lower the front
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Yo Momma
lower the front
I dont know if many of you have this problem or not but my front is higher than my rear. I went to the dealer to ask about some spring pads thinking i can change the front pads and it will even out the car, but the dealer said these w209s dont have pads 
. Is it true? Did any of you have this problem? and if so waht did you guys do to resolve it?
. Is it true? Did any of you have this problem? and if so waht did you guys do to resolve it?
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if there even'd out then odds are there on coils. coils are not cheap espically for our cars. i've been shopping for a set of coils and the cheapest i've found were from a company called K Sport and they quoted me at $1500, cheapest ive seen bilsteins for were for $1800 on tire rack and KW are even more $$$$
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Even with coilover kits like KW, on the Clk and C-class, you will need wheel spacers in the front to lower your car all the way down. I wasted $1800 on the KW kit. I removed the kit only after 2 weeks because of the rubbing problems and the ride is too stiffed for mine Clk 500 Cabriolet even at the softness setting. I decided to go with Eibach spring and Bilstein sport shock. I then changed mine rear spring pads to even out the fenders gap with the front. I love the new ride.
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Even with coilover kits like KW, on the Clk and C-class, you will need wheel spacers in the front to lower your car all the way down. I wasted $1800 on the KW kit. I removed the kit only after 2 weeks because of the rubbing problems and the ride is too stiffed for mine Clk 500 Cabriolet even at the softness setting. I decided to go with Eibach spring and Bilstein sport shock. I then changed mine rear spring pads to even out the fenders gap with the front. I love the new ride.
so you lowered the car first then changed the rear pads to raise it a little bit so that it can even out with the front? is that correct?
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Yes but depending on your car weight and spring brand, you will have to decide to go with thinner pad or thicker pads to get the fender gap even all the way around. This is how my car look.
Last edited by Klinh; Oct 23, 2008 at 11:04 PM.
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The H&R spring usually drop alot more then Eibach spring therefore, I don't think the factory shock able to handle it. I try the Eibach spring with the factory shock on my car and the rebound were very loose on my car.
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