H&R Springs #29392 on C32?
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H&R Springs #29392 on C32?
I can usually find an answer to anything through google or these boards but no such luck this time....
Picked these springs up for cheap (part #29392) and everywhere I look I get a different listing on what these will fit or were designed for. It looks as though part #52732 is what is supposed to be specific to our cars.
From what I've found it looks like the part # I have will fit most all W203s and it specifically said it would fit the C55 and CLK55s.
Has anyone tried these before on a C32? Id rather not find out the hard way if this will work or not.
Picked these springs up for cheap (part #29392) and everywhere I look I get a different listing on what these will fit or were designed for. It looks as though part #52732 is what is supposed to be specific to our cars.
From what I've found it looks like the part # I have will fit most all W203s and it specifically said it would fit the C55 and CLK55s.
Has anyone tried these before on a C32? Id rather not find out the hard way if this will work or not.
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have you considered calling H&R....since they have a toll free line?
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I can usually find an answer to anything through google or these boards but no such luck this time....
Picked these springs up for cheap (part #29392) and everywhere I look I get a different listing on what these will fit or were designed for. It looks as though part #52732 is what is supposed to be specific to our cars.
From what I've found it looks like the part # I have will fit most all W203s and it specifically said it would fit the C55 and CLK55s.
Has anyone tried these before on a C32? Id rather not find out the hard way if this will work or not.
Picked these springs up for cheap (part #29392) and everywhere I look I get a different listing on what these will fit or were designed for. It looks as though part #52732 is what is supposed to be specific to our cars.
From what I've found it looks like the part # I have will fit most all W203s and it specifically said it would fit the C55 and CLK55s.
Has anyone tried these before on a C32? Id rather not find out the hard way if this will work or not.
H&R #52732 is made for the C32 and yields a drop of about 1" on all four corners. However, as many members here have attested to, the exact drop is quite variable.
I would say that the general consensus is that #52732 with a #4 pad is about the limit that you can go without some rubbing occurring with back-seat weight.
I believe that H&R #29392 is available for the C320 (which doesn't have the same drop as the C32 to begin with). #29392 yields a greater drop than #52732 (1.4" front and 1.3" rear). As a result, you'll end up with a slammed C32 - perhaps even more so, since you are running on 18" wheels.
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I believe that H&R #29392 is available for the C320 (which doesn't have the same drop as the C32 to begin with). #29392 yields a greater drop that #52732 (1.4" front and 1.3" rear). As a result, you'll end up with a slammed C32 - perhaps even more so, since you are running on 18" wheels.
I could have sworn a few people on here had done this before...
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Not an AMG :(
Then again, like I said - the drop appears to be quite variable. Perhaps you will see desirable results with #29392 and a #4 pad.
There are many threads dedicated to such an endeavor with H&R springs. If memory serves me correctly, there is a very informative thread where 'jgsx' tried #52732 with #4 pads and he had undesirable rubbing whenever he had rear seat passengers.
I changed my springs with #52732 and #4 pads in the rear (only upon acquiring mechanical advice from 'Splinter') and the drop was too much for my taste - even without any extra rear seat weight. They were promptly removed!
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If that doesn't look right or won't work then I guess I'll have some springs for sale.
This is the thread I admittedly did a poor job of searching for earlier. https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&highlight=h&r
Still no word from the guy that tried it on how it worked however. From reading other websites guys were even cutting some of the front springs on the 52732's to get the front even lower.
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How aftermarket springs 'look' is very subjective.
H&R #52732 is made for the C32 and yields a drop of about 1" on all four corners. However, as many members here have attested to, the exact drop is quite variable.
I would say that the general consensus is that #52732 with a #4 pad is about the limit that you can go without some rubbing occurring with back-seat weight.
I believe that H&R #29392 is available for the C320 (which doesn't have the same drop as the C32 to begin with). #29392 yields a greater drop than #52732 (1.4" front and 1.3" rear). As a result, you'll end up with a slammed C32 - perhaps even more so, since you are running on 18" wheels.
H&R #52732 is made for the C32 and yields a drop of about 1" on all four corners. However, as many members here have attested to, the exact drop is quite variable.
I would say that the general consensus is that #52732 with a #4 pad is about the limit that you can go without some rubbing occurring with back-seat weight.
I believe that H&R #29392 is available for the C320 (which doesn't have the same drop as the C32 to begin with). #29392 yields a greater drop than #52732 (1.4" front and 1.3" rear). As a result, you'll end up with a slammed C32 - perhaps even more so, since you are running on 18" wheels.
