Question on Lowering
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 14
From: SoCal
None for now
Question on Lowering
Hello, I'm looking to lower my car with H&R Springs. I want to lower the car so it looks evenly lowered on the fronts and the rear. Do I need to get anything other than springs? I have stock everything right now, including the stock 17" rims with the AMG appearance package. Would 0.75" be enough to make it look nice without making it look to "low rider"? 
Or should I lower the fronts more than the rears or vice versa? Thanks!!
Or should I lower the fronts more than the rears or vice versa? Thanks!!
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 14
From: SoCal
None for now
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 14
From: SoCal
None for now
MB World Stories
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
6 Mercedes Models That Did NOT Age Well (But Are Somehow Still Cool)
Verdad Gallardo
Manual Mercedes? 6 Times Sindelfingen Let Drivers Have All The Fun
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes SLR McLaren 722 S Is Extremely Rare Example Modified by McLaren
Verdad Gallardo
8 Classic Boxy Mercedes Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
Flawlessly Restored Mercedes 190E Evo II Heads to Auction
Verdad Gallardo
Electric Mercedes C-Class Unveiled: 11 Things You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes EQS Gets A Major Update: Everything You Need to Know
Verdad Gallardo
5 Underrated Mercedes-Benz Models That Don't Get the Love They Deserve
Verdad Gallardo
Mercedes 300D Has Pushed Well Past 1 Million Miles and It Ain't Stopping
Verdad Gallardo
Super Member
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 672
Likes: 0
From: San Diego North County
2015 E400 CAB, 2010 Jeep Compass, 2009 E350 Sedan
One con I can think of is got to be really careful when parking with high curbs hard habit to break. http://www.hrsprings.com/application...ts/25/449/2005
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 14
From: SoCal
None for now
One con I can think of is got to be really careful when parking with high curbs hard habit to break. http://www.hrsprings.com/application...ts/25/449/2005
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,227
Likes: 61
From: Atlanta Metro
2008 clk550 - Navigator - Frontier
I have 18" wheels but I have about 1/2" of muffler lower than the underbody panel, and a part of my exhaust pipe is about an inch lower (this low point is at the axle). And I have a front lip spoiler which makes the bumber an inch lower to the ground.
I just have to be careful. I have had no problem with speed bumps, even the elongated ones. I've practiced using my outside mirror housing as a guage point (align with an imaginary line parallel to the bumper) to not get too close to those concrete parking stops. I live on a hill and have to back out the drive onto the street. Going out forward causes the spoiler to scrap slightly.
I doubt that you will encounter a hole in the road that would be deep enough and long enough to cause any scraps. I guess if you do, it would not be considered a "pothole"; probably a "bathtub" hole.
Though your height will be more, you should avoid straddling protruding objects, like the gas station in-ground fill points and those long slopped exit/entry points used at many underground parking garages. These may cause you to just scrap a bit, but w/o any real damage, unless you're speeding through a gas station or in/out of the parking garage. Also avoid straddling fresh road kill.
I just have to be careful. I have had no problem with speed bumps, even the elongated ones. I've practiced using my outside mirror housing as a guage point (align with an imaginary line parallel to the bumper) to not get too close to those concrete parking stops. I live on a hill and have to back out the drive onto the street. Going out forward causes the spoiler to scrap slightly.
I doubt that you will encounter a hole in the road that would be deep enough and long enough to cause any scraps. I guess if you do, it would not be considered a "pothole"; probably a "bathtub" hole.
Though your height will be more, you should avoid straddling protruding objects, like the gas station in-ground fill points and those long slopped exit/entry points used at many underground parking garages. These may cause you to just scrap a bit, but w/o any real damage, unless you're speeding through a gas station or in/out of the parking garage. Also avoid straddling fresh road kill
.
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 14
From: SoCal
None for now
I have 18" wheels but I have about 1/2" of muffler lower than the underbody panel, and a part of my exhaust pipe is about an inch lower (this low point is at the axle). And I have a front lip spoiler which makes the bumber an inch lower to the ground.
I just have to be careful. I have had no problem with speed bumps, even the elongated ones. I've practiced using my outside mirror housing as a guage point (align with an imaginary line parallel to the bumper) to not get too close to those concrete parking stops. I live on a hill and have to back out the drive onto the street. Going out forward causes the spoiler to scrap slightly.
I doubt that you will encounter a hole in the road that would be deep enough and long enough to cause any scraps. I guess if you do, it would not be considered a "pothole"; probably a "bathtub" hole.
Though your height will be more, you should avoid straddling protruding objects, like the gas station in-ground fill points and those long slopped exit/entry points used at many underground parking garages. These may cause you to just scrap a bit, but w/o any real damage, unless you're speeding through a gas station or in/out of the parking garage. Also avoid straddling fresh road kill.
I just have to be careful. I have had no problem with speed bumps, even the elongated ones. I've practiced using my outside mirror housing as a guage point (align with an imaginary line parallel to the bumper) to not get too close to those concrete parking stops. I live on a hill and have to back out the drive onto the street. Going out forward causes the spoiler to scrap slightly.
I doubt that you will encounter a hole in the road that would be deep enough and long enough to cause any scraps. I guess if you do, it would not be considered a "pothole"; probably a "bathtub" hole.
Though your height will be more, you should avoid straddling protruding objects, like the gas station in-ground fill points and those long slopped exit/entry points used at many underground parking garages. These may cause you to just scrap a bit, but w/o any real damage, unless you're speeding through a gas station or in/out of the parking garage. Also avoid straddling fresh road kill
.
Thread Starter
MBWorld Fanatic!
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 14
From: SoCal
None for now
