Lower your E55 by 20mm/ 0.8" for 80 cents!
06-14-2005, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Rafal
I bought a cordless Li-Ion Dremel. You will need at least two or three thin grinding bits for the two holes. Don't even try filing the notches out with a needle file - it will take longer than trying to escape from Alcatraz! The steel is veeery hard, indeed!
I am lucky to have sandstone steps with really solid side walls leading to my tennis court. I just reverse my car with both wheels on top of the side walls, right over the 8 steps. It is a perfect and safe "pit" to work under the car, front or rear. I suggest you do this job at your friendly mechanic's workshop - its not worth risking your life by crawling under a raised car ( my wife lost her father that way when she was less than one!)
I am lucky to have sandstone steps with really solid side walls leading to my tennis court. I just reverse my car with both wheels on top of the side walls, right over the 8 steps. It is a perfect and safe "pit" to work under the car, front or rear. I suggest you do this job at your friendly mechanic's workshop - its not worth risking your life by crawling under a raised car ( my wife lost her father that way when she was less than one!)
You do not need to grind on the bracket to lower the rear. Just take a big screw driver and bend the bracket down a bit. It only has to move a few mm to drop the car. (you will most likely bend it too far at first and have to push it back up a bit.) The bracket bends with a surprisingly small amount of force.
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06-14-2005, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Blocktrader
You do not need to grind on the bracket to lower the rear. Just take a big screw driver and bend the bracket down a bit. It only has to move a few mm to drop the car. (you will most likely bend it too far at first and have to push it back up a bit.) The bracket bends with a surprisingly small amount of force.
How do you bend it when its bolted to the body of the car?
Thanks for more explanation
06-14-2005, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OzE55
I dont suppose you have a photo of what you actually did?
How do you bend it when its bolted to the body of the car?
How do you bend it when its bolted to the body of the car?
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06-14-2005, 11:25 PM
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I didn't unbolt anything. I just pryed it a bit. Then I lowered the car and it was slammed so I pushed it back a bit. It only has to move a mm or two. the whole process took a few minutes. It was about a year ago though. I will try to take a look tomorrow. I can't remember if I pryed the sensor or the sway bar mount.
06-15-2005, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Blocktrader
I didn't unbolt anything. I just pryed it a bit. Then I lowered the car and it was slammed so I pushed it back a bit. It only has to move a mm or two. the whole process took a few minutes. It was about a year ago though. I will try to take a look tomorrow. I can't remember if I pryed the sensor or the sway bar mount.
07-07-2005, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 04E55 AMG
I had my done by a local shop owner (30 minutes) who owns a 2004 E55 and is big into racing several months ago. He owns www.alteredatmosphere.com in MD and specializes in performance tuning. He manufactured his washers on his machine to exact precision and sells it as a lowering kit. He has installed them on several E55's over the years with no problems. He has them in his car for over a year with no issues. I have the AMG 19" rims and with the car lowered it kicks-***!
Is that Randall Mahaffey (sp?)? I didn't know he had an E55. I'll have to call down there and rap with him.
07-07-2005, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by WayneE
Is that Randall Mahaffey (sp?)? I didn't know he had an E55. I'll have to call down there and rap with him.
Mike Mahaffey - 301.330.8835
On his website you can see my car under customer cars with the AAM lowering kit installed.
He has a black E55 and met us at the track a few monhs ago when we had a local MB day.
07-02-2006, 02:27 AM
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Smebody give details on jus bending the rear for the job? You bend in (at the acr) or out? Do you bend the mount or the piece with the sensor on it? What part do you bend and which way?
07-02-2006, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jangy
Smebody give details on jus bending the rear for the job? You bend in (at the acr) or out? Do you bend the mount or the piece with the sensor on it? What part do you bend and which way?
07-02-2006, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by OzE55
Rafal,
Have you got a photo of where this bracket and sensor are?
I don't know what I'm looking for.
Thanks
Have you got a photo of where this bracket and sensor are?
I don't know what I'm looking for.
Thanks
Good luck, and enjoy the "slammed" look!
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07-03-2006, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jangy
What do you mean by bending the bracket down? Pulling it away from the body or up into the body?
10-07-2006, 04:19 PM
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12-08-2006, 11:19 PM
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i know i've got total piece of mind...as do many others that have been using the washer or bent bracket method for quiet some time. if it takes a $225 extended sensor arm that does the exact same thing to give you piece of mind then go for it.
