e320 4 matic...i wanna lower my ride
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e320 4 matic...i wanna lower my ride
from wut i read is it true that i need special lowering springs for my 98 4 matic?
all info u can pass on to me will be a big help thanks guys!
all info u can pass on to me will be a big help thanks guys!
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300E a couple 1994 w124wagon E320 Wagon/,1971MGB Track/Rally, MG Midget Autocross ,2000 E320 wagon.
You don't
want 19's they ruin the ride.
Remove the springs,cold cut saw 1 1/2 coil from each spring measured properly and reinstall.Get camber eccentrics and rear links and a good align and call it good.
Remove the springs,cold cut saw 1 1/2 coil from each spring measured properly and reinstall.Get camber eccentrics and rear links and a good align and call it good.
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1999 e320 ,2006 AMG S55
this is a benz,even 240sx guys dont dare cut their springs because it ruins the suspension over time to a degree where theres no turning back and you wont be able to have an alignment done ever again.
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300E a couple 1994 w124wagon E320 Wagon/,1971MGB Track/Rally, MG Midget Autocross ,2000 E320 wagon.
Another myth
We have be racing MB with cut springs for years. Even the factory guys still do it. All you change is the spring rate about 10% and if done with a cold saw and not heat you won't fatigue the spring a bit.
Aftermarket springs often exhibit far more than 10%
You can still get it aligned.
Dealer sponsored track cars do it all the time.
Mb shop foremen do it to their track/road cars
4matics have very few options available in lowering kits if you can find them at all. So a good proper cut does the trick. Old springs cut right don't change rate after the cut and -1.5 neg camber is not hard to correct.
Aftermarket springs often exhibit far more than 10%
You can still get it aligned.
Dealer sponsored track cars do it all the time.
Mb shop foremen do it to their track/road cars
4matics have very few options available in lowering kits if you can find them at all. So a good proper cut does the trick. Old springs cut right don't change rate after the cut and -1.5 neg camber is not hard to correct.
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about how much of a drop will you get from cutting 1.5 coils?
since ohlord has, in the past, suggested 1.5 coil trim, he is/was referring
to RWD. for the 4matic, the coil will need to be cut specific to the coil-
over design and thus, different than RWD.
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was reading everyones comments here and i dont know what to do now....cutting the springs sounds like a plan but u gotta cut it to the specific coil design seems very tricky!
i was wondering if i can just put amg springs on my 4 matic ??wud it work?
i was wondering if i can just put amg springs on my 4 matic ??wud it work?
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300E a couple 1994 w124wagon E320 Wagon/,1971MGB Track/Rally, MG Midget Autocross ,2000 E320 wagon.
No
they are different springs.Made to fit the shocks which have a U shape on the bottom that the axle goes through on the 4matic.
http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.asp...SGR=052&SGN=01
bottom diagram.The front axle goes through the inverted U at the bottom of the shock.
look at the 4matic spring the ends are tangential front and rear.Meaning you can chop them
So spend the time and if you go a bit at a time start at 1 coil and go more later.
You will be spending additional money on camber units so budget them in also.
Maybe I should start building custom springs and shorter travel shocks with proper brackets.Titanium coils sounds like a winner $$$$
http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.asp...SGR=052&SGN=01
bottom diagram.The front axle goes through the inverted U at the bottom of the shock.
look at the 4matic spring the ends are tangential front and rear.Meaning you can chop them
So spend the time and if you go a bit at a time start at 1 coil and go more later.
You will be spending additional money on camber units so budget them in also.
Maybe I should start building custom springs and shorter travel shocks with proper brackets.Titanium coils sounds like a winner $$$$
Last edited by ohlord; Oct 12, 2009 at 05:16 PM.
