Lowered: 18" AMG Wheels with H&R Springs
11-20-2006, 01:54 PM
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11-21-2006, 04:47 AM
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Richard, what is your tire size front and rear?
Also, do you know if you can use a spring compressor that you install on the outside of the spring, or does this require the compressor (as pictured) that goes through the inside of the spring?
Also, do you know if you can use a spring compressor that you install on the outside of the spring, or does this require the compressor (as pictured) that goes through the inside of the spring?
11-23-2006, 01:39 AM
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2001 E320
AMG 18x8 Style III et30 Silver - Front
AMG 18x9 Style III et39 Silver - Rear
Bridgestone Potenza RE750 235/40x18 - Front
Bridgestone Potenza RE750 265/35x18 - Rear
I believe that the spring compressor the installer used was similar to the one pictured, going inside the spring.
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11-23-2006, 12:16 PM
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it's quite apparent to my eyes that Richard's car went
through a lowering, given his photos. uber's didn't have before/after shots,
but if you know E320s it is easy to detect the front drop...though less apparent
in the rear...which supports his description of the front biased rake.
through a lowering, given his photos. uber's didn't have before/after shots,
but if you know E320s it is easy to detect the front drop...though less apparent
in the rear...which supports his description of the front biased rake.
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11-24-2006, 12:17 PM
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it's quite apparent to my eyes that Richard's car went
through a lowering, given his photos. uber's didn't have before/after shots,
but if you know E320s it is easy to detect the front drop...though less apparent
in the rear...which supports his description of the front biased rake.
through a lowering, given his photos. uber's didn't have before/after shots,
but if you know E320s it is easy to detect the front drop...though less apparent
in the rear...which supports his description of the front biased rake.
I agree with you on the front vs. rear drop; the main reason I should have gone to #1 pads was to lower the rear a little more, though I would have done both front and rear, so a little 'rake' would still have been there anyway.
11-25-2006, 06:48 PM
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Finally !! all springs are in. 
What a job 
I ended up dropping the control arm in the rear to quickly swap springs. It was quite easy and quick apart from getting the single bolt back in place that secures the control arm.
Ride quality is somewhat better. i've lost about 1/2" all around which makes me really nervous
I can't go back to the H&Rs. I guess I am left to take my chances with road debris. I've got #5 pads in the front and I bought some #1 pads for the rear. car is fairly level..I just wish the front wasn't so low. May explore the E55 spring option...
What a job I ended up dropping the control arm in the rear to quickly swap springs. It was quite easy and quick apart from getting the single bolt back in place that secures the control arm.
Ride quality is somewhat better. i've lost about 1/2" all around which makes me really nervous
I can't go back to the H&Rs. I guess I am left to take my chances with road debris. I've got #5 pads in the front and I bought some #1 pads for the rear. car is fairly level..I just wish the front wasn't so low. May explore the E55 spring option...
11-25-2006, 10:43 PM
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12-01-2006, 06:46 PM
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Ordered the H&R Springs from the Tire Rack; $242 ($256 including shipping).
The installation was done by a local Mercedes-Benz independent shop for $332.50 for the installation labor. (3.5 hours @ $95 per hour.)
I am going to take my vehicle to the local Mercedes-Benz dealer and have a four-wheel alignment done: quoted $180 at this point, plus an additonal fee if it needs an alignment kit(s). Other tire & wheel shops are half that amount, but my M-B dealer has a new $90k alignment machine that I'm assured will not mark up, scratch or dent my wheels.
The installation was done by a local Mercedes-Benz independent shop for $332.50 for the installation labor. (3.5 hours @ $95 per hour.)
I am going to take my vehicle to the local Mercedes-Benz dealer and have a four-wheel alignment done: quoted $180 at this point, plus an additonal fee if it needs an alignment kit(s). Other tire & wheel shops are half that amount, but my M-B dealer has a new $90k alignment machine that I'm assured will not mark up, scratch or dent my wheels.
Damn Stealerships!
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