Details on lowering my e550 W212 & pictures
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Mercedes E550 W212
MY ROOF SPOILER: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Open-Box-10-...72.m2749.l2649
MY LOWERING LINKS:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-16-MERC...ZTKvOZ&vxp=mtr
The lowering links I purchased were super easy to install. I'm a girl with no prior experience with lowering a car with airmatic system.
The links I bought comes with instructions and says that you dont need to take off the front wheels but I highly suggest you do and have a friend to lend a hand.
once you take off the wheels you will see a black plastic link behind the strut and all you need to do is take a flat head screw driver and stick in their a pry it out (dont be afraid to get a little rough, just mind your struts - you dont want to damage that)
As for adjusting the link:
you just to screw it - the links I bought maxes out at about a two inch drop. I maxed my links out all the way and you just connect the ball joints to the links and VOILAA!! you're done.
The links I bought from ebay comes with instructions and pictures so its much easier to follow.
MY LOWERING LINKS:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-16-MERC...ZTKvOZ&vxp=mtr
The lowering links I purchased were super easy to install. I'm a girl with no prior experience with lowering a car with airmatic system.
The links I bought comes with instructions and says that you dont need to take off the front wheels but I highly suggest you do and have a friend to lend a hand.
once you take off the wheels you will see a black plastic link behind the strut and all you need to do is take a flat head screw driver and stick in their a pry it out (dont be afraid to get a little rough, just mind your struts - you dont want to damage that)
As for adjusting the link:
you just to screw it - the links I bought maxes out at about a two inch drop. I maxed my links out all the way and you just connect the ball joints to the links and VOILAA!! you're done.
The links I bought from ebay comes with instructions and pictures so its much easier to follow.
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Mercedes E550 W212
hahah don't mind my hood ornament
I bought the car with the taillights already like that, but I believe they are tinted, but I also tinted the little corners of my headlights as well
I bought the car with the taillights already like that, but I believe they are tinted, but I also tinted the little corners of my headlights as well
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2004 SL 55, 2014 E550 4Matic
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Mercedes E550 W212
rides well, of course its a little stiffer and slightly bouncer like with any lowered car, great thing is that it looks low but i can get in and out plazas and go over speed bumps just fine :-)
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Looks great but how's the alignment look like? The rear wheels looks super tucked in and I've had issues in the past on my last 550 w/ airmatic where my inner tires went bald after just 8000 miles due to excessive negative camber. Adjusting for toe didn't even help either.
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Does this maintain the functionality of the airmatic meaning can still raise up if needed?
Did you have to remove any components? Seems pretty straight forward but just asking.
Did you have to remove any components? Seems pretty straight forward but just asking.
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Mercedes E550 W212
Yes! I can still raise it if needed, i believe it still raises up about two inches. The only thing I removed were the original links to replace it with adjustable ones.
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Looks great but how's the alignment look like? The rear wheels looks super tucked in and I've had issues in the past on my last 550 w/ airmatic where my inner tires went bald after just 8000 miles due to excessive negative camber. Adjusting for toe didn't even help either.
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Mehhh, the rears LOOK tucked in but the alignment is actually pretty good. You can still air up the car if needed, and there's actually no camber adjustment on my car. I'm riding on 18s right now but if i got 20s - fitment would look much better. hit about 2k miles and my tires arent balding yet!
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Looks great but how's the alignment look like? The rear wheels looks super tucked in and I've had issues in the past on my last 550 w/ airmatic where my inner tires went bald after just 8000 miles due to excessive negative camber. Adjusting for toe didn't even help either.
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