TruE320Ridah14

I finally got my car lowered, I am running H&R springs and mb #2 pads with koni adjustable shocks and a K-Mac rear camber kit.

I had the work done at CARLAB in Santa Clara by Darwin.
Big ups to Darwin, Anthony, and Jose at CARLAB for the great work and same day set-up.

Here are some pics enjoy:

Ronnie

FlatlineEF9

nice progress. Good choice to let Carlab do it. They rule.

Oh, I have a question for you. Whats with the drivers seat? are you 7 feet tall or rollin gangstur?

Musikmann

Nice pics.

Maybe someone can tell my why anyone lowers an MB contrary to factory specs?

Do you guys race these puppies, or is this primarily cosmetic?

Regards,
M

ruffrob

I was wondering the same and if it is primarily cosmetic ,do you plan to put rims
and any other cosmetic devices on it? The car looks well kept,and I wish you good luck with it....

raymond g-

lowering has the visual effect resembling ground effects, and closes the tire
fender gap which, if left unaltered, puts it in the same class as 4wd vehicles.

immediately following the swap out to larger rims and low profile tires, the
result seems point to an optical illusion rendering a greater tire-to-fender
gap. in reality, the gap remains unchanged prior to the wheel swap in nearly
all cases.....but the draw to the Dark Side is strong indeed.

the physics of lowering is not w/o merit: the COG is lowered correspondingly,
improving handling response. lowering, however, does have its downsides
and this is where design and desire may clash with the realities of unexpected
street undulations, dips, potholes, curbs, parking stall stops, railroad tracks,
transitions in pavement angle eg driveways, etc.

the degree to which one lowers should always be balanced with an eye
towards driving style, that perfect look (subjective, yes) and suspension
travel needed to navigate your locale.

lowering is almost always beneficial in closed, road course venues, though
it may begin to fall apart in the real world of urban street travel.

Musikmann - if you think back, you'll recall that fancy street cars used to be
jacked up in the rear, with sharp rake down to the front. the desire to
alter, embellish, and customize cars has never stopped. with the MB many
find that lowering on all 4 corners is the "hot ticket"

Alexbenz

my eyes!!!!!!!!!!! my eyes!!!!!!!!

drop looks clean but i can't take looking at your car without wheels.....you need some asap

CarLAB

Thanks Ronnie for the Props. We need to talk about getting the rims you want. Call me anytime..

Regards

Darwin W
Mercedes Tuning Specialist @ CarLAB MS

CarLAB

Don't worry guys, He is still debating which wheels he should get, But i can tell you right now that it will be a nice one...

Best Regards

Darwin W

Musikmann

Well thought out and presented argument, as usual I haven't thought about the old COG since college physics - what a BEAR!

Thanks,
Musikmann

JamE55

Chamillionaire - "...They tryin to catch me ridin dirty..." LOL

no_clue

I think it is more of "culture statement"?

I notice most of African-American drivers tends to sit VERY low, head and body tends lean toward center of the car. ( Head rest of the seat is basically useless ) This type of sitting position makes purchasing in-dash DVD worth-while.

I also notice hispanic drivers tends to have seat very low and flat also. ( As if their arm must stretch forward to reach the steering wheel ) However, theie body position right on center of the seat.

Asian drivers (okay, that's my group) especially woman, tends to sit soooooooo close to the steering wheel, seat upright, both hand on wheel as if we are practice to become a senior driver or have to see the hood of the car to feel safe (yet, you don't see their head from behind anyway ....yeah yeah...we are shorty)
They really wouldn't care if you start flipping through radio channels, they are too uptight when driving anyway....

The Godfather

CArLab folks, how much is the Kmac kit installed for W210?

elbowyeish

dude, time for some new shoes.

FrankW

Musikmann

You are a funny man - thank you for your bit of humor here!

ruffrob

That's my song....

No Clue,based on your keen observations ,your name doesn't fit,you actually do
have one,or two!!!

TruE320Ridah14

thanx and no I am not 7 feet tall I just enjoy ridin' with the seat back

YES I do plan on putting rims on my car!

Other I items I plan on doing next will be H.I.D., Body Kit, Subwoofers, and wood grain stering wheel.

raymond g-

how about a ride report after the lowering? but I'd like to know your assessment
of the Koni, ie which setting, suspension travel, etc. are you satisfied? if you
had to do-over....blah blah... tnx!!

CarLAB

The K-MAC Kits is $280 for the rear. As for installation we charge a flat rate of $250. Thank You.

Regards


Darwin W

TruE320Ridah14

Well the ride is really close to stock probably since I am still on stock rims, the car does not bounce all over the place like you may have seen on Hondas with cut springs. The koni's are on the stiffest setting, I have drove my car through some pretty good dips with people in the back seat and I have yet to bottom out. Plus my car does not scrape of rub over speed bumps. I have taken it to 80mph+ and it rides really well. I know I can probably lower it more but I am going to wait till I get my rims. I am satisfied on the set-up I went with. If I had to do it over maybe I would have done airbags but you know how liable that would be compared to the way I went.

If anybody else did the same suspension set-up as I did please post your assessment.

Ronnie

ViKTORiOUS

is it me or does the rear seem more dropped than the front?

it looks good, time for some rims!

Musikmann

I think you forgot to mention the caucasian americans?

haha,
M

Ben'z

You can take this rear bumper.

https://mbworld.org/forums/classifieds/149951-amg-sport-rear-bumper-w210.html

The Godfather

Is there any customization required to install? I"m only asking this because I still live 3-4 hours away from you, and if I can have a shop do it here, then it's easier for me

So the kit allows me to adjust the camber basically correct?

How much can you sell me the kit for, shipped to 93420 ?

Thanks!

ps: It's for my W210 E55 '00