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Hi guys.
Im trying to find correct lowering links to my 2006 S350. But i feel stupid.
I dont even know if i have airmatic or ABC lol.
I know i have air suspension..
How do tell what i have and can someone point out som lowering links thats good?
Also... How many millimeter did you lower your car? Using 20" on both summer and winter rims.
Visit www.adjustableairride.com and enter your vehicle info. Your car in all likelihood is Airmatic. On the dash to the right of the main cluster is a horizontal stack of buttons. Press the one with the pic of a shock absorber on it. If the display in the speedo says "AIRMATIC..."
Wheel size won't affect the drop, just a question of how low you want to go. It takes some experimentation. I my experience it degrades the ride too much for the trade off in appearance and I'd recommend against it, but it's really an owner's choice.
Last edited by Mike5215; Oct 27, 2015 at 10:14 AM.
Visit www.adjustableairride.com and enter your vehicle info. Your car in all likelihood is Airmatic. On the dash to the right of the main cluster is a horizontal stack of buttons. Press the one with the pic of a shock absorber on it. If the display in the speedo says "AIRMATIC..."
Wheel size won't affect the drop, just a question of how low you want to go. It takes some experimentation. I my experience it degrades the ride too much for the trade off in appearance and I'd recommend against it, but it's really an owner's choice.
Thanx!
I dont have a button with shock absorber on it... I have one with a car and a arrow up. When i press it, the car rises and it says something like "Rising Car" on the dash
yes you change the linkage or right above that linkage where it bolts to the upper control arm. you add a spacer or spacers depending on how low you want the car. my car is in the shop now and i asked my guy if he can lower it just a tad bit in the front and rear. i asked him how he was going to do it and thats what he showed me. pretty simple and free if you do it yourself.
yes you change the linkage or right above that linkage where it bolts to the upper control arm. you add a spacer or spacers depending on how low you want the car. my car is in the shop now and i asked my guy if he can lower it just a tad bit in the front and rear. i asked him how he was going to do it and thats what he showed me. pretty simple and free if you do it yourself.
INTERESTING!!! I've never heard this spacer thing before?!?! any pictures? has anyone else here done this and been riding for a while with the spacers as oppose to lowering links?
I've heard of guys doing it with spacers but I can't figure out where you'd put them to create more distance between the upper control arm side and the sensor side. Pics?
after mine are done ill take pics. right above the linkage u see a spot that connects to the upper control arm. its right there where u add the spacer.
yea exactly. thats what the guy told me and he showed me other day. after i get it done ill take pics and show everyone. he only showed me the front im sure for the rear its the same.
yea exactly. thats what the guy told me and he showed me other day. after i get it done ill take pics and show everyone. he only showed me the front im sure for the rear its the same.
The rear is going to be a PIA. If I remember correctly it's on top of the rear diff and space is tight. It must be doable because I've heard lots of owners talking about it. The downside vs the adjustable links, especially the Ghost Links, is that it takes a lot of trial and error to get the whole car at the right height at all four corners. With the Ghost Links they can be lengthened or shortened while they're still on the car. With spacers (if I understand them) you'd need to unbolt the link mount from the upper arm and change the number or size of the spacers on 3 (or 4 for 4matic) locations.
The car doesn't drop on a 1-to-1 ratio vs the length of the link arm. It's a very small increase in length (like a couple mm) for each inch of drop so it can be hard to fine tune. With spacers it would be good to know the exact thickness you'd need going in.
It took me a couple weeks to get the perfect height that I wanted so the fender sits right above the tire. I had to play around with it. Make sure you do it on a level surface.
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