Darknessph

Just finished it - oohmph, I am so tired right now.. (despite it's a simple stuff)

Will post how to do later. It is super easy to do..

I think I might have lowered the car a bit too much, since the car lowers itself 10~15mm when the car goes over around 65mph.

How's your thoughts? :-) will post more pics taken on the day.

Vader55

Congrats ! Looks good but I think that drop you did would look perfect w/ 19's. Those are 18's right ?

Darknessph

Thanks!

The rims are18" monoblocks. It was included in AMG sports package :-)

newton22

Much better. How many washers? Don't worry about the car lowering itself more at speed.

Darknessph

The washers I used were about 5.5 mm in total. The stud on the bracket is on its limit(for the nut to be screwed) with this much washer. I decide to use more than that. :-)

newton22

Yeah, I'm at 4 washers, maximum the stud allows. And lower the back a tad too, looks great like that.

Darknessph

newton, do you have any idea about the topic I created for the suspension issue? I really want to have some ideas about that symptoms.. My car was fine till it hit 45k mi, and it was fine - just solid and troubleless since it was new except for some squeaks.

newton22

Saw your thread. Honestly don't know, sorry.

DM1PRODUCTIONS

I HAVE A QUESTION

is this some what save to do to your daily driven s or just for cruising with just 2 or 3 people max on ur car so the bags wont blow this is new to me i didnt know lol

does any company sell a kit to lower the car beside doing this

KENNETH04S

HI guys,
Don't laught at me but...... I still don't get it, don't know how to drop the car like you guy did...... can you show me how to do it again....
Kenneth

newton22

This method only lowers your car, air pressure does NOT increase to my understand. I've driven around with 5 people in the car without issues.

Search for fkong's thread. It explains it detail. As long as this method is done right, you will have no issues.

BTW, I'm currently riding on 6 washers on a modified stud.

my06clk

There is nothing unsafe about it. Although many blind purists would of course choose not to agree.. But the fact is, ONLY when you run an air shock Waaaay Low as in ( slammed ) do you run the risk of blowing the shock due to insufficient air versus weight. This is why the factory cautions against moving the vehicle if the shock is completely depleted.. ( duh... ).
Thes cars come from the factory set so high, that you can get 2.5 to 3 inches or more before you are anywhere NEAR the critical height window.
SO.. IF you drop your from 1.5 inches that still leaves the .75 to 1.0 drop after it passes 80mph. and you are still well within the healthy range for height.

passengers don't have any bearing on a car with height control. this only affects how much air pressure has to be preloaded into the shock to maintain required height.
So.. if the car was lowered, and you put your girlfriends fat twin sisters in the back, all that actually happens is that you end up with about.. the same amount of air that was in the shock before it was lowered.. Not much more.. maybe even less.. But not anything dramatic.
Carrying those girls plus a full load of bricks in the trunk is a different story. But if you did that, you need your a@# kicked anywayz right......

If you want to spend $500 to $1200 dollars on an electronic kt that does basically the same thing, go for it its' your $$. Even the link kits that are being sold accomplish the exact same task as washers. So it's a matter of what you want.

fkong777

wow, nice drop. Your S class can look pretty good at 4 washers or the limit of the stock stud. I opted for more adjustment and modified the sensor rod. glad you all are saving some major bucks to lower the W220..
Maybe I should do a picture tutorial. I feel the need to lower the car more because I'm running 35/30 series tires now instead of 40 series. need to narrow that gap.

newton22

Yup, I run 35/30 and I'm on 6 washers. I want to go lower, but its not practical for daily driving. Lower = more rock chips

DM1PRODUCTIONS

o ok i got it thanx for the info but my next question is from 1 to 10 10 being the harder how hard was it to get this done if any of you did it your self and how long did it take

newton22

On stock stud: On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being most difficult, maybe a 2 or 3
Modified stud (DIY griding etc.): maybe 4