Gomez153

i went to the dealer and tried to buy some #1 and those idiots had no clue!!!! and me either(LOL) so what do i ask for or how do i go about getting them? thanks

cragigotgame

At my dealership I just said that I was looking for the thinnest rubber shims that sit on top of the springs, and they looked it up on their computer and found the ones I need. If they dont know what you want just make them search on their computer till they find it.

Ted Baldwin

............here are the part numbers

Front
210 321 01 84 5mm
210 321 02 84 9mm
210 321 03 84 13 mm
210 321 04 84 17 mm
210 321 05 84 21 mm

rear
210 325 01 84 5 mm
210 325 02 84 9 mm
210 325 03 84 13 mm
210 325 04 84 17 mm

Ted

alden168

Ted;

Your the bomb...how much did you pay for the pads

C-2

How do you know what spring pads our cars have? Are they marked so you can pop a wheel off and look; or is it a crap shoot?

My car sits pretty nice on 18" AMG's - but I wouldn't mind going just a little lower. I would like a more agressive look, but not a slammed look. While I think some of the bad **** rides on this site look great - just not my style.

Thanks in advance

SDR

You should be able to reach up to the perch and feel the "bumps" that tell you which pad you have. The are little (smaller than an eraser) and range from one to five - one being the shortest (5mm) and five being the tallest (21mm).
I think I have some pics posted elsewhere.... let me find one.

Here is a pic of a 1 and a 5 next to each other. You can just make out the bumps on the far side of them:

Richard / E320

SDR;

I'd like to ask you a question: whats the best way to lower my '01 E320? I'd like to lower the front and rear by 1.25" to 1.50". Is it best to change out the OEM springs, or pads, or what do you recommend?

Thanks!

C-2

And BTW, thanks for the info SDR

Just today I was doing the brakes; looked up under the springs and saw that I have number 3's.

Thanks again