I'm not sure this is quite accurate. The published "drop" is based on two things - stock ride height vs. post-spring-install ride height for the model the spring is designed for. It is not a universal, static amount of expected drop. So, if a C320 has a fairly high stock ride height, dropping it to a more sporting ride height will require more "drop."
As boohoo alluded to, the C32 has a lower stock ride height to begin with. If I had to guess, #29292 installed on a C32 would yield LESS drop than #52732 - because isn't a stock C32 ride height at least .75" lower than a C320 stock ride height? So if a spring drops the C320 1.4", it might only drop the C32 another .65" (or less) - whereas the #52732 drops the C32 roughly an inch, give or take.
Either way you go, definitely use the #4 pads in the rear - you'll end up with a more levelled look. IIRC, stock uses a #2 pad.
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.......I'm not sure this is quite accurate. The published "drop" is based on two things - stock ride height vs. post-spring-install ride height for the model the spring is designed for. It is not a universal, static amount of expected drop. So, if a C320 has a fairly high stock ride height, dropping it to a more sporting ride height will require more "drop.".......
Good point - I should have included that info.
When I removed my H&R springs (due to the rear being 'slammed'), I gave them to a guy with a C320. He only achieved a 1" drop when he installed them on his car. I guess the take-home message is that H&R springs don't necessarily produce the drop that is advertised.
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Now I'm more confused than ever.lol All I know at this point is I need the #4 shim, which I'm trying to find now. Also tried to call H&R but nobody has been answering. I'm hoping they can make sense of it all.
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INTERESTING!
I just got off the phone with the guys at H&R. According to them these part numbers are for the EXACT SAME SPRING! These springs are all one in the same. The reason they list separate part numbers is supposedly to help cut down on confusion. Since the regular C sits higher than the AMG they made up a separate part number so they could list the potential lowering numbers separate.
I asked why there is a $10 price difference between the kits then if they are the same and they said it was an error that has since been corrected in their parts catalog.
They also said based on their testing the stock #2 shim on the C32AMG is fine with rims up to 19"...or should be. They of course couldn't guarantee me of that however.
I asked why there is a $10 price difference between the kits then if they are the same and they said it was an error that has since been corrected in their parts catalog.
They also said based on their testing the stock #2 shim on the C32AMG is fine with rims up to 19"...or should be. They of course couldn't guarantee me of that however.
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I can usually find an answer to anything through google or these boards but no such luck this time....
Picked these springs up for cheap (part #29392) and everywhere I look I get a different listing on what these will fit or were designed for. It looks as though part #52732 is what is supposed to be specific to our cars.
From what I've found it looks like the part # I have will fit most all W203s and it specifically said it would fit the C55 and CLK55s.
Has anyone tried these before on a C32? Id rather not find out the hard way if this will work or not.
Picked these springs up for cheap (part #29392) and everywhere I look I get a different listing on what these will fit or were designed for. It looks as though part #52732 is what is supposed to be specific to our cars.
From what I've found it looks like the part # I have will fit most all W203s and it specifically said it would fit the C55 and CLK55s.
Has anyone tried these before on a C32? Id rather not find out the hard way if this will work or not.
this is what I have fitted on mine and they are listed as the correct spring for our C32's
I had the #4 spring pads put in the back to correct the drop issue ( these are easily sourced from the dealer and cost very little) + the original springs already have a smaller spring pad fitted as standard so nothing out of the ordinary
I don't have any rubbing issues but then I'm on the standard 17" wheels on 255 tyres so I can't really vouch for anything larger
the drop for me is good being about 1.5" lower front and rear and definitely improved the look of the car ,in fact it's about the only positive change they have made
tbh I can't really feel much difference in the ride or handling other than a little more road feel and a tendency for the steering to go a bit light under hard acceleration so I'm not really that impressed
if all your looking for is lowering then they work fine
, but if like me you want to also improve the handling I'd forget the springs and go with coilovers or something similarI should add that my car is a Euro spec model which I believe comes with stiffer springs than the US models as standard and would probably explain why I haven't felt much of a difference
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Ok this is an old thread , I am thinking of springs now , I have just fitted Eibach sway bar kit . So From stock if I go to spring spacer #2 and the correct H&R C32 springs I should acheve aprox 1" drop all round ? I am running 18 " wheels
