Ideas on making my r500 handle better please!
03-17-2008, 08:50 PM
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Ideas on making my r500 handle better please!
I have an r500 with the regular suspension, no air ride. Any way to get rid of the excessive body roll/wallowing? More specifically, anyone know of any 1.5 inch lower tighter springs available with stiffer anti-sway bars aftermarket? Thanks. Z
03-17-2008, 08:56 PM
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Thanks! MB world works better than Google, which gave me nada. Now I just gotta figure out the antisway bars...
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Please let us know how things work after you make the change. I have an 07 R500 and am interested in improving its handling. I autocrossed it last summer and was able to beat two drivers of an E320 until the husband got more comfortable with the limits of his car. I plan to drive my 89 Volvo S90 this summer since Autox tires for it will be cheaper than the suspension mods and tires for the R-class.
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talked to a shop today who said if you do the springs, you should do the struts...and he is still looking for anti-sway bars that are upsized... I'll let you know if I do it. Nice work on the autocrossing. Those dudes in the e320s were going home with some shrinkage! I'd probably autocross the E63, but the r500 would be kinda funny... Z
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talked to a shop today who said if you do the springs, you should do the struts...and he is still looking for anti-sway bars that are upsized... I'll let you know if I do it. Nice work on the autocrossing. Those dudes in the e320s were going home with some shrinkage! I'd probably autocross the E63, but the r500 would be kinda funny... Z
What struts did the shop recommend? The stock ride is wonderful and I find the daily handling, including road trips and commuting on the I-95/I-395 HOV lanes exhilerating. The car is able to slalom through traffic quite smoothly once you get used to the extra length of the vehicle.
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he is still trying to figure out the struts that would fit... since my wife drives the car most of the time, I am inclined not to go too crazy, I was just annoyed after driving the thing on the Merritt the other day at extralegal speeds... does not quite take to it like my ride. I may just leave it alone if it means 3k worth of work... he can't find sways either, suggested looking into R63 sways which I imagine would be priced astronomically.
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he is still trying to figure out the struts that would fit... since my wife drives the car most of the time, I am inclined not to go too crazy, I was just annoyed after driving the thing on the Merritt the other day at extralegal speeds... does not quite take to it like my ride. I may just leave it alone if it means 3k worth of work... he can't find sways either, suggested looking into R63 sways which I imagine would be priced astronomically.
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he is still trying to figure out the struts that would fit... since my wife drives the car most of the time, I am inclined not to go too crazy, I was just annoyed after driving the thing on the Merritt the other day at extralegal speeds... does not quite take to it like my ride. I may just leave it alone if it means 3k worth of work... he can't find sways either, suggested looking into R63 sways which I imagine would be priced astronomically.
btw, how's reliability been for you on the R? how's your mileage on that vs. your E63?
Patrick
