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Rear ride height issue on standard E320? Photo attached.

Old Apr 22, 2024 | 04:15 AM
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Question Rear ride height issue on standard E320? Photo attached.

Standard E320 4matic. High miles, all standard suspension.

To me, this stance looks odd. It looks too low in the rear like I always have a couple of body's in the trunk. Are the springs sacked out? What say you?





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Old Apr 22, 2024 | 08:46 PM
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If I remember correctly, an E320 would not be air-matic. Ulrike went to the great junkyard in the sky a number of years ago, but as I remember, she had a distinct forward slope stance. Have the front springs or struts been replaced? If not, I would suspect the rears are sagging assuming the trunk is empty. There should be some ride height specs available to verify.
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Here is a pic I found of a 2005 with 31,000 miles. Looks a little different.



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It seems like I've read a ton of people who went to do some suspension work and noticed a broken spring. I'd at least check that and make sure it's not that.
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Here is a pic I found of a 2005 with 31,000 miles. Looks a little different.


Yes. That’s what I remember. The tires to wheel arch spacing should be the same on both front and rear.
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Thanks. I thought so and will add it to the list! So either something is broken or wore out.

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