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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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help lowering car!!!!!!!!!

hello all i need advise , help anything. i have a 06 e350 with 19 inch rims i want to lower my car, i dont have airmatic. i herd around that when dropping the car with h&r it seams to be lower in the rear than the front i really dont want it like that if anyone has pic s post them so i can see what it looks like......also if anyone has an idea for bluetooth telephone how can i add this because if the car is not wired for it can it be done.....
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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It's not that the H&R's drop it lower in the back, it just appears lower due to the higher arching of the front fenders. Take a real good look at the profile of your car. The front fenders are cut higher than the rear, giving you the illusion of an uneven drop. I would drop it evenly. The last thing you want is a car with a huge rake towards the front. That will through off the handling characteristics of it pretty bad.


That said, when I'm showing my car at events, I calibrate my lowering module (airmatic) so that the car appears level at all 4 corners. But when I drive the car, it looks lower in the rear.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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so what should i do just get the h&R springs
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so what should i do just get the h&R springs

I can't tell you what to do, but if it were me, I'd lower the car correctly. Meaning, keep it geometrically even.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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defenitly aree what your saying i didnt want to the lower the front lower than the rear but it looks to me when i had a clk 500 i lowered it on h&r springs and looked like th e rear was lower than the front but i under stand no what you mean about that. i als found coilover suspension for my car varient 2 complete ajustable dampering and hieght i really dont want the cheep way out i just want a little drop and ride compfert what way should i go coilovers or springs and stuts..meaning H&R or eibach
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