have their coilover set available for the US in December. They have separate applications for RWD and 4-matics. Rough estimate pricing I've heard through my dealer to be about $1k less than KW.
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meaning the new shocks that are installed will eventually go bad and need to be replaced?
how long would this happen if you are gentle with the car?
10 years I am guessing?
how long would this happen if you are gentle with the car?
10 years I am guessing?
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I know somewhat the difference between springs and coilovers but really whats the difference in comfort/quality? noob question i know.
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No, I mean after X many years, you decide to move on to a different car, so you're selling or trading in....most people try to restore back to stock and sell off the mods in pieces.
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All in all, dollar for dollar, I think the H&Rs are more worth it over KW. That's not to say I wouldn't rather have KW over H&R, it's just I wouldn't want it for an extra $1k.
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Cool! They have actually had a kit for a few months. I called H&R and was advised, however, not to use it on the US models.
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Well...I spoke with both H+R and KW(again) today. KW continues to tell me that the variant 3 coilover for the w204 chassis c300 will work for BOTH RWD and AWD. They said there will be no issues whatsoever if the kit is used on a 4-maitc application. When I spoke to H+R they told me that all they have available is springs and that they haven't even planned on bringing in a c300 to fit coilovers on it.
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When you switch out just the springs, the OEM shocks together with your aftermarket springs basically don't "match". This causes a bumpy ride and cambering of your tires, among other things.
If you have the $, go with coilovers, HR or KW - either coilover setup will be significantly better than just a spring swap.
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Coilovers are the entire spring/shock combo. Engineered to work together.
When you switch out just the springs, the OEM shocks together with your aftermarket springs basically don't "match". This causes a bumpy ride and cambering of your tires, among other things.
If you have the $, go with coilovers, HR or KW - either coilover setup will be significantly better than just a spring swap.
When you switch out just the springs, the OEM shocks together with your aftermarket springs basically don't "match". This causes a bumpy ride and cambering of your tires, among other things.
If you have the $, go with coilovers, HR or KW - either coilover setup will be significantly better than just a spring swap.
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[QUOTE=...its-low...;3108336]I just found out that K-Sport also makes some coilovers for the W204. [QUOTE]
Here ya go. I found all of these some months ago:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=#post2930696
Here ya go. I found all of these some months ago:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=#post2930696
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the H&R coilovers will be out in december in the US. It's already available overseas
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