Raron

Alright gang, I put some 20" Vossen on my Bluetec and am now wondering about lowering it. Who has put springs on?

Are you happy with ride? On some of my other cars- Jag and NSX ride actually improved since springs are progressive.

Feedback?

beejAMG

pics? im gonna put 20's on mine soon and I wanna see how it looks.

with your question. if youre not slamming it, I reckon you should be alright. 1" to 1 1/2" will give you better handling due to lower center of gravity.

Raron

Here you go:

beejAMG

oh thats yours! seen it on another thread, but i dont get tired of seeing it over and over again. thats a lovely car mate and im sure itll look even better when you drop her not to mention handle and ride better. gorgeous as she sits right now but wouldnt mind an inch an a half lower to get rid of the fender gap. just my 2 cents.

Raron

Thanks. I'm sure it will handle better... just wondering how much more harsh the ride will get.

Here are some other lowered cars:

Davidkuo0330

Here is my 2011 E350 with 20" Vossen CVTs lowered on H&R Sport springs.

























IMHO. The drop made the car handle allot better than the stock 18" AMG wheel at stock height. No rubbing no matter how hard you take the corner.

Good Luck.

Raron

Thanks for the feedback and pics. Looks better for sure. The real question was regarding the ride. How did it change for you? Do you passengers now say "um, is this really a Benz or what - rides like a buckboard" LOL

Davidkuo0330

I was concern about the ride quality before I lowered it, but unless you go through speed bumps at full speed which I wouldn't do anyways on stock wheels or stock height. You and your passengers will thank you for it. Like I said, it corners better, it doesn't bounce nor will it rub against the fenders. I could of put the stock springs back on if me and my passengers didn't like the ride, but had them on for about a year and couldn't be happier. Good luck and keep us posted.

Sentinelsf

Your car looks great - who did the work? Local custom shop or the dealer?

Davidkuo0330

Thank you. Local shop where I purchased the Vossen wheels/tires and install the springs.

DJ Hellfire

This looks the best. H&R's look a little too low for me, but these look perfect. Are these the Eibachs?

cocobeex

I also had same concern about ride quality!!
Thanks to this post answered all my question.

But I also have question about Rims and Tires.
I am looking into Niche Misano M116
Bolt Pattern 5x112
Front Specs 20x9 Off Set 32
Rear Specs 20x10.5 Off Set 27

Tire
Front 255/35R20
Rear 275/35R20

Don't know if this will work on E550 ?

cocobeex

Hello David
I am also getting 20inch rims and lowering my car.

Do you remember the Tire specs ?

I am thinking
Front 255/35R20
Rear 275/35R20

Don't know if this is ok ? without rubbing issue.

Raron

Davidku,

So you actually got the Sport springs 1.4" and 1.3" drop where as the Pro Kit is 1.2" front and back. I wonder if there is a difference in compression rating between the Pro and Sport.

Davidkuo0330

Here is my Specs. on My 2011 E350, but note the E550 is airmatic at the rear so the specs. should be different.

Here you go:

20x8.5 44mm offset
20x10. 55mm offset

245/30/20
275/30/20

I believe you need to have links in the rear for the E550 and not springs so specs. should differ.

The above setup is for the E350 IMO is perfect. No rubbing, no need to roll the fender and most importantly of all, no bouncing.

Good luck.

Davidkuo0330

I don't know the specs., but do know mine is the sport springs and not the pro kit. My understanding is the pro springs are stiffer, but the drop is the same.

Guys you need to keep in mind where you live does matter on your wheel/tire setup. I live in SoCal and the roads are decent where as I read in the Midwest, some roads are rough and can bent the wheels easily so your tire would need a little more diameter around the wheels to better protect the wheels. Hope this helps.

One great thing and the best I found is like for Vossen, you can contact their customer service and tell them the year, make, model and where you live and they can tell you exactly what setup with or without lowering it to get the best out of your car.

Good luck.

Chris.dumpson

I used H&R's and the ride is good until you hit a bump!! I have 245/30 up front and 285/25 in the rear

cocobeex

Thats awesome!!!

Thank you for the info.

Btw, is your E350 4MATIC ? or RWD ?

Davidkuo0330

My 2011 E350 is RWD, same as my 2012 E63. Just put the 20" Vossen on the E63 with spacers and longer lug nuts. Here is a couple of photos:

Mrmendoza

Nice Renntech Diffuser, I know that thing cost major dinero!!!

Davidkuo0330

Thank you, but actually that is the cheapest mod to my car. I got the Renntech ECU and 200cell cat. downpips.

Abrown3mtg

They look AMAZING Dave!

Davidkuo0330

Thanks Andrew. The Vossen as seen in the photos are still for sell. Just threw them on to see how it looks. Let me know if your still interested.

Mrmendoza

What kind of springs did you get? Eibach sport or H&R I like the drop

Davidkuo0330

I got the H&R spring up front and links in the back, BUT it's still sitting in my gardge. It is not lowered at all as of now so I guess I shouldn't lower it? I kinda like to look at the back, but the gap on the front wheels seems to high for my taste so might as well throw the springs and links in and see how they look and ride.