illmaticnyc

just an inquiry..they say theyre custom fit for this car. anyone attempt or any thou ghts?

oe spectrum?

http://www.jcwhitney.com/monroe-oesp...19205y1999g2j1

what about meyle struts?

JohnnyRock

Just a personal opinion, but JC Whitney parts (generally) belong on Buick's. Not AMG-appropriate equipment, if you ask me. Yes, it's a 'euro' thing.

Meyle makes very high-quality OEM replacement parts.

illmaticnyc

any idea how the meyle struts are though? comparable to oem ? i dont want to mess with bilsteins not being the correct ones. too much going back and forth as to what is right between the HDs or the sports. i dont want to change the springs out either

503C43 ////AMG

the choice between sports or HD's is simple:

Lowering your car = sports

Not lowering your car = HD's

As far as Meyle, I have Meyle parts on my car but they are all Meyle HD.

This is a snipet off of their website:

In 2002 the MEYLE brand debuted with the first optimised vehicle spare parts under the name MEYLE HD parts. The parts which are clearly superior to original equipment components thanks to technical improvements raise the global profile of Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG and are the flagship products of the MEYLE brand.

JohnnyRock

What 503C43 said !

You can't go wrong with the Bilsteins. Firm, yet compliant ride quality. Stick with the HD's for stock springs. Tirerack.com has a great price on Bilsteins.

illmaticnyc

i read on this forum that the bilsteins are the closest to oem stock but quite exactly? is that true? meaning that they arent the original shocks are they?

thanks!

JohnnyRock

I can't say for sure, nor should it matter (in my humble opinion). The Bilsteins will work just fine and come with a lifetime warranty (I believe).

nd4spd13

Stock shocks on the C43 are Bilsteins, they're just supposedly "custom valved for AMGs"

DRBC43AMG

+1

illmaticnyc

great info!!! now this custom valving...how much of a diff does it make? whats diff?

thanks again!

ECTurboGSX

What is your end goal? Stock replacement? If you want the exact stock shock, go to the dealer and buy one. Otherwise, the Bilstein HD is a close replacement while the Sport is valved a little more aggressively. Please do not put anything from JC Whitney on your Benz.

illmaticnyc

will not jc whitney bad!

however can i use the sports with my stock springs? or must i have it lowered?!

nd4spd13

It's been said many times before:

lowered=sports
stock springs=HDs or OEM AMG parts ($$$)

ECTurboGSX

You can run Sports with stock springs. It will be more aggressively damped than stock. You don't have to lower to run sports, but if you do lower, Sports are better than HD's.

nd4spd13

Running sports on stock springs will add extra stress into the suspension system. The Sport shocks are physically shorter than the stock shocks, so installing them with stock springs will either cause constant stress from the shorter shock compressing the spring, or the shock will be over extended from the longer spring.

ECTurboGSX

Are you aware of any Bilstein site that says that? Bilstein would have to disclose that if that were the case.

nd4spd13

I am not. And I definitely am not sure about the stresses it would add, but I do know for a fact that they are shorter, and would therefore cause some sort of added annoyance I'd imagine

illmaticnyc

the mercedes benz parts catalog actually do have bilstein sports available for purchase. i wonder why? are they intended with different springs? you can order bilstein HD or sports FROM mercedes. why do you think?

JohnnyRock

You ask too many questions. The tried and true formula (as stated previously) is:

stock spring or equivalent ride height = Bilstein HD
lowered spring = Bilstein Sport

End of story.

illmaticnyc

point is that there seems to be some differences in what is to be properly used. some say its good. some say its no good. and this is a forum. questions ARE supposed to be asked!

trustz

I found here is cheaper:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120838899280...witem=&vxp=mtr

If you do get it, please post the result.

mkoons

Amen. You can buy Bilsteins for less than Monroe's which I would not put on our cars to begin with.