Ride Height of RWD C300 Sport
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I have no idea why ride heights on these cars with AMG package are so inconsistent.... half of them I see on the road look right and half look like 4x4s.... this news about some of the AMG sport cars having the comfort suspension is interesting and is probably the difference. Just can't believe it.
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Mine is a 10/14 build and is 4matic, so it is not an error that occured over a short period with just a few cars, what with your being a January build. I don't know what I could do about it, though. I doubt MB is going to change out the suspension.
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2015 C300 Sport
Jchungster,
Can you measure the height from the ground to the top of the fender (my is 28") and the gap from the top of the wheel to the top of the fender (mine is around 2.5").
This way, we can confirm that the 486 Suspension is lower than the 485 Suspension. Its hard to tell in picture is yours is really lower than mine.
Can you measure the height from the ground to the top of the fender (my is 28") and the gap from the top of the wheel to the top of the fender (mine is around 2.5").
This way, we can confirm that the 486 Suspension is lower than the 485 Suspension. Its hard to tell in picture is yours is really lower than mine.
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2015 Mercedes Benz C300 Sport
Jchungster,
Can you measure the height from the ground to the top of the fender (my is 28") and the gap from the top of the wheel to the top of the fender (mine is around 2.5").
This way, we can confirm that the 486 Suspension is lower than the 485 Suspension. Its hard to tell in picture is yours is really lower than mine.
Can you measure the height from the ground to the top of the fender (my is 28") and the gap from the top of the wheel to the top of the fender (mine is around 2.5").
This way, we can confirm that the 486 Suspension is lower than the 485 Suspension. Its hard to tell in picture is yours is really lower than mine.
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Just got back from dealer and confirmed with service guys that I have the comfort suspension at least on the service computers.
They are gonna get back to me next week.
I also found another RWD C300 Sport on the lot that looks to have the proper suspension and took pics with my car and that car next to each other. Its hard to see from the pics there is about a 3/4" difference in the gap.
They are gonna get back to me next week.
I also found another RWD C300 Sport on the lot that looks to have the proper suspension and took pics with my car and that car next to each other. Its hard to see from the pics there is about a 3/4" difference in the gap.
Last edited by chuckieboy; Feb 21, 2015 at 05:29 PM. Reason: wrong pic
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W205 250cdi 4matic, amg ext/int, 485 suspension
Just got back from dealer and confirmed with service guys that I have the comfort suspension at least on the service computers.
They are gonna get back to me next week.
I also found another RWD C300 Sport on the lot that looks to have the proper suspension and took pics with my car and that car next to each other. Its hard to see from the pics there is about a 3/4" difference in the gap.
They are gonna get back to me next week.
I also found another RWD C300 Sport on the lot that looks to have the proper suspension and took pics with my car and that car next to each other. Its hard to see from the pics there is about a 3/4" difference in the gap.
btw, your car seems ok to my eye - at least in the posted crop. do you have more photos including the whole cars ?
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2015 C300 Sport
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W205 250cdi 4matic, amg ext/int, 485 suspension
you can check pictures thread for my 2 posts - imo, the bigger gap for rear can be noticed even in photos ...
i hope it will become less obvious when getting my tank full ( 66l ) and placing some load in the boot.
amo
i hope it will become less obvious when getting my tank full ( 66l ) and placing some load in the boot.
amo
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'15 C300 4Matic
I have no idea why ride heights on these cars with AMG package are so inconsistent.... half of them I see on the road look right and half look like 4x4s.... this news about some of the AMG sport cars having the comfort suspension is interesting and is probably the difference. Just can't believe it.
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2015 300 C
I have a sport 300 RWD coming in a few weeks. I will not be happy to not get the sport suspention . What kind of reply are you getting from dealership about switching to the correct springs 486
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W205 250cdi 4matic, amg ext/int, 485 suspension
nineteen, i would go and approach the dealer now - till the car is not built, you can still change things
ask him to check how your car has been configured for production ... mention you want to have 486 suspension if sport suspension is your choice ...
amo
ask him to check how your car has been configured for production ... mention you want to have 486 suspension if sport suspension is your choice ...
amo
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2015 Mercedes Benz C300 Sport
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I am awaiting a call back from the dealer with the delivery date. Car was in production last week most likely to late to change what was put in. When i get call back hoping to get VIN # to get exact specs.
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W205 250cdi 4matic, amg ext/int, 485 suspension
chuckie, if you ask me I would go for an additional set of 19" AMG wheels (225/40 front, 255/35 rear). it might be a good tradeoff based on the following reasons:
1/ ride quality of comfort suspension + 19" wheels should be better than sport suspension + 18" wheels - you can test this
2/ look should be very close to 18" wheels + sport suspension setup ( at least top of the wheel to fender gap ) - check Capt slo's photo in pictures' thread
3/ no intrusive change of car's setup
4/ you might get them from your dealer at good price, if not free of charge, as he will try to find a solution for you ( and keep 18" for winter ).
amo
1/ ride quality of comfort suspension + 19" wheels should be better than sport suspension + 18" wheels - you can test this
2/ look should be very close to 18" wheels + sport suspension setup ( at least top of the wheel to fender gap ) - check Capt slo's photo in pictures' thread
3/ no intrusive change of car's setup
4/ you might get them from your dealer at good price, if not free of charge, as he will try to find a solution for you ( and keep 18" for winter ).
amo
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Just got back from dealer and confirmed with service guys that I have the comfort suspension at least on the service computers.
They are gonna get back to me next week.
I also found another RWD C300 Sport on the lot that looks to have the proper suspension and took pics with my car and that car next to each other. Its hard to see from the pics there is about a 3/4" difference in the gap.
They are gonna get back to me next week.
I also found another RWD C300 Sport on the lot that looks to have the proper suspension and took pics with my car and that car next to each other. Its hard to see from the pics there is about a 3/4" difference in the gap.
I was at my dealer this morning scheduling the repair of my bleeding seats. I brought up the 485 comfort suspension on my car with my service adviser. He said I need to get in contact with MBUSA, and that they couldn't do anything about it without input from them.
I guess your dealer is a little more helpful, if they are contacting MBUSA for you. I plan to do it myself, and will update this thread if I get anywhere. Maybe with two of us, we might get some traction.
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2015 C300 RWD Sport Premium
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It will spit out your data card, and one of the numbers will be either 485 or 486 for suspension
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Enter your VIN here : http://carinfo.kiev.ua/cars/vin/mercedes
It will spit out your data card, and one of the numbers will be either 485 or 486 for suspension
It will spit out your data card, and one of the numbers will be either 485 or 486 for suspension
For whatever reason it's not giving me any info on my vin. Just says it's a 2015 Mercedes Benz RWD
