Major mods done; brakes & coilovers
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Major mods done; brakes & coilovers, w/pics
Much better ride now with these mods on the brakes and coilovers. It transforms the OEM E320 into a much tighter/sportier vehicle. A few details/notes worth sharing;
Upgraded brakes; crossdrilled rotors & Porterfield R4-S pads, $500
- Greatly appreciated the warnings from this forum on disabling the SBC. I would not have known about it prior!
- Admittedly the crossdrilled rotors are overkill but looks cool (bought off of ebay, $215 for the set)
- Definitely recommend R4-S pads, significantly less dust and better "bite" when the brakes are applied
- Next up is to install SS brakelines which should tighten up the brakes even further, ie. no expanding lines
Upgraded coilovers; Bilstein PSS9 system (shocks/struts/springs), $1699
- Royal pain in the *** to remove the old OEM springs, both front and rear. They're really tall/long!
- PSS9 system is way cool, being so adjustable. I can adjust the ride height to lower only 1" to a full 2" drop.
- Also the damping, currently set to #7 where #9 = 15% firmer than stock and #5 = Bilstein Sport.
- Totally tuned out the "boat" feel to taking turns 2x speed and being perfectly balanced, no understeer
Upgraded brakes; crossdrilled rotors & Porterfield R4-S pads, $500
- Greatly appreciated the warnings from this forum on disabling the SBC. I would not have known about it prior!
- Admittedly the crossdrilled rotors are overkill but looks cool (bought off of ebay, $215 for the set)
- Definitely recommend R4-S pads, significantly less dust and better "bite" when the brakes are applied
- Next up is to install SS brakelines which should tighten up the brakes even further, ie. no expanding lines
Upgraded coilovers; Bilstein PSS9 system (shocks/struts/springs), $1699
- Royal pain in the *** to remove the old OEM springs, both front and rear. They're really tall/long!
- PSS9 system is way cool, being so adjustable. I can adjust the ride height to lower only 1" to a full 2" drop.
- Also the damping, currently set to #7 where #9 = 15% firmer than stock and #5 = Bilstein Sport.
- Totally tuned out the "boat" feel to taking turns 2x speed and being perfectly balanced, no understeer
Last edited by seahonu; Jun 19, 2007 at 11:56 AM.
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Much better ride now with these mods on the brakes and coilovers. It transforms the OEM E320 into a much tighter/sportier vehicle. A few details/notes worth sharing;
Upgraded brakes; crossdrilled rotors & Porterfield R4-S pads, $500
- Greatly appreciated the warnings from this forum on disabling the SBC. I would not have known about it prior!
- Admittedly the crossdrilled rotors are overkill but looks cool (bought off of ebay, $215 for the set)
- Definitely recommend R4-S pads, significantly less dust and better "bite" when the brakes are applied
- Next up is to install SS brakelines which should tighten up the brakes even further, ie. no expanding lines
Upgraded coilovers; Bilstein PSS9 system (shocks/struts/springs), $1699
- Royal pain in the *** to remove the old OEM springs, both front and rear. They're really tall/long!
- PSS9 system is way cool, being so adjustable. I can adjust the ride height to lower only 1" to a full 2" drop.
- Also the damping, currently set to #7 where #9 = 15% firmer than stock and #5 = Bilstein Sport.
- Totally tuned out the "boat" feel to taking turns 2x speed and being perfectly balanced, no oversteer
Upgraded brakes; crossdrilled rotors & Porterfield R4-S pads, $500
- Greatly appreciated the warnings from this forum on disabling the SBC. I would not have known about it prior!
- Admittedly the crossdrilled rotors are overkill but looks cool (bought off of ebay, $215 for the set)
- Definitely recommend R4-S pads, significantly less dust and better "bite" when the brakes are applied
- Next up is to install SS brakelines which should tighten up the brakes even further, ie. no expanding lines
Upgraded coilovers; Bilstein PSS9 system (shocks/struts/springs), $1699
- Royal pain in the *** to remove the old OEM springs, both front and rear. They're really tall/long!
- PSS9 system is way cool, being so adjustable. I can adjust the ride height to lower only 1" to a full 2" drop.
- Also the damping, currently set to #7 where #9 = 15% firmer than stock and #5 = Bilstein Sport.
- Totally tuned out the "boat" feel to taking turns 2x speed and being perfectly balanced, no oversteer
Did you happen to go with iRotors?
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No, not from iRotors. I bought my crossdrilled rotors from ebay, see link below. I negotiated a price of $155 for the set + $60 for shipping. Not bad.
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsaleshut
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsaleshut
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Update on PSS9 settings, W211
There ain't many postings of others (W211) with Bilstein PSS9 system. Though quite abit more folks with PSS9 in the C-Class forums. I figure I would help poputate this forum with my experience on these struts/shocks.
At first, I set them to #7 (both fronts & rears) which seemed too firm on the rears relative to the fronts. I called up Bilstein (Steve, 800-537-1085) and got bunch of useful info. The settings #1-9 is linear and its a bypass valve adjusting the compression/rebound.
#9, equivalent to Bilstein Comfort series
#7, popular setting on the C-Class forums
#5, equivalent to Bilstein Sport series
#3, too stiff, abit bouncy for street
#1, for track/competition
Now, I've reset the fronts to #5 and the rears to #9. And appears to be much better balanced relative to firmness, fronts versus rear. Smooth ride with a nice firmness over small and large bumps but not too stiff. So that's my recommendation on dialing abit more firmness on the fronts than the rears.
At first, I set them to #7 (both fronts & rears) which seemed too firm on the rears relative to the fronts. I called up Bilstein (Steve, 800-537-1085) and got bunch of useful info. The settings #1-9 is linear and its a bypass valve adjusting the compression/rebound.
#9, equivalent to Bilstein Comfort series
#7, popular setting on the C-Class forums
#5, equivalent to Bilstein Sport series
#3, too stiff, abit bouncy for street
#1, for track/competition
Now, I've reset the fronts to #5 and the rears to #9. And appears to be much better balanced relative to firmness, fronts versus rear. Smooth ride with a nice firmness over small and large bumps but not too stiff. So that's my recommendation on dialing abit more firmness on the fronts than the rears.
Last edited by seahonu; Jun 21, 2007 at 02:23 AM.
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I also purchased the crossdrillled Zimmerman Rotors and R4-S pads. Noticable improvement . I purchased them directly from Porterfield, they will also slot and cryo treat the rotors. They charged around $468.00 dlvd to NorCal. I do like the principal of the Cryo treatment but a little over kill for street use.
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WRT crossdrilled rotors from ebay. Doing fine, now at 30K miles on these rotors and pads. Actually there's hardly any wear to the rotors, ie. lip. Pads seems to be down about halfway.
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ive heard Zimmerman Rotors are a good choice. I'm new here, i cant figure out how to open a new forum. So i have this Aftermarket stereo/dash kit for a W211. Anyone wants it? Good part if you looking to replace ur oem cd player. ALso have a W211 command unit ( euro version ) plays dvd. I'm located in cali. los angeles.
thanks
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ive heard Zimmerman Rotors are a good choice. I'm new here, i cant figure out how to open a new forum. So i have this Aftermarket stereo/dash kit for a W211. Anyone wants it? Good part if you looking to replace ur oem cd player. ALso have a W211 command unit ( euro version ) plays dvd. I'm located in cali. los angeles.
thanks
thanks
Do you have any pics of the dash kit? I one for my E320
