Question about cars lowered with springs
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2009 c300 4matic
Question about cars lowered with springs
Ok so after I lowered my car with euroteck springs, whenever I hit a pothole or go over a speed bump too fast, it makes a slamming noise. My guess is that there is not enough travel distance? Anyways I just wanted to know if any problems would arise with this slamming in the future. Being from NJ/NY area its hard to avoid the holes in the street.
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From: Montreal, Canada
2011 E550 Coupe
I was interested in Euroteck springs, can you post wheel gap pictures. Do you think it's the coils hitting each other or they might not be installed properly. I would contact Euroteck to find out if this is normal.
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2014 e350 Luxury
Ok so after I lowered my car with euroteck springs, whenever I hit a pothole or go over a speed bump too fast, it makes a slamming noise. My guess is that there is not enough travel distance? Anyways I just wanted to know if any problems would arise with this slamming in the future. Being from NJ/NY area its hard to avoid the holes in the street.
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2008 C350 Sport
While I understand the look.....what do you mean by "performance"? If anything, ride/handeling and vehicle dymanics have been negatively effected.....this is only a "personal style" thing....What am I missing?
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Another round of ICE
I understand your meaning, but "performance" has no inherent valance. In this case, "performance" means a deterioration. It's similar to saying fast food has a "nutritional" effect, which is true, but it's negative.
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Nope still in hk, this problem started from day one. Actually it happened on the last car I lowered also. Now that my parents drive the car there always complaining to me about it haha.
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From: Bergen County, NJ
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I have pics up already if you search for it. Btw the car has settled though but I wont get any updated pics untill Im back in the states.
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Ohhh sweet. I just got back from HK actually. Definitely saw some MBW members there o_O
Anyways, sorry can't help with the issue lol. I dunno what it could be neither
Anyways, sorry can't help with the issue lol. I dunno what it could be neither
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While harshness of the ride will happen with lowering your car. I believe handling is greatly increased. I'm switching to coilovers once spring hits and the canyons are ready to be run. But just by switching to h&r super sport I can take corners much faster then stock suspension.
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W204 CGI Turbo AMG
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Really should change struts as well, unless don't care about the safety (bottoming out can be a major safety issue at speed) and ride - they really are tuned to work together after all. Kits are avail.
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I'm also living in HK, that's why I'm planning to install a set of Airspring suspension kit for my W204 and cost around US$3,000 only (including installations). The only disadvantage is the big tank that must be fitted in your trunk and consumes more space. Take a look man!
i'm thinkin abt it too... is there any decrease in performance..?? does any body works or others hav to b done if u install this..??
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For sure, you can lower your car as much as possible when you park or cruising around on the main streets, can draws a lot of attentions.
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The setup should be more or less same as changing your normal suspensions and springs. The whole idea is to let you have more flexible control on lower and higher your car simply by pressing the buttons from the remote control to avoid crashing against the bumps. The performance would be the same as what you get for those stiffness adjustable suspension kits.
For sure, you can lower your car as much as possible when you park or cruising around on the main streets, can draws a lot of attentions.
For sure, you can lower your car as much as possible when you park or cruising around on the main streets, can draws a lot of attentions.
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Feel free to ask them for quotations http://www.airspringcar.com/home-eng.htm
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Would that air ride setup be comparable to what is on the sl500 air rides? IF so, it is much more smooth, and the adjustability is cool, raise and lower so you don't hit curbs. But there is much more body roll and feels unstable over bumps. Mercedes has invented the ABC (Active Body Control) which does a great job at stoping this from occurring, but surely you couldn't retrofit such a system onto the w204. And when ABC control is turned off, the ride is much different, not to my cup of tea.
