Lowered front end today in 15 minutes

Jun 28, 2003 | 07:48 PM

EPower

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Lowered front end today in 15 minutes

Lowered just the front end of my E500 today. Was REAL easy, taking about 15 minutes and eight small washers. Front end came down about 1 inch. Still can't do the rear on the E without airmatic adjustment, but this about evens out the front and rear tire/fender gap. More detail and some pictures on the E55 site. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to reduce the gap up front. It really is so easy, and you can adjust depending on how many washers, or how low you adjust the bracket. Here is the link to the E55 site...
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...threadid=43817

Jun 28, 2003 | 07:56 PM

bmms8

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Re: Lowered front end today in 15 minutes

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Originally posted by EPower
Lowered just the front end of my E500 today. Was REAL easy, taking about 15 minutes and eight small washers. Front end came down about 1 inch. Still can't do the rear on the E without airmatic adjustment, but this about evens out the front and rear tire/fender gap. More detail and some pictures on the E55 site. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to reduce the gap up front. It really is so easy, and you can adjust depending on how many washers, or how low you adjust the bracket. Here is the link to the E55 site...
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...threadid=43817

nice pics, i thought i saw your car by costco in carmel mtn a month ago, where do you live again in SD? and how much was the kit, nice look man, thanks

Jun 29, 2003 | 03:03 PM

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nice pics, i thought i saw your car by costco in carmel mtn a month ago, where do you live again in SD? and how much was the kit, nice look man, thanks

I live in PQ. There really is no "kit" to buy. I used the OEM brackets, and just added 4 small washers to each side. Very easy, just 30 minutes and about $1.00 worth of washers. Still trying to figure out the rear on the E. I don't think there is a way, other than adjusting the airmatic. If anyone has any other ideas, pls post. Here is a pretty fuzzy picture of the washers installed on the bracket...

Jun 29, 2003 | 03:26 PM

bmms8

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Re: Re: Re: Lowered front end today in 15 minutes

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Originally posted by EPower
I live in PQ. There really is no "kit" to buy. I used the OEM brackets, and just added 4 small washers to each side. Very easy, just 30 minutes and about $1.00 worth of washers. Still trying to figure out the rear on the E. I don't think there is a way, other than adjusting the airmatic. If anyone has any other ideas, pls post. Here is a pretty fuzzy picture of the washers installed on the bracket...

damn $1.00! nice, i used to live in PQ, by black mountain middle...on oviedo street

Jun 29, 2003 | 08:49 PM

NitroShredder

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Great job EPower. Any chance you can do a DIY for this? I can't tell in the pics WHERE the brackets are.. and where the washers are. Too fuzzy. Did you have to remove a tire to access it?

Thanks
Peter

Jun 29, 2003 | 09:33 PM

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Great job EPower. Any chance you can do a DIY for this? I can't tell in the pics WHERE the brackets are.. and where the washers are. Too fuzzy. Did you have to remove a tire to access it?

Thanks
Peter

I'll try a few pictures to get you to where the brackets are. No, you don't have to remove the front tires, but it would be easier if you did. I was going to remove them, but as I was jacking the car up I realized there was plenty of room to get my hands inside the wheelwell with the car raised just to the point where the tire was almost off the ground. That way you don't have to hassle with removing and installing the tires.
Here is a where to look for the bracket...

Here is a closer view inside the wheelwell...

And this is the fuzzy picture with the washers installed...

Jun 29, 2003 | 10:52 PM

NitroShredder

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You DA MAN!!

Thanks E!! I will give that a shot this weekend... gotta get a jack and the washers. Any particular size??

Also, how's the Air-intake mod you did?? I haven't heard very much after your original post with the pix.

Peter

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Jun 30, 2003 | 12:17 AM

EPower

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Originally posted by NitroShredder
Thanks E!! I will give that a shot this weekend... gotta get a jack and the washers. Any particular size??

Also, how's the Air-intake mod you did?? I haven't heard very much after your original post with the pix.

Peter

Just use the factory jack in your trunk, it works great. As for the washers, I am not sure what exact size, but they can't be too big otherwise they won't fit inside the channel.
As for the intake mods, it works great! I am still waiting for the guys at Powerchips to finish their programming to remove the top speed limiter on my car because they have also re-tuned the ECU for more response, and I will get the ECU remapped for both at the same time. The intake mods will be even more effective when the ECU is again retuned.
Someone else posted about the rear being on the rear roll (I think they meant sway) bar. I have removed the rear wheel, but can't find anything. I am going to put it up on a rack at a buddy's shop this week to take a look, but I have heard that the rear does not have the same type of adjustment bracket as the front on the E series...too bad.
Intake materials...

Installed heat shield...

Jun 30, 2003 | 03:42 AM

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tbone

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That's a great idea to lower the front end. Wish I had thought of it. On my car, I lowered the rear end by simply moving the position of the sensor. It's held in by 2 screws. Remove the screws, and notch out the area so that you can slide the sensor down about 1/4". Rescrew the sensor in. The computer thinks the car is sitting higher than it really is, and will lower. Make sure you reset the computer after moving the sensor by raising the car via shift mountain button, and then lowering back. If not done, the car will not lower. Hope this helps. Sorry, no pics.