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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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IM FINALLY HAPPY WITH MY STANCE/ RIDE AND HANDELING!!!!!

Just a follow up guys--
I have changed shocks spings perch pads on my c43 three times in the past 2 months trying to get it right for: excellent handeling, nice ride, no scraping, and easy on my potholed streets in oakland ca.

Heres my final set up:
1. new stock w202 c280 sport springs (why? cuz I had them.) with 1 coil cut in back and 1.75 coil cut in front, #5's in front and #4's in back.

2. koni ext adjustables set to softest setting

3. KMAC all four corners with about 1.5 neg camber all around

4. for me PERFECTION!!!! smooth, handles great!!!! thanks to roger krause racing in castro valley for the final tweeking---
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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Just a follow up guys--
I have changed shocks spings perch pads on my c43 three times in the past 2 months trying to get it right for: excellent handeling, nice ride, no scraping, and easy on my potholed streets in oakland ca.
Nice wheels are they enkei rajin?
Heres my final set up:
1. new stock w202 c280 sport springs (why? cuz I had them.) with 1 coil cut in back and 1.75 coil cut in front, #5's in front and #4's in back.

2. koni ext adjustables set to softest setting

3. KMAC all four corners with about 1.5 neg camber all around

4. for me PERFECTION!!!! smooth, handles great!!!! thanks to roger krause racing in castro valley for the final tweeking---
Nice stance! Wheels look like Enkei Rajin....
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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thanks! yep raijin---I know sacrilage japan wheels on german car but they are really light and I think they match--they kinna look like some bmw M wheels ive seen...
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 10:45 PM
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adiyo, looks great! What size wheels/tires are you running?

I've got my Koni's and Vogtland springs/shocks waiting to go in. I'm going to go with stock spring pads for now. We'll see how low I go! (not that I want to go that low, but I'll have to wait and see!)
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 11:22 PM
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johnnyrock I am running 18's staggered 8"/9" 225/40/18 and 255/35/18
I installed the vogtlands and felt way to low for me (zero finger gap) but still wasnt rubbing or anything after dialing in so you may like.....
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 03:35 AM
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car looks dope man!
now you need to get real amg rims to complete the looks.

what's you're finger gap space front/rear?
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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Looks good! What turned out to be the issue, just poor alignment from before?
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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it actually is about 1.5 finger gap all around-----the problem from before was a poor alignment (they had the eccentrics upside down on one side) the rubbing was caused by a subtle pushed in part on the fender and frame behind it from probably an old accident that was fixed incorrectly---really ghetto fix. I had it pulled out on a puller and now fine---
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