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Old 01-29-2018, 11:58 PM
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lowered the c36 but need help

so just got the c36 back from the shop with newly installed HR springs but now the rear of the car sits lower, im thinking about getting a 5mm spring pad for the front. Or should I wait for the springs to settle and see if it levels out ?





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Yeah the front looks higher than the rear. I imagine the springs will settle a bit in a couple of weeks, but have you an idea what pads you currently have on the front and rear?
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Yeah the front looks higher than the rear. I imagine the springs will settle a bit in a couple of weeks, but have you an idea what pads you currently have on the front and rear?
no I’m not sure about the pad sitze, but I figured a 1 pad in the front would make it even out lol
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no I’m not sure about the pad sitze, but I figured a 1 pad in the front would make it even out lol
What shocks did you go with Bilstein B8s? I've been trying to hammer out what set up I want that's not too low and your setup is looking good to me.
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What shocks did you go with Bilstein B8s? I've been trying to hammer out what set up I want that's not too low and your setup is looking good to me.
they are Koni adjustable, like I said id like the front to drop a bit more
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Ok so just got a call from my mechanic shop after I dropped the car off with the new 5mm spring pads for the front. And I guess the front already got 5mm pads installed, so how can I get the front to lower a bit more, should I just wait and see if it will settle more? Or should I get a bigger pad for the back of the car to even it out?
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I have #1 in front and #3 or maybe #5 rear
I have a raked look
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The springs will settle some, but probably not enough to make up the difference. You also have to remember that the front wheel arches are usually a bit higher than the rears so it makes it look like the front is even higher.

I had the same issue with my W210 E55 when we put H&R springs on it. The attached pic was taken a few days after they were installed. I hated it and after letting things settle for a few months it still looked basically the same. We ended up taking some coils off the fronts since I wanted it lower. I had zero issues afterwards with the ride or how the car handled. It behaved exactly the same as before cutting them. The pic in my sig shows how it sat after cutting the coils.

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