Lowered the E63 is this to low?
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Lowered the E63 is this to low?
07 E63 -
I lowered the car which sits on stock amg tires/wheels,
Front 24/7/8
Rear 24 1/2
This morning I checked the height again since the car sat over night and I have,
Front 24 1/2
Rear 23 7/8
Is it normal for the cars to deflate a bit over night when sitting or is this an issue?
I know it will inflate back to the normal height when I start the car but a local shop said this is happening because I lowered the car to much.
What do you guys think?
I lowered the car which sits on stock amg tires/wheels,
Front 24/7/8
Rear 24 1/2
This morning I checked the height again since the car sat over night and I have,
Front 24 1/2
Rear 23 7/8
Is it normal for the cars to deflate a bit over night when sitting or is this an issue?
I know it will inflate back to the normal height when I start the car but a local shop said this is happening because I lowered the car to much.
What do you guys think?
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The rear of my car will dump almost on top of the tire if it sits for a while. I've thought about a potential leak, but it always pumps right back up and it's been like this for nearly a year so.....?
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I have also thought I have a leak but haven't messed with anything. My E55 will slam in the rear after a few days, and you can notice it get lower after sitting for a day.
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Mine sat for months over winter and never dropped at all. I should probably move that ladder I use as a form of bump stop under the rear end in case it does decide to drag its rear end on my garage floor one day. lol
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03 E55 AMG, 06 Harley Road King Custom 06 Ram 2500 Cummins, 97 Firebird Race Car, 88 Cutlass Supreme
If it drops anything its maybe a half inch or something that I can't even notice. I'll be driving my truck most of the week probably so I'll fire up the beast and then measure wheel well heights and let it sit a few days and see if it moves at all.
As I mentioned I have a aluminum extension ladder laying behind the back tires that I've kinda used as a stopping block so I don't hit the wall for years and it's not a big gap between the ladder and the back bumper and I've never seen it look like it was even close to hitting the ladder ever. I leave it parked all winter and drive my truck due to the road salt in Chicago. My battery got weak (guessing from the air pump cycling) by spring time and I needed to charge the battery as it wouldn't even crank over anymore but it never did drop at all.
I did learn that I should stop being lazy and get a battery tender as I intended for it if I leave it parked a long time like that again though. lol
As I mentioned I have a aluminum extension ladder laying behind the back tires that I've kinda used as a stopping block so I don't hit the wall for years and it's not a big gap between the ladder and the back bumper and I've never seen it look like it was even close to hitting the ladder ever. I leave it parked all winter and drive my truck due to the road salt in Chicago. My battery got weak (guessing from the air pump cycling) by spring time and I needed to charge the battery as it wouldn't even crank over anymore but it never did drop at all.
I did learn that I should stop being lazy and get a battery tender as I intended for it if I leave it parked a long time like that again though. lol
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05 White Pano E55, Cadillac CTS-V
Mine if left alone for less than a week will look like this. Guess I need to some how find out where it is leaking. Just not quite sure how since it doesn't seem to leak fast enough that I would hear it or maybe put soapy water and look for bubbles since it takes a few days for a major drop. Would be nice if it was a line fitting somewhere and not an actual airbag. With both sides dropping all the way down in the back I kinda think it would be something like the distribution block up front in driver side fender but then how come the fronts aren't dropping? Hmm, it is a mystery.
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Mine does that too but only a little bit and if it sits for about a week which it almost never does. I did go on holidays and when I came back 2 weeks later the car was lower but as soon as the pump worked it went back to normal. If it dumps in like 1 night then yes that's got issues.
