E-Class (W211) 2003-2009

w211 e350 lowered suspension camber

Old Mar 4, 2018 | 03:42 AM
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w211 e350 lowered suspension camber

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i have H&R lowering springs on my e350 with 265/35Z R18 tires on e55 style rims...
The alignment shows about negative 2 degrees and how can i fix this in budget? When i bought the car i wasnt aware of this. tires wear out in 10-15km in a year.... drives about 40km a day on average.
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Old Mar 5, 2018 | 08:08 AM
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You didn’t realize lowering a car would make the camber negative?

there is no cheap fix to this. You need adjustable arms. Sorry you didn’t do research before getting the car lowered.

10-15km is what 6-10k miles per year? Sounds wrong anyway. Negative 2 degrees won’t wreck tires that fast. You should get 20+k or 30k km. Probably bad bushings or the toe is badly off.

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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 03:15 AM
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bought the car as is... should have done my research lol
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ps2cho
You didn’t realize lowering a car would make the camber negative?

there is no cheap fix to this. You need adjustable arms. Sorry you didn’t do research before getting the car lowered.

10-15km is what 6-10k miles per year? Sounds wrong anyway. Negative 2 degrees won’t wreck tires that fast. You should get 20+k or 30k km. Probably bad bushings or the toe is badly off.
so if i fix the toe to factory settings (that too only in the front) will it give me more kms? yea around 10k miles. Toe is a bit off but then i thought it is the way its supposed to be cuz its lowered and the value shown in alignment computer is the factory setting!?
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Old Mar 6, 2018 | 02:28 PM
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If he car was aligned after it was lowered but the toe is off...bushings are worn, simple as that. Toe is the #1 killer of tires, not camber.
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Old Mar 7, 2018 | 03:33 PM
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I have a 03 e500 w211 took my stock air suspensions and replaced it with coil overs and lowered it 1.5 in the front and 1.6 in the back.
Suggest you get coilovers bro. Way much better then springs. Does yors car says "stop car too low" and also do you know how to by-pass that when you car is lowered?
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Old Mar 10, 2018 | 05:09 AM
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my car didnt come with airmatic.. so no error messages.. lol i really dont really spend on this pit... My e55 is more reliable than my e350
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