SL-Class (R230) 2003 -- 2012: Discussion on the SL500, SL550, SL600

SL/R230: LOWERING LINKS ?

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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Just lowered my ride few hours ago. Looks superb.
I'll post mine photos in a few days, when it will be cleaned up :P

P.S. It went super well for now. No errors. Dropped same height on all sides. Even i feel driving it better somehow, maybe standing on road better...
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 06:49 AM
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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Perfect drop
Thanks, it was 3 hours work.. But only once and it was done!
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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alright guys, so let me get this straight. lowering with LINKS is much better than with STAR??

i'm on 20s, 305 in the rear and 255 in the front and i want a SLAM! LINKS is the way to go?
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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alright guys, so let me get this straight. lowering with LINKS is much better than with STAR??

i'm on 20s, 305 in the rear and 255 in the front and i want a SLAM! LINKS is the way to go?
I suggest you links. It works fine and costs less.
Also you can make everything on your own...
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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alright guys, so let me get this straight. lowering with LINKS is much better than with STAR??

i'm on 20s, 305 in the rear and 255 in the front and i want a SLAM! LINKS is the way to go?
That's right !!
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 04:42 AM
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I just got mines installed, I have to raise the suspension to drive it properly without risking hitting the fender.. and when parked, I lower the car.. that way, its slammed when parked




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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 06:07 AM
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Maybe little to much drop?)

Your rims look tight! I really like it... Hmz... I see you painted your front grill star to black... I'm thinking just painting grill black and leaving star chrome... Don' know what to do
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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nice drop artyi now put some tire shine on those tires, there making me thirsty

sikhkd your 55 is nice man! nice contrast with your wheels becareful not to drop it too low, at least while your driving, you dont want to damage your front fenders
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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nice drop artyi now put some tire shine on those tires, there making me thirsty

sikhkd your 55 is nice man! nice contrast with your wheels becareful not to drop it too low, at least while your driving, you dont want to damage your front fenders
Did you use links too ?
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by m4xm1l10n
Did you use links too ?
of course bro, i have them on for about a year and a half or so. like i said before the links and the roof module are the best mods for the buck
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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of course bro, i have them on for about a year and a half or so. like i said before the links and the roof module are the best mods for the buck
Yo thanks for the tip , Oxygen hooked me up .
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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That pic was when I first installed the links at its lowest height to see how low the car can go

it was so low, I couldn't raise my suspension back up and the warning came up, I thought I was screwed. but after messing with it for a while, and adjusting the links.. it came out a couple of mm higher than the pic posted when parked I'll have more pics soon
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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by sikhkd
I just got mines installed, I have to raise the suspension to drive it properly without risking hitting the fender.. and when parked, I lower the car.. that way, its slammed when parked





More pics please
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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by m4xm1l10n
Yo thanks for the tip , Oxygen hooked me up .
cool, pics when you have it installed
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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alright guys, so let me get this straight. lowering with LINKS is much better than with STAR??

i'm on 20s, 305 in the rear and 255 in the front and i want a SLAM! LINKS is the way to go?
The only thing with the 305's the will rub the outside tire if you tuck tire liks this
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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of course bro, i have them on for about a year and a half or so. like i said before the links and the roof module are the best mods for the buck
Gqa, tell me about this ROOF MODULE?????
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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Gqa, tell me about this ROOF MODULE?????
here's the link to a thread with some info on the roof module
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-...of-module.html

very nice sl
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here's my car lowered with links today:





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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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I must say all your guys rides look sick!!!! Its amazing what a little drop can do.

Keep the pics coming, just going to be adding a bunch to the gallery section of the site.

Thanks everyone!!!!
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