m.spad

So I've just recently acquired a C43 and had purchased it already lowered. I had found out that the previous owner had "heated" the stock springs to lower the car, I ordered a set of H&R super sport springs and the car already has bilstein shocks. My question is, I will be only running 18 inch wheels, TSW Bremma's and Alphards, I want the car to be as low as possible without rubbing, I have seen other threads on "pads" and to be honest, had no idea we had pads, If I keep everything how it is minus the springs, am I going to be ripping off my fenders or will it be an acceptable height?

KJI3jflarryfe93

it's no good for suspension w/o spring pads, stock pads have #1 bumps front/rear which are 5mm

Super sports is the shortest version springs in H&R parts catalogue

if your rims are ET35 you will probably be fine w/o rubbing issues

Twichel04

There are so many factors to take into account- wheel width, offset, tire size, amount of camber that you are planning to run, etc.

m.spad

Okay so I'm going to run the H&R super sports with what I'm assuming are the stock spring pads. I'll be running 18" alphards which are 18x8.5 and 18x9.5. I believe they are ET 35 & 40. Will be running 285/40 in the rear and 255 or possibly 225 in front. On this setup, do you guys think I will rub and if so will it be a crazy amount? I have all my fenders rolled.

Twichel04

Well assuming that your C43 got similar treatment as my C36, the fenders were probably already rolled by AMG, mine were. I used Vogtland springs, which lowered my car a surprising amount. My wheels are the same sizes as yours except for offset, mine are et34 front and et31 rear (counting my spacers). So my rear wheels sit a little farther out than yours do, my fronts are only off by 1mm, so near enough that it makes no difference. I have 255/35's in the rear with room to dial out my negative camber. I could see you getting 275/30's back there, maybe. It will be very, very tight. I think 285 would be too much. In the front, I have 225/40's. I could probably go as wide as 235's on there, but that's probably about it with the offset and ride height.