DNAPoPo

For those of you that have lowered your cars, is the inner tire wear that dramatic with the added camber?

lyjw88

I think lowering and added camber are two seperate things.
If you simply just lower your car, there won't be any uneven wear.

Ridege55

I had significant inner tire wear even after a 4 wheel alignment at the dealership. I had about 10k miles on my PS2 before getting a new rear set.

DNAPoPo

That is what I heard as estimates as well, how low of a drop did you go?

Ridege55

Just under a finger. Here is a pic

piper

Probably too early to tell for the W212 board.

fromthebeginnin

I've used PS2's on my S class cars and they rarely got me more than 10,000 miles which is why I've changed (after 3 sets) to Continental DWS's. which kicked the life to about 15,000. Check out the reviews/surveys at tirerack.com for both, you might want to give them a try on your next set, I switched for all my cars.

SnakeDoctor

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you lower your car without adjusting your camber, you will get uneven wear. You get that squatting look which is more exaggerated the more you lower the car.

piper

Camber does need to be adjusted with the alignment after lowering.

DNAPoPo

That is correct, usually the more you lower, the more camber. Not sure what kind of cars he was refering to, but every car that I have lowered results in camber and uneven tire wear. That being said, there are usually camber kits available to help, but usually do not correct the camber problem100%.

fromthebeginnin

Here is an interesting article I posted in the past.
http://www.continentalimports.com/ser_ic4232.html

Johnny858

I think you are probably wearing from the Toe instead of the camber. Usually the toe is the one that affect lower car the most.

pwidjaja

Inner tire wear contributed by camber NOT toe. Lowering a ride height (everything else remain the same) will always increase camber angle, thus inner tire wear. Positive toe for better (smaller radius) cornering in the expense of straight line drag.

DNAPoPo

I found a solution, just never heard of this company before...

They are Australian and and make camber kits for our cars, here is the link, I wonder if anyone has had any experiences with them in the past?

http://www.k-mac.com/pages/newprods/...ercedes_04.htm

Tjdehya

So E550 with airmatic, do we cause extra wear on the inner tire when we lower the car using sport height or does the car adjust the camber somehow?

BPhillyBenz

That is a sick ride. Congratulations!!! Nice Job.

DNAPoPo

The 0.5" lowering in sport mode still causes slight camber, and will wear our inner walls out quicker than set in comfort mode. I don't think by as much as say a more severe drop.

fromthebeginnin

Unless adjusted correctly for the new height!

fromthebeginnin

Mercedes has there own part number for both front and back camber, if your interested in locating that part number, read the link I attached a few items back.

DNAPoPo

That article is from 2002, are they still using the same parts for adjustment? If so, I would definitely pay the $27 instead at the dealer! I will ask my local shops and see what they say.

fromthebeginnin

DNA, not sure if they are the correct part number for your car but guy did use MB camber bolts on my W212, check with your shop and ask for MB parts. Seems to be a common issue even for non-lowered cars.