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Lowered
Just wanted to share. My car is lowered on H&R springs. As most no lowering the car will increase the camber quite drastically and you'll go through tires very quickly (especially the Pirelli runflats).
I recently purchased front and rear camber kits from Kmac suspension. The kits for our cars are not listed on their website.
If anyone else lowered is interested...the part # for the front kit is #503316 L and the rear kit is #502226 K. You have to give them a call to order.
I recently purchased front and rear camber kits from Kmac suspension. The kits for our cars are not listed on their website.
If anyone else lowered is interested...the part # for the front kit is #503316 L and the rear kit is #502226 K. You have to give them a call to order.
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sean1.8t (06-21-2017)
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Good info
I am about to install springs and wasn't aware that camber was effected in this. Damn. I've already been on the fence about my wanting to lower this car considering it's a lease and all. Hmm...
How much are the kits? You install them yourself?
I am about to install springs and wasn't aware that camber was effected in this. Damn. I've already been on the fence about my wanting to lower this car considering it's a lease and all. Hmm...
How much are the kits? You install them yourself?
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Originally Posted by NYCSoiL
I like the drop actually. I went with wheel alignment only though. No problems so far
did you have your car aligned at a local shop or is a special type that this car might require? (not sure on this topic)
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Yeah should we start a new thread on this to see how many people have had tire wear issues with lowering springs?
Because as of right now, if a [$900] camber kit is required, I'm not lowering my car.
Because as of right now, if a [$900] camber kit is required, I'm not lowering my car.
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Originally Posted by sean1.8t
Yeah should we start a new thread on this to see how many people have had tire wear issues with lowering springs?
Because as of right now, if a [$900] camber kit is required, I'm not lowering my car.
Because as of right now, if a [$900] camber kit is required, I'm not lowering my car.
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BRBM (06-22-2017)
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Yeah, it's too early to say anything about it. Im only 3k miles on the lowering springs.. I just don't see a reason on dropping a lot of money on a lease car that I'm going to give away in 2,5 years. ECU tune, wheels and springs is enough for me. I also have two sets of wheels - summer and winter, so i hope i'll have to swap summer tires only once during the ownership.
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Originally Posted by NYCSoiL
Yeah, it's too early to say anything about it. Im only 3k miles on the lowering springs.. I just don't see a reason on dropping a lot of money on a lease car that I'm going to give away in 2,5 years. ECU tune, wheels and springs is enough for me. I also have two sets of wheels - summer and winter, so i hope i'll have to swap summer tires only once during the ownership.
What kinda tune did you go with? Or planning to get
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For those who want to lower their cars and have concerns regarding tire wear due to the negative camber these cars have, i hope this helps.
This is how my front tires look. But, before that let me just mention a few details. The tires came from my old e class coupe setup. It was also lowered on h&r springs. Although, my old e class didn't have as much of a negative camber as the c43, i did have it on these same tires for a little over 9k mi. I now have close to 3k mi. on my c43. So, in total around 12k mi. They're continental dws. My c43 with h&r springs front camber (if I remember correctly) was around -(1.6)* - -(1.9)*. Everything else, toe, caster etc. is original spec. But, keep in mind that the car does have a negative camber to begin with. Again, if I remember right stock spec was most likely -(1.3)*. I should have kept that alignment print out...!
I called K-mac (i think they're based in Australia), for the camber kit, the price was reasonable, but I decided against it because i'd still have a shop install it. After weighing my options, since this was a lease, i think replacing the tires would still come out cheaper in the end... and thats if i really have to replace them before turning the car in. But by the looks of it, i think my tires are doing ok... i'll let you guys be the judge... And no, i don't baby this car either... i love taking off corners and speeding on a curved on/off ramp.
This is how my front tires look. But, before that let me just mention a few details. The tires came from my old e class coupe setup. It was also lowered on h&r springs. Although, my old e class didn't have as much of a negative camber as the c43, i did have it on these same tires for a little over 9k mi. I now have close to 3k mi. on my c43. So, in total around 12k mi. They're continental dws. My c43 with h&r springs front camber (if I remember correctly) was around -(1.6)* - -(1.9)*. Everything else, toe, caster etc. is original spec. But, keep in mind that the car does have a negative camber to begin with. Again, if I remember right stock spec was most likely -(1.3)*. I should have kept that alignment print out...!
I called K-mac (i think they're based in Australia), for the camber kit, the price was reasonable, but I decided against it because i'd still have a shop install it. After weighing my options, since this was a lease, i think replacing the tires would still come out cheaper in the end... and thats if i really have to replace them before turning the car in. But by the looks of it, i think my tires are doing ok... i'll let you guys be the judge... And no, i don't baby this car either... i love taking off corners and speeding on a curved on/off ramp